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Isiah Thomas | Toronto Raptors 1995-97 New York Knicks 2004-07 After that, you'll see "Net EWA," which tells us how many extra wins the GM churned out on a per pick and total basis.ġ. The "Expected EWA" is what we'd expect given his pick slots. The "Actual EWA" term is the total sum of value that the GMs picks yielded. First, a bit of an explanation of the terms here.

He'll console himself with four championship rings. 28), but he didn't qualify with just nine picks. On the other hand, GM Gregg Popovich would have easily ranked as the top drafter (i.e. Luckily for former Cleveland GM Chris Grant, he does not appear on this list since he made just eight picks over his four-year tenure. To qualify for this particular list, the GM would need at least 10 picks on his resume. Let's update those numbers to reflect the last five drafts. In other words, how many wins did you squeeze out of your opportunities?įor more on the methodology, give this a read. 1 hurts more than if he were picked at No. 9 is far more impressive than getting him at No.

For example, selecting Dirk Nowitzki at No.

Using that historical baseline of draft-slot value, we then graded GMs based on how their draft pick actually produced in the NBA compared to what was expected at the pick. Simply put, the higher the draft pick, the more you should get out of it. Evaluating draft choices is a tricky task, but our methodology set out to determine an expected value for each draft slot using John Hollinger's Estimated Wins Added metric. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĪs our week-long look at front offices around the league wraps up and NBA prospects showcase their skills in the Final Four, it's time we focused our attention on the general manager.įour years ago, we tackled that question in the debut of the DRAFT Initiative, our empirical study of every draft since 1989 (the first year of the two-round format).