NBA Front Office Rankings by ESPN

[FAH1223]

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For the second year in a row, we're ranking every front office in the NBA. And for the second year in a row, the Spurs are No. 1 by a wide margin.

We asked our ESPN Forecast panel to rate every team's owner, basketball decision-maker(s) and coach from 0 to 10, and we then asked the panel to tell us how important each role is.

In particular, we asked the voters to rate each team's front-office management on its guidance and leadership in terms of how it affects overall on-court success, both in the short and long term. From there, we calculated the ratings to determine the NBA's best and worst front offices.

We'll break out the three categories -- owners, team presidents/general managers and coaches -- from Wednesday to Friday.
Tuesday, we unveil our overall rankings, from top to bottom:
Rank Team Rating
1

San Antonio Spurs
Last year's rank: 1 9.71
2

Golden State Warriors
Last year's rank: 10 8.32
3

Miami Heat
Last year's rank: 2 7.96
4

Dallas Mavericks
Last year's rank: 3 7.87
5

Houston Rockets
Last year's rank: 7 7.46
6

Portland Trail Blazers
Last year's rank: 9 7.46
7

Boston Celtics
Last year's rank: 6 7.28
8

Atlanta Hawks
Last year's rank: 17 7.23
9

Chicago Bulls
Last year's rank: 5 6.99
10

Indiana Pacers
Last year's rank: 4 6.92
11

Toronto Raptors
Last year's rank: 13 6.84
12

Memphis Grizzlies
Last year's rank: 11 6.80
13

Oklahoma City Thunder
Last year's rank: 8 6.45
14

Milwaukee Bucks
Last year's rank: 29 6.34
15

Utah Jazz
Last year's rank: 19 6.33
16

Cleveland Cavaliers
Last year's rank: 27 6.19
17

L.A. Clippers
Last year's rank: 14 5.98
18

Phoenix Suns
Last year's rank: 12 5.50
19

Detroit Pistons
Last year's rank: 28 5.45
20

Philadelphia 76ers
Last year's rank: 24 5.15

 

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21

Washington Wizards
Last year's rank: 26 5.00
22

New Orleans Pelicans
Last year's rank: 20 4.97
23

Orlando Magic
Last year's rank: 18 4.71
24

Sacramento Kings
Last year's rank: 21 4.63
25

Charlotte Hornets
Last year's rank: 22 4.60
26

Minnesota Timberwolves
Last year's rank: 25 4.41
27

Denver Nuggets
Last year's rank: 23 4.14
28

L.A. Lakers
Last year's rank: 16 3.94
29

Brooklyn Nets
Last year's rank: 15 3.59
30

New York Knicks
Last year's rank: 30 2.37

 

[Columbo]

Where Brooklyn at?






















Nas won

 

[Da King]

City of New York



Spurs :spurs:

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

hawks should be higher were getting a top 10 pick this year

 

[FAH1223]

Wizards are the only playoff lock in the bottom 10.

Grunfeld and Wittman are the worst despite these ratings.

 

[Columbo]

How is dallas still 4th after the rondo trade?

 

[Alexander The Great]

Cleveland's front office has had the best year out of any team, they should probably be higher

 

[tremonthustler1]

26th is about 14 spots too high

 

[Regular_P]

Lakers are 28th. :smhkobe:

 

[Tha_Mac]

How is dallas still 4th after the rondo trade?

Rockets should be over Dallas just for NOT making that Rondo trade. Rondo & Harden wouldn't mesh.

 

[Primetime21]

Riley and em did magic this year

 

[FAH1223]

For Grunfeld and Wizards, Trade Was a 'No-Brainer'

Grunfeld said the move was not an indictment of the 2009 draft class. "All along, we've been saying we like the draft and we can get a player. I didn't know how long it would take for this player to develop. I didn't feel like there was anybody at the five spot who could fit into our rotation," Grunfeld said. "I don't think there are any guarantees in the draft and people are saying this is a weaker draft than normal, so for us to be able to turn the No. 5 pick into two players who can help us immediately and help us for years to come, we felt very good about it."
Grunfeld added that it wasn't necessary to wait and see which player fell to the team at No. 5. "We knew who was going to be at the five spot and we felt that these players were going to help us a lot more than anybody we would've gotten in the draft," Grunfeld said. "A lot of times what happens, when you wait on situations, the other team might get better offers along the way. Then the trade might go away. We felt good about this."

Foye, Miller and Curry's stats in '09-'10
Miller and Foye were both in the final year of their contracts.
People like to say, "ah, that;s ancient history," or to blame Abe Pollin's win-now mandate for this deal. But that is a specious and ridiculous. Let's unpack these ridiculous quotes -- and then wonder how on earth Ted Leonsis thought keeping Ernie was in the franchise's best interest.

I didn't know how long it would take for this player to develop: Well, no one knows for sure. But it wouldn't be that hard to look at historical trends and make a reasonable prediction. Are you saying that history tells you that by the time this player develops, it will be "too late?" Okay. If so, say that.
I didn't feel like there was anybody at the five spot who could fit into our rotation: As you can see from the stats above, Curry was better than Foye the moment he stepped on an NBA floor. So what Ernie "felt" was obviously wrong.
I don't think there are any guarantees in the draft and people are saying this is a weaker draft than normal People are saying? PEOPLE ARE SAYING? What people? Chad Ford? Jonny Givony? People under your employ? You? What people, Ernie? See, it's your JOB to figure out and decide how to manage the team's resources -- entirely independent of what "people are saying." Assclown.
so for us to be able to turn the No. 5 pick into two players who can help us immediately If you had a mandate to trade the pick for guys that didn't need ramp up time, fine. But any GM worth half a sh*t had to know that any "help" Miller and Foye was going to provide was going to be marginal. Both were "just guys," never needle-movers.
and help us for years to come WHAT?!?!?! Miller was in the final year of his contract? Foye had a team option coming off a rookie deal that was ultimately declined. Why/how could anyone think that these guys were going to help for years to come. It defies all logic and reason.
We knew who was going to be at the five spot and we felt that these players were going to help us a lot more than anybody we would've gotten in the draft: WRONG.
A lot of times what happens, when you wait on situations, the other team might get better offers along the way. Then the trade might go away. We felt good about this." Classic Ernie. Did it ever occur to you to see if you might get better offers for your lottery pick?

How how how how how how how could Ted read these quotes and decide to keep this guy?

 

[Scientific Playa]

30 New York Knicks
Last year's rank: 30 2.37

 

[SchoolboyC]

Celtics not in the top 5