I mean, he did have a top-2 pick, he just traded it but came away with top-2 value anyway. We'll see how that pick ends up going value-wise.
With the tiny sample sizes of 2003-2017 first-rounders only, Ainge is 6th on a total-value basis, essentially tied with TOR for 5th.
edit: and if, like me, you're wondering how GSW is 16th or 17th on these measures, it's because despite their huge wins with Curry, Draymond, Klay and Monta Ellis (+36.3), plus Barnes, they whiffed hard on 3 top-10 picks, Diogu #9 '05 (-17), O'Bryant #9 '06 (-24.5), and Udoh #6 '10 (-18.5), plus a whole bunch of minor losses throughout the years.
With the tiny sample sizes of 2003-2017 first-rounders only, Ainge is 6th on a total-value basis, essentially tied with TOR for 5th.
edit: and if, like me, you're wondering how GSW is 16th or 17th on these measures, it's because despite their huge wins with Curry, Draymond, Klay and Monta Ellis (+36.3), plus Barnes, they whiffed hard on 3 top-10 picks, Diogu #9 '05 (-17), O'Bryant #9 '06 (-24.5), and Udoh #6 '10 (-18.5), plus a whole bunch of minor losses throughout the years.
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