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Brad Holmes

DET · Composite skill θ = +0.58 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval -1.56 to +2.73

Composite θ
+0.58
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval
-1.56–+2.73
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted direction probability
70%
moment-matched Normal approximation
Verdict
Elite
directional only

Evidence: 36 mapped picks across 5 draft classes, 2021–2025 · 38% portfolio maturity · non-provisional estimate.

THE ADJUSTMENT, MADE VISIBLE

The record vs. the verdict

The open dot is his record alone: a fixed projection of raw per-pick outcomes (era-normalized games and AV, draft capital, honors) onto the composite scale. The filled dot is the published verdict. The bar between them is the adjustment.

partial pooling + era/capital adjustment
+0.93
maturity discount
-0.94

His record alone is a support view of the unadjusted record, not a second rating. The published verdict keeps its interval above.

ONE PERSON, COMPLETE CONTEXT

Team and tenure chronology

The Big Board ranks one person once across their full portfolio. The checked-in release keeps 190 people distinct from its 209 GM-team careers; these dated team assignments show the context behind this profile.

  1. 2021–2025DET

Top 5 hits

Support residuals: picks where the player most over-performed the league baseline at their draft slot. They explain the profile; they are not a second GM rating.

YrPickPlayerPosSupport contribution
2021#112Amon-Ra St. BrownOFF+8.41
2021#7Penei SewellOFF+7.83
2022#97Kerby JosephDEF+3.31
2023#12Jahmyr GibbsOFF+3.14
2023#18Jack CampbellDEF+2.40

Top 5 misses

Support residuals: picks where the player most under-performed the slot baseline. Related outcomes are collapsed inside their bucket before the final contribution.

YrPickPlayerPosSupport contribution
2023#96Brodric MartinDEF-0.62
2021#41Levi OnwuzurikeDEF-0.60
2025#28Tyleik WilliamsDEF-0.48
2021#257Jermar JeffersonOFF-0.44
2025#70Isaac TeSlaaOFF-0.44
Opportunity
GP · GS · Snaps

earned playing time

Quality
AV · AV/snap

value per opportunity

Recognition
PB · AP1

league honors

All 36 picks · bucketed residuals

Each cell is a support z-score: how far the player's outcome deviated from the league baseline at their draft slot. The total gives one vote to each bucket, so playing-time proxies do not drown out AV, AV/snap quality, or honors. It is not the maturity-adjusted headline composite.

Draft pickOpportunityQualityRecognitionSupport
YrPickPlayerPosGPGSSnapsAVAV/snapPBAP1Total
2021#112Amon-Ra St. BrownOFF+1.17+1.60+2.13+2.33+2.67+4.29+4.26+8.41
2021#7Penei SewellOFF+0.64+0.75+1.11+1.60+2.28+3.91+6.21+7.83
2022#97Kerby JosephDEF+0.59+1.04+0.75+0.89+2.09-0.05+2.12+3.31
2023#12Jahmyr GibbsOFF+0.16-0.23+0.35+0.87+2.22+3.08-0.09+3.14
2023#18Jack CampbellDEF+0.19+0.36+0.51+0.31+0.75+0.96+2.08+2.40
2023#34Sam LaPortaOFF+0.12+0.41+0.35+0.61+2.42+1.00-0.03+2.28
2023#45Brian BranchDEF+0.25+0.49+0.25+0.27+0.83+1.03-0.03+1.38
2022#2Aidan HutchinsonDEF+0.16+0.15+0.59-0.15+0.17+1.91-0.13+1.20
2021#72Alim McNeillDEF+0.75+1.04+0.86+0.59+0.13-0.09-0.03+1.18
2021#113Derrick BarnesDEF+0.80+0.73+0.59+0.42+0.05-0.06-0.02+0.90
2024#210Christian MahoganyOFF+0.23+0.26+0.57+0.22+0.73-0.01+0.00+0.82
2022#188Malcolm RodriguezDEF+0.60+0.44+0.24+0.29+0.40-0.03-0.02+0.74
2025#244Dominic LovettOFF+0.30+0.29+0.50+0.16+0.00+0.00+0.52
2025#196Ahmed HassaneinDEF-0.07+0.23+0.29+0.16+0.00+0.00+0.31
2025#230Dan JacksonST-0.03+0.25+0.20+0.00+0.00+0.31
2022#12Jameson WilliamsOFF+0.06-0.07-0.11+0.13+0.81-0.26-0.11+0.25
2024#189Mekhi WingoDEF+0.09+0.10+0.11+0.12-0.01+0.00+0.21
2022#46Josh PaschalDEF+0.13+0.03-0.08+0.00+0.18-0.05-0.02+0.09
2023#152Colby SorsdalOFF+0.13-0.06+0.16+0.00-0.01-0.01+0.07
2025#171Miles FrazierOFF-0.02-0.02+0.28-0.01-0.01+0.00+0.06
2022#217James HoustonDEF-0.15-0.13-0.34-0.07+0.48-0.02-0.02-0.03
2022#237Chase LucasDEF-0.01-0.11+0.06-0.02-0.02-0.01-0.05
2024#24Terrion ArnoldDEF-0.19-0.01-0.27-0.21+0.47-0.06-0.03-0.07
2025#57Tate RatledgeOFF-0.05+0.08+0.27-0.03-0.45-0.02-0.01-0.16
2023#219Antoine GreenOFF-0.09+0.01-0.30-0.03-0.01-0.01-0.17
2023#68Hendon HookerOFF-0.11-0.04-0.18-0.08-0.02+0.00-0.20
2021#101Ifeatu MelifonwuDEF+0.00-0.14-0.69-0.14+0.17-0.08-0.05-0.32
2024#132Sione VakiST+0.30-0.04+0.11+0.03-0.90-0.01-0.01-0.32
2022#177James MitchellOFF+0.13-0.22-0.43+0.08-0.40-0.03-0.01-0.35
2024#61Ennis RakestrawDEF-0.21-0.15-0.23-0.14-0.02-0.01-0.35
2024#126Giovanni ManuOFF-0.28-0.21-0.30-0.13-0.02-0.01-0.40
2025#70Isaac TeSlaaOFF+0.02-0.04-0.01-0.09-0.75-0.02-0.01-0.44
2021#257Jermar JeffersonOFF-0.37-0.16-0.14-0.19-0.04-0.02-0.44
2025#28Tyleik WilliamsDEF-0.19-0.15-0.26-0.26-0.03-0.01-0.48
2021#41Levi OnwuzurikeDEF+0.10-0.37-0.16-0.24-0.57-0.08-0.03-0.60
2023#96Brodric MartinDEF-0.46-0.22-0.67-0.15-0.03-0.01-0.62

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