GM Value Analyzer

Which general managers get the most out of their salary cap? Every roster is graded against what its payroll should buy at the league market rate, so you can see which front offices are buying wins at a discount.

🏒 NHL32 teams · 2023-24 to 2026-27
2026-27 leader
Bill Armstrong UTA · GMAR +18.1
Greatest season on record
Bill Zito FLA · 2023-24 · GSAT +2.93
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🏀 NBA30 teams · 2023-24 to 2025-26
2025-26 leader
Sam Presti OKC · GMAR +13.8
Greatest season on record
Sam Presti OKC · 2024-25 · GSAT +2.48
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How it works

  1. Measure each player's value: goals above replacement in hockey, VORP in basketball.
  2. Plot it against the share of the salary cap he takes up.
  3. Fit the league's market-rate line: what each slice of cap usually buys.
  4. Add up how far each roster sits above or below that line.

The numbers

GMARGM value Above the Rate: how much more (or less) a roster produces than its payroll should buy.
GSATGreatest Season of All Time: a season's GMAR in standard deviations from that year's average GM, so years compare fairly.
Self-BuiltHow much of a roster the GM actually chose versus inherited (NHL).
A passion project by Avi Bieler and David Charlton. Feedback welcome via Avi Bieler's LinkedIn page.
Data: MoneyPuck.com, Spotrac and Basketball-Reference. Not affiliated with the NHL or NBA. Updated October 8, 2026.