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Draft grades: Evaluating every team, from A+ to D

By Chad Ford
ESPN.com

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

When I'm not covering the draft for ESPN, I grade students for a living as a university professor. So I know that instant grades are based on incomplete information. But they are also a necessary tool for evaluation. With that in mind ... how did the 30 NBA teams do in Thursday night's draft? Before Thursday, we billed this as a deep draft without a lot of star power -- and this year's grades reflect the quality of players available. Teams listed in alphabetical order by city. Atlanta H ...

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