Basketball

NBA Draft Ratings
By Matthew Jalove


 

Atlanta= Trade for Abdur-Rahim will make a big impact, Gasol could come back to haunt them=A

Boston=Three scores Brown, Johnson, and Forte. Forte was the biggest steal in the Draft=A

Charlotte= Did not pick for weakness Haston good pick but won't play=D-

Chicago= Trading Brand and getting Chandler and Curry hard to tell how they will pan out=Incomplete

Cleveland=C DeSagana Diop Ok pick, should have gone with Troy Murphy a swing forward=D

Dallas=Two second round picks won't play=F

Denver=Omar Cook 2nd round perfect pick=B

Detroit= PF Rodney White talked as number one will dramatically help here=B

Golden State=Should have gone with Griffin, Richardson won't make that big of impact=C

Houston= Trading for Eddie Griffin great addition=A

Indiana=Supposed to get Tinsley on July 17th great player=B+

Clippers= Brand-need I say more=A+

Lakers=No Picks

Miami=Johnson bad choice for only pick would have takin Charlie Bell because Hardway is leaving=F

Milwaukee= Andre Hutson will play some and contribute=C

Minnesota= Lost first round pick got first round player in second round=A

New Jersey= Shouldn't have traded Griffin=F

New York= Chenowith good pick solid player=D

Orlando= Haywood and Hunter two big guys and future power houses=B+

Philly=Three picks did not get a solid pick=F

Phoenix=Second round pick only and not a good one=F

Portland=Got they player they wanted at 17 Zach Randolph= A

Sacromento=No contributers in there draft=F

San Antonio= Best European point guard Parker might help=C

Seattle= Could have picked either Forte or Murphy not Radmanovic=D

Toronto= Bradley means baskets=B-

Utah= 1st round pick won't play for a while do to a contract overseas=D-

Memphis=Gasol and Battier great building blocks for redo=A+

Washington= Kwame wasn't even best player available and probably not the best high schooler=C 1