Grades for all 30 NBA draft classes: Best picks, greatest
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Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterJun 27, 2024, 07:30 PM ET
- Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
- Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
- Developed WARP score and SCHOENE system
Which groups were the winners and losers of the 2024 NBA draft? While we will not understand precisely how every prospect will fare over the next few seasons, we can make judgements on picks based on value of the selection and how groups navigated the board.Let’s grade how
all 30 groups performed in the league’s first two-day draft, which was marked by a large collection of French players chosen and, obviously, Bronny James’entry into the NBA.Generally speaking, my grades for teams are based on how well they optimized the picks they got in the draft with instead of just how much skill they collected, given that’s more a product of last season’s record(or previous trades)than decision-making in the draft. I use my player projections as a guide for the worth of prospects– based upon their age, performance and more metrics– and consider whether they were prepared higher or lower than those projections.Let’s enter my grades, entering alphabetical order: Jump to a team: ATL |
BOS|BKN|CHA|CHI|CLE DAL|DEN|DET|GS|HOU|IND LAC|LAL|MEM|MIA|MIL|MINUTES NO|NY
| OKC|ORL|PHI|PHX POR|SAC|SA|TOR|UTAH|WAS 