2014 NBA Draft Results: Team-by-Team List of Grades and Picks

The 2014 NBA draft is now over, and while a few teams made great moves with their selections, others made some head-scratching decisions.

Draft grades are usually tricky, as it's almost impossible to tell what some players will do once they enter the Association. For the draft grades below, the grade for each team is determined by whether its selections helped satisfy key needs and whether someone else who was still available would have potentially been a better move.

Below are grades and complete picks for every team after the NBA draft followed by a breakdown of some of the most interesting grades from Thursday night.

Team	Pick	Player	Position	School	Grade
Cavaliers	1	Andrew Wiggins	SF	Kansas	A-
	33	Joe Harris	SG	Virginia
Bucks	2	Jabari Parker	SF	Duke	B+
	31	Damien Inglis	SF	France
	36	Johnny O'Bryant III	PF	LSU
76ers	3	Joel Embiid	C	Kansas	A-
	12*	Dario Saric	SF	Croatia
	32	K.J. McDaniels	SF	Clemson
	39	Jerami Grant	SF	Syracuse
	52	Vasilije Micic	PG	Serbia
	54	Nemanja Dangubic	SF	Serbia
	58*	Jordan McRae	SG	Tennessee
Magic	4	Aaron Gordon	PF	Arizona	B+
	10*	Elfrid Payton	PG	UL-Lafayette
Jazz	5	Dante Exum	PG	Australia	A
	23	Rodney Hood	SF	Duke
Celtics	6	Marcus Smart	PG	Oklahoma State	B+
	17	James Young	SG	Kentucky
Lakers	7	Julius Randle	PF	Kentucky	A-
	46*	Jordan Clarkson	PG	Missouri	A-
Kings	8	Nik Stauskas	SG	Michigan	C+
Hornets	9	Noah Vonleh	PF	Indiana	A
	26*	P.J. Hairston	SG	NBA D-League
	45	Dwight Powell	PF	Syracuse
	55	Semaj Christon	PG	Xaiver
Bulls	11*	Doug McDermott	SF	Creighton	A-
	49	Cameron Bairstow	PF	New Mexico
Timberwolves	13	Zach LaVine	PG	UCLA	B
	40	Glenn Robinson III	SF	Michigan
	53	Alessandro Gentile	G	Italy
Suns	14	T.J. Warren	SF	N.C. State	B
	18	Tyler Ennis	PG	Syracuse
	27	Bogdan Bogdanovic	SG	Serbia
	50	Alec Brown	C	Green Bay
Hawks	15	Adreian Payne	PF	Michigan State	A-
	43	Walter Tavares	C	Cape Verde
	48*	Lamar Patterson	SG	Pittsburgh
Nuggets	16*	Jusuf Nurkic	C	Bosnia-Herzegovina	B
	19*	Gary Harris	SG	Michigan State
	41	Nikola Jokic	PF	Serbia
	56	Roy Devyn Marble	SG	Iowa
Raptors	20	Bruno Caboclo	SF	Brazil	C-
	37	DeAndre Daniels	SF	Connecticut
	59	Xavier Thames	PG	San Diego State
Thunder	21	Mitch McGary	PF	Michigan	B-
	29	Josh Huestis	SF	Stanford
Grizzlies	22	Jordan Adams	SG	UCLA	B-
	35*	Jarnell Stokes	PF	Tennessee
Heat	24*	Shabazz Napier	PG	Connecticut	A-
Rockets	25	Clint Capela	PF	Switzerland	B+
	42	Nick Johnson	SG	Arizona
Clippers	28	C.J. Wilcox	SG	Washington	B
Spurs	30	Kyle Anderson	SF	UCLA	A-
Knicks	34	Cleanthony Early	PF	Wichita State	A
	51	Thanasis Antetokounmpo	SF	Greece
	57*	Louis Labeyrie	C	France
Pistons	38	Spencer Dinwiddie	PG	Colorado	B+
Nets	44*	Markel Brown	SG	Oklahoma State	B
	50*	Corey Jefferson	PF	Baylor
Pelicans	47*	Russ Smith	PG	Louisville	A-

Cleveland Cavaliers: A-

After a year in which his draft stock constantly went up and down, Andrew Wiggins ended up going No. 1 overall to the Cleveland Cavaliers. While it didn't seem like the Cavaliers knew what they were going to do with the top pick, they ended up making the right decision.

After being taken No. 1 overall, Wiggins talked about what he wants to do once he gets to Cleveland.

"Just going in and creating an impact off the bat," Wiggins said, according to ESPN.com. "Just playing my game and believing in myself because I have to believe in myself before anyone else can."

According to ESPN Stats & Info, Wiggins is the second Canadian-born player to go No. 1 overall, with the other being his new teammate, Anthony Bennett.

The Cavaliers could have gone with Jabari Parker or traded the pick away, but Wiggins' upside as a potential All-Star made him too good to pass up as a potential pairing with Kyrie Irving.

According to ESPN Insider Chad Ford (subscription required), one source believed Parker intentionally tanked his workout in Cleveland to go to the Milwaukee Bucks instead.

If that rumor is true, then the Cavaliers would have made a big mistake taking a player who didn't even want to be there. Instead, Cleveland took the player who was supposed to go No. 1 all along in Wiggins, and it'll only be a matter of time before he starts making exciting plays in the Association.

In the second round, the Cavaliers took a bit of a gamble picking Virginia shooting guard Joe Harris. Better prospects were available, but Harris provides the Cavaliers with another scoring option in the backcourt to play behind Dion Waiters. He is a solid shooter off screens and has the potential to help give the Cavs a boost off the bench.

Orlando Magic: B+

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The first big surprise of the draft came from the Orlando Magic, who may have reached a bit by taking Aaron Gordon. Granted, Gordon will fill a much-needed hole down low for the Magic, but with Dante Exum still on the board, many were surprised the team went in a different direction.

Doug Gottlieb of CBS Sports was stunned that Gordon went so early, although he did praise the former Arizona Wildcat's athleticism:

Many believed Exum was the perfect fit for the Magic. With Jameer Nelson likely gone in the near future, the Magic need another point guard so they can move Victor Oladipo to shooting guard, where he's more accustomed to playing. However, the Magic decided to take the athletic power forward.

Gordon has plenty of potential thanks to his athleticism. While he needs to work on his jumper, he's already a pro-ready defender and is also a capable distributor with the ball. There's a lot of upside, but it may take some time before Gordon is a consistent scorer at the next level.

While there have been plenty of comparisons to Blake Griffin, the two are different players because of Gordon's aggressive defense and court vision. ESPN The Magazine tweeted that the Magic must have felt Gordon was similar to the Los Angeles Clippers star.

With their second pick in the first round, the Magic originally took Dario Saric from Croatia, but, according to Ford, they quickly traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers for point guard Elfrid Payton.

The move was a great one for the Magic, as passing up on Exum made sense. While he flew under the radar coming out of Louisiana-Lafayette, Payton shot up draft boards during team workouts.

During this past season, he was one of five players in the nation to average at least 15 points, five rebounds and five assists per game, according to ESPN Stats & Info:

With a backcourt of Payton and Oladipo, the Magic have some great guards to build around along with an athletic forward in Gordon. The pieces are now there for the Magic to start turning it around, and with some time, they could be a solid team in the Eastern Conference.

Charlotte Hornets: A

After making it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history this past season, the Charlotte Hornets got even better Thursday night.

With a couple of first-round picks heading into the NBA draft, the Hornets got off to a terrific start by taking Indiana power forward Noah Vonleh, who surprisingly slipped a few picks after some had him as a potential top-five selection.

While the selection was likely a no-brainer for Charlotte, ESPN.com's Andy Katz reported that Vonleh never had a workout with the Hornets before the draft:

Vonleh was underutilized at Indiana, but he has the tools to be an ideal power forward in the NBA, especially as teams begin to favor the stretch 4 more and more. At 6'10'' and 240 pounds, he's an excellent rebounder with plenty of athleticism and has the ability to make shots from almost anywhere on the court.

After exchanging first-round picks with the Miami Heat, the Hornets took P.J. Hairston at No. 24 overall out of the NBA D-League. They had originally taken Shabazz Napier, but the Heat made a trade to send him to Miami.

Taking Hairston instead of Napier was a smart move. The team needed a go-to scorer in the backcourt to pair with Kemba Walker. While Hairston was dismissed from the North Carolina Tar Heels, he proved himself considerably as a scorer in the D-League, averaging 21.8 points per game while shooting 45.3 percent from the floor.

The Hornets added some more frontcourt depth in the second round, taking Dwight Powell out of Stanford. He's a quick, 6'11'' power forward who can score in a variety of ways while also doing a good job of finding open teammates. He's inconsistent on the boards, but there's potential for Powell to be a reliable bench player.