NBA Draft Grades 2014: Full List of Scores for All Picks

After a long wait for the highly anticipated 2014 NBA draft, it seemed to come and go in the blink of an eye. Before we knew it, 60 of basketball's brightest young athletes had new homes in the Association.

Some of these players will be works in progress, needing time to develop certain traits and abilities before they can truly begin contributing on a consistent basis. Others were more NBA-ready and could log some serious on-court time this season.

No matter which route each franchise opted to take, schematic fits, draft position and team needs play a huge part in overall draft success.

Taking all of this into consideration, let's take a look at grades for each of the draft's 60 selections and highlight a few picks that stood out.

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

4. Orlando Magic: Aaron Gordon, PF, Arizona

This was the first rather perplexing pick of the evening on Thursday.

Gordon is a solid player with nice defensive skills and great athleticism. He's certainly a certified top-10 pick; however, this was a reach at No. 4 overall.

The Magic need a power forward, and Gordon should be able to contribute initially due to his prowess as a rebounder, but his offensive skill set needs plenty of work, and he may not have much of an impact on that end of the court.

Guard appeared to be a bigger need for the Magic here, and although the team ended up snagging Elfrid Payton later, it's hard to see the reasoning for passing up on Dante Exum at this spot.

Nate Duncan of Basketball Insiders tweeted his initial reaction that seemed to be shared by many other Twitter users:

Like practically every pick in the draft, we'll have to wait and see how this pans out.

19. Denver Nuggets: Gary Harris, SG, Michigan State

This may have been the steal of the first round.

The Nuggets traded Doug McDermott to the Chicago Bulls for the No. 16 and No. 19 picks in the draft. Chicago came away with International sensation Jusuf Nurkic and former Michigan State standout Gary Harris with those selections.

Now, that's a haul.

NBA analyst Mark Deeks put it perfectly:

Nabbing Harris at No. 19 is just ridiculous. If he would've gone in the top 10, no one would have thought twice about the selection.

An intelligent and well-rounded player, Harris comes from a great system under Tom Izzo in which he averaged 16.7 points, four rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting 42.9 percent from the floor on a very talented team.

Harris has all the tools to be a starter, but considering the Nuggets deep roster, he'll be a valuable rotational piece to begin his career.

34. New York Knicks: Cleanthony Early, SF, Wichita State

This pick may have won the second round.

Early was widely heralded as a first-round pick before the draft, and it's a bit of a mystery as to why he slipped into the second.

The Knicks were more than happy to scoop him up with the 34th selection, as the former Wichita State forward figures to come in and play a big role in Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher's triangle offense.

Last season on the Shockers offense, Early averaged 16.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while shooting 48.4 percent from the field and 37.3 percent from downtown.

With the impending departure of Carmelo Anthony from the team, adding a phenomenal scorer like Early was a brilliant move at this point in the draft.

SiriusXM's Adam Schein was loving the Knicks' moves on draft day:

Could this wind up to be the steal of the draft? It's a big possibility.

Honorary Selection

There were some magnificent picks in this year's draft, but none better than the honorary selection of former Baylor standout Isaiah Austin, who recently had to give up his hopes of playing in the NBA after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome.

It was a great moment shared by everyone in attendance and all of the event's onlookers.