NBA Draft 2015 Grades: List of Scores for All Picks from Rounds 1-2

Following the 2015 NBA draft, every franchise improved with an influx of promising rookies or freshly traded veterans, but those improvements weren't equal across the Association.

Some teams made the right choices throughout the evening—both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder followed up some great selections in Round 1 by nabbing some promising second-round talent. However, other teams left us rather befuddled—it's still tough to figure out what the Atlanta Hawks were thinking when they traded away the No. 15 pick and then drafted two relatively unknown internationals.

Although, that's just an opinion based on scouting reports and team fits. After all, we won't know the true impact of this draft class for a couple more years. By that time, we could be singing the Hawks' praises and talking about how big of a bust Karl-Anthony Towns turned out to be (but that's not likely).

Speculation is always fun directly after a draft, so let's take a look at the full two-round results, grades for every franchise and an overview of some of the best hauls from Thursday night.

2015 NBA Draft Selections

2015 NBA Draft Grades

Team	Grade
Atlanta Hawks	D
Boston Celtics	B-
Brooklyn Nets	B+
Charlotte Hornets	C-
Chicago Bulls	B
Cleveland Cavaliers	C-
Dallas Mavericks	B
Denver Nuggets	A
Detroit Pistons	D+
Golden State Warriors	B+
Houston Rockets	A-
Indiana Pacers	B
Los Angeles Clippers	N/A
Los Angeles Lakers	A
Memphis Grizzlies	C-
Miami Heat	A
Milwaukee Bucks	C
Minnesota Timberwolves	A
New Orleans Pelicans	B
New York Knicks	B+
Oklahoma City Thunder	A
Orlando Magic	B-
Philadelphia 76ers	B
Phoenix Suns	B+
Portland Trail Blazers	B-
Sacramento Kings	C+
San Antonio Spurs	B
Toronto Raptors	B
Utah Jazz	B
Washington Wizards	B-

Analyzing Draft's Best Hauls

Minnesota Timberwolves

The selection of Towns at No. 1 overall was brilliant. While Jahlil Okafor was certainly an intriguing prospect due to his scoring ability in the post, Towns is the best fit for the Timberwolves. He is a fantastic defender in the paint and on the perimeter with the ability to bat down shots from all ranges. He's quick enough on his feet and runs the floor well to contribute on both ends.

Minnesota already has a great young nucleus of explosive players featuring the likes of Andrew Wiggins, Ricky Rubio, Zach LaVine and others, and Towns' versatile skill set and great upside will allow him to fit in immediately.

The Timberwolves went on to draft Tyus Jones at No. 24 overall. Jones was Towns' teammate at Duke last season, and while he won't be a starter with Rubio in the fold, he'll add some fantastic depth to the team's backcourt.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Drafting Cameron Payne out of Murray State at No. 14 overall was simply a brilliant move by the Thunder. Payne is a natural point guard with great ball skills and good vision, but he also has the versatility to play off the ball and act as a scoring threat when needed. He's an intelligent and speedy player who will flourish with the pick-and-roll and getting open off screens.

Since Payne has nice ability on the ball, the Thunder will be able to move Russell Westbrook into more of a scoring option off the ball. This will allow Oklahoma City to tinker with its lineup and create packages that will be a nightmare to defend.

The Thunder grabbed Dakari Johnson in the second round and added a big man with a bright future as a result. While Johnson didn't put up monster numbers at Kentucky due to the sheer depth of the team, he showed glimpses of his potential on both ends of the court. He could easily blossom into a very solid starter in the future.

Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers shocked plenty of analysts with their selection of D'Angelo Russell at No. 2 overall, but it really was the right move. Most expected to hear Okafor's name called here, but Los Angeles just couldn't pass up a game-changing guard who has a bevy of ability and the versatility to play both positions. He'll have the added bonus of learning from Kobe Bryant next season.

Adding Russell doesn't mean a sudden end to the Jordan Clarkson era in Los Angeles. In fact, due to the Ohio State standout's ability to play both guard positions, we should expect the duo to play alongside each other in the backcourt for years to come.

While Larry Nance Jr. may have been a bit of a reach in the first round, the Lakers obviously like what they saw in the Wyoming product, and he does fill an enormous need in the team's frontcourt depth. Anthony Brown was a phenomenal pick. He's one of the best shooters in the draft, shooting close to 45 percent from downtown over the last two seasons, and will be a great rotational piece in certain packages.