2015 NBA Draft Results: Grades and Selection List for All Teams

The landscape of the Association changed for the better Thursday as the deep 2015 class slotted into new homes around the country. 

While the process itself didn't match the immense hype and offer stunning trades or surprises in the form of reaches and sleepers, it still provided memorable moments and helped keep the league's balance of power in check.

When it comes to grades, it's a tightrope act between need and value, where teams able to hit on problems areas with great value according to the stock market win out the most. There's no way to please everyone, but every team doesn't adhere to such a scale or at least doesn't appear to in hindsight.

Here's a look at the draft results and grades on such a scale.

Draft Grades  

Team	Grade	Analysis
Atlanta Hawks	B	Atlanta reinforces the roster with quality depth at decent value in the second round of a quiet draft for the franchise.
Boston Celtics	B	Things didn't work out for the Celtics the way they would have liked, to say the least. For now, another point guard creates more confusion than answers. Hunter later in the round goes down as a steal, though.
Brooklyn Nets	B-	Brooklyn entered Thursday one of many teams with potential moving parts, so grabbing a forward in the opening round provides insurance.
Charlotte Hornets	B+	The Hornets wanted a talented big man to start next to Al Jefferson and got it with Kaminsky. No arguments make sense.
Chicago Bulls	C	Nobody can say the Bulls don't have great power forwards. It's a bit of a head-scratching move from a need standpoint, although Portis will shine in time.
Cleveland Cavaliers	B	The Cavaliers made the most of their picks, picking up one of the most underrated big men in the class to rebuild the roster's depth.
Dallas Mavericks	A	For a team wanting to continue to contend, a pro-ready player on both ends of the court was the smart way to go.
Denver Nuggets	A	In the matter of an instant, the Nuggets go from chaos to stability thanks to landing one of the biggest steals of the draft, at perhaps the league's most important position, too.
Detroit Pistons	B	It seems things didn't work out the way the Pistons would have preferred in the first round, but the value and upside are solid.
Golden State Warriors	B	The rich get richer with the Warriors picking up great value at a poor spot, shoring up the roster for future departures, too.
Houston Rockets	B-	Houston gets good value with Dekker, who can come in and act as a reliable scorer right out of the gates.
Indiana Pacers	B-	The Pacers chose upside with Turner, a talented big man who can help right away, if not morph into one of the best players in the class in a few years.
L.A. Clippers	N/A	N/A
L.A. Lakers	B	The Lakers threw a curveball at No. 2—one nobody can complain about. With point guard secure for years, the front office can go nuts luring star big men to town.
Memphis Grizzlies	B-	Securing the future behind Zach Rudolph with a high-upside prospect makes perfect sense in the first round.
Miami Heat	A+	Pat Riley strikes again, this time landing one of the most talented players in the class well out of his stock range. So long as free agency works out, the Heat are in for a big run.
Milwaukee Bucks	C	The Bucks got wild in the first round at a position of need with an unknown name, which sounds about right for one of the league's confusing teams in transition.
Minnesota Timberwolves	A	Sometimes doing the obvious thing isn't a bad thing. Minnesota improves with KAT on board. Adding a pro-ready point later? Icing on the cake.
New Orleans Pelicans	C	Quiet draft for the Pelicans, who will receive some sort of compensation for making a late pick.
New York Knicks	B-	NOW everyone can label the Knicks as losers for landing at No. 4. The board didn't fall the way they would like, and they're forced to play the long-term outlook after taking a bit of a project player.
Oklahoma City Thunder	A	Grabbing a backup point guard who scored at will in college and projects well to the pros means the Thunder used the pick in a smart manner.
Orlando Magic	B	Orlando hit on areas of need to further complement a budding young roster. Sprinkle in good value, too.
Philadelphia 76ers	B	What, expect the 76ers to have a normal draft? Best player available continues to be the approach, and it's hard to argue with the commitment.
Phoenix Suns	B-	One of the deeper teams lands a key contributor off the bench who can shoot at will. Best of all? Great value.
Portland Trail Blazers	B	Given the unknown element at power forward moving forward, Portland did well to knock its first-round pick out of the park.
Sacramento Kings	A	It's impossible to know what the future holds for the Kings, but Cauley-Stein provides a nice defensive complement next to DeMarcus Cousins for now.
San Antonio Spurs	B	So it goes for the Spurs as the team continues to grab talent its way. The long-term grade figures to stand better than the current.
Toronto Raptors	B	Toronto took care of a position of need in the opening round, securing the future behind Kyle Lowry, a smart move given the current roster.
Utah Jazz	B-	One of the league's deeper teams gets better with the addition of Lyles, who comes at a position of need, too.
Washington Wizards	B+	Washington does a great job securing the future with Paul Pierce a question mark. Depth underneath the rim never hurts, and neither does getting it at decent value.

Top Underrated Classes to Know 

Minnesota Timberwolves

Yes, it's hard to label the team with the No. 1 pick as "underrated," but think about it—the Minnesota Timberwolves didn't make a mistake, and that's the majority of the battle.

Just ask the Cleveland Cavaliers how Anthony Bennett is doing.

The Timberwolves stuck to their plan and took Kentucky's Karl-Anthony Towns, a pro-ready player on both ends of the court with a strength on the defensive side and room to grow on the opposite.

It was the obvious choice and the right one, as the front office avoided the gamble on Jahlil Okafor or one of the top guards, D'Angelo Russell and Emmanuel Mudiay.

Believe it or not, it wasn't the team's best pick of the night, either.

Such honor goes to Duke point guard Tyus Jones at No. 24 after the team traded two second-round picks to move up and snag him. CBS Sports' Zach Harper is one of many who loved the move:

There's a lot to love, after all. As a freshman, Jones averaged 11.8 points and 5.6 assists while shooting 42 percent from the floor and 38 percent from deep. He's the perfect backup behind Ricky Rubio, a floor general who can run the offense well.

With depth such an important factor, the Timberwolves maximized their second-round picks by netting one of the draft's top point guards.

Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic made the best of a bad situation Thursday at No. 5.

With Towns, Russell, Okafor and Kristaps Porzingis off the board, it didn't make a ton of sense for the team to grab Mudiay with Elfrid Payton and Victor Oladipo already on the roster.

Instead, the Magic decided to roll the dice on Mario Hezonja out of Croatia, one of the draft's top wing scorers. ESPN.com's Chad Ford offered his analysis on the move afterward:

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The Magic were hoping Porzingis would fall to them at No. 5. But they also were very high on Hezonja and are happy with this selection. They desperately need shooting and they need offense and Hezonja immediately becomes the best scorer on the team (especially if Tobias Harris leaves). Hezonja can be wild and unpredictable, but I think he'll be great in Orlando.

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Synergy Sports Tech takes a deep dive to explain why most regard him as an elite scorer:

The Magic weren't done adding offensive firepower there, though.

At No. 51, the team rolled with Tyler Harvey out of Eastern Washington. Folks won't recognize the name but will soon considering he averaged 23.1 points last season, shot 47 percent from the floor and a ridiculous 43 percent from deep.

In other words, the Magic just landed a reliable scorer who can start right away and another prospect at good value who can come in while the two starting guards rest and pour in points of his own.

Indiana Pacers 

The Indiana Pacers entered the draft in an odd rebuild-contend mode and left it much better off in a long-term view.

With David West out of the picture and the future of Roy Hibbert an unknown, the Pacers hit it out of the park with Texas big man Myles Turner.

Turner also entered the draft as one of the more interesting elements. In terms of upside, few in the class come close to matching him, but folks were right to wonder why in the world he received just 22.2 minutes on average as a freshman with the Longhorns.

Even with the limited playing time, Turner averaged 10.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. For the brass in Indiana, it was enough, as Candace Buckner of the Indianapolis Star captures:

In time, Turner's budding offensive skill set figures to open things up, too, as ESPN's Kevin Pelton writes: 

When it comes to value, though, perhaps no team did better than the Pacers at No. 43 with Joseph Young out of Oregon.

Perhaps worthy of a first-round pick after four years of starting experience and averages of 20.7 points and 3.8 assists last year, the Pacers got an absolute steal. He's good enough to come in and spell C.J. Miles and George Hill right away.

The above makes two great value, instant-impact rookies for the Pacers—moves sure to help them stay in playoff contention. Amid the negativity surrounding the organization, it did well to progress Thursday.

All stats and info via ESPN.com unless otherwise specified.