Draft grades: evaluating every team, from A+ to D+

Rumors: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/features/rumors?addata=2009_insdr_mod_nba_xxx_xxx">Amare, Butler, could be on the move
Bucher/Broussard: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/news/story?id=4889832&addata=2009_insdr_mod_nba_xxx_xxx">Next-best in West is ...
Hollinger: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=PERDiem-100209&addata=2009_insdr_mod_nba_xxx_xxx">Overrated and underrated storylines
Thorpe: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=thorpe_david&page=Rookies-100203&addata=2009_insdr_mod_nba_xxx_xxx">Rookie Watch: Midseason awards
NBA Draft Blog: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4898289&name=nba_draft&addata=2009_insdr_mod_nba_xxx_xxx">International prospects

Originally Published: June 29, 2007

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By Chad Ford
ESPN Insider
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When I'm not covering the draft for ESPN, I grade students for a living as a university professor. So I know that grades can be arbitrary, and in the case of instant draft grades, they are based on incomplete information.

But they are also a necessary tool for evaluation.

So how did the 30 NBA teams do in Thursday night's draft?

Before Thursday, we billed it as the deepest draft in years -- and this year's grades reflect the quality of players available, thanks to Greg Oden, Kevin Durant and a host of others.

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