Busting Brackets NBA Draft Grades

B. Selecting Cauley-Stein was the ultimate commitment to <strong><a href=. Center. Sacramento Kings. #6 WILLIE CAULEY-STEIN

The Nuggets didn’t do anything special to earn their “A+” grade. All they had to do was sit back and capitalize on the mistake made by the Knicks (How many times has that been said?) After Phil Jackson passed on Mudiay, the Nuggets only had to sweat out the Kings’ selection before their point guard of the future landed in their laps. Ironically, the Kings may have passed on Mudiay because George Karl has his eyes on acquiring the now expendable <strong><a href=. Point Guard. Denver Nuggets. #7 EMMANUEL MUDIAY. A+

Detroit Pistons. #8 STANLEY JOHNSON. D. The theme of most of the bad grades given so far is simple. It’s not about who was selected. It’s about who wasn’t selected. The Pistons had a clear plan in mind. The preferred choice was Mario Hezonja, the ideal sharpshooting forward for a Stan Van Gundy team, and the backup plan was <strong><a href=. Small Forward