Five teams earned ‘A’ grades on Sam Vecenie’s post-draft report card for The Athletic (Subscriber link), including four teams in the top six. The lone team who picked later in the draft to earn the highest mark is the Hawks, primarily for landing an unprotected 2026 pick from the Pelicans to drop 10 spots in the draft.

Another 18 teams earned ‘B-‘ to ‘B+’ grades, meaning they mostly met or exceeded the value with which they selected players in the class. Multiple teams who only picked in the second round, like the Cavaliers and Warriors, found themselves in this tier. Teams who ended up landing players who slid from pre-draft projections also ended up in this group, with the Jazz getting at No. 5, the Heat landing at No. 20 and the Thunder getting at No. 15.

That left five teams to earn ‘C’ or lower marks from Vecenie (Houston and Denver did not make any selections). The Pelicans were marked down for the haul they gave up to move from No. 23 to No. 13 and select . The Nets were questioned for making three selections in , and Ben Saraf that have positional overlap while the Knicks earned a middle grade for selecting a stash player who may not make it to the league.

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