ATLANTA HAWKS Grade: B -
Comment: May have made the most of what was available. Activity: Drafted Roshown McLeod, F, Duke (20) in the first round and Cory Carr, G, Texas Tech in the second.
BOSTON CELTICS Grade: A
Comment: Dealt a winning hand when projected star landed in Beantown. Activity: Drafted Paul Pierce, G-F, Kansas (10) in the first round.
CHARLOTTE HORNETS Grade: C
Comment: Must be confident Matt Geiger or Vlade Divac will stick around to play center. Activity: Chose Ricky Davis, F, Iowa (21) in the first round and Andrew Betts, C, Long Beach State (50) in the second.
CHICAGO BULLS Grade: B+
Comment: Young shooter blows into Windy City after serious first-round slide. Activity:. Selected Corey Benjamin, G, Oregon State (28) in the first round. Chose Shammond Williams, G, North Carolina (34); and Maceo Baston, F, Michigan (58) in the second.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Grade: D
Comment: Weak encore to last year's surprising draft success. Activity: Took Ryan Stack, C, South Carolina in the second round.
DALLAS MAVERICKS Grade: B
Comment: The Nelsons get their man - 6-foot-11 Dirk Nowitzki from Germany. They also obtain a highly coveted point guard in a trade. Activity: Selected Ansu Sesay, F, Mississippi ; Bruno Sundov, C, Split (Croatia) ; and Greg Buckner, G, Clemson in the second round. Dealt the rights to first-round draft pick Robert "Tractor" Traylor to Milwaukee for the rights to Nowitzki and F Pat Garrity . Traded F Martin Muursepp, G-F Bubba Wells and the rights to F Pat Garrity and a 1999 first-round draft selection to Phoenix for G Steve Nash.
DENVER NUGGETS Grade: B
Comment: May have stolen an All-Star point guard from Lakers for prospects. First-rounder reminds some folks of team president Dan Issel. Activity: Drafted Raef LaFrentz, F, Kansas in the first round. Selected Tremaine Fowlkes, F, Fresno State and Ryan Bowen, F, Iowa in the second. Traded the rights to Nebraska G Tyronn Lue and forward Tony Battie to Los Angeles for guard Nick Van Exel.
DETROIT PISTONS Grade: B
Comment: May have found a successor to aging Joe Dumars. Activity: Chose Bonzi Wells, G-F, Ball State in the first round and Korleone Young, F, Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham, Va. in the second.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Grade: C+
Comment: Traded away player they needed most. Still wound up with national college player of the year, who just happens to play same position as Golden State's best player - Donyell Marshall. Activity: Obtained the rights to No. 4 pick Antawn Jamison from Toronto for the rights to fifth pick Vince Carter and cash.
HOUSTON ROCKETS Grade: A -
Comment: Addressed a lot of needs in draft. If kids pan out, Houston no longer has an aging problem. Activity: Chose Michael Dickerson, G-F, Arizona ; Bryce Drew, G, Valparaiso ; and Mirsad Turkcan, F, Efes Pilsen, Turkey in the first round. Cuttino Mobley, G, Rhode Island was selected in the second.
INDIANA PACERS Grade: C
Comment: Went for prep star. Has kid ever heard of Larry Bird? Activity: Selected Al Harrington, F, St. Patrick's H.S., Elizabeth, N.J., in the first round.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS Grade: B
Comment: May have fixed their inside shortcomings but still in need of point guard help. Activity: Drafted Michael Olowokandi, C, Pacific and Brian Skinner, F, Baylor in the first round.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS Grade: C
Comment: Give the Lakers an "E" for effort. They tried to improve themselves - though they handed Denver an All-Star point guard in exchange for unproven talent. Activity: Drafted Sam Jacobsen, G-F, Minnesota in the first round and Ruben Patterson, F, Cincinnati in the second. Obtained the rights to guard Tyronn Lue and forward Tony Battie from Denver in exchange for Nick Van Exel. Dealt the rights to UCLA G Toby Bailey to Phoenix for future considerations.
MIAMI HEAT Grade: D
Comment: Picked up a guy not afraid to shoot. Problem is, his career average in college was just 42.8 percent from field. Activity: Drafted Corey Brewer, G, Oklahoma in the second round.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS Grade: B -
Comment: Did they give up too much for an oversized Tractor? Activity: Drafted Rafer Alston, G, Fresno State in the second round. Obtained Robert "Tractor" Traylor from Dallas for the rights to C Dirk Nowitzki and F Pat Garrity .
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES Grade: I
Comment: Picked up a promising 7-foot-2 center who'll spend another season in Europe developing his game. Activity: Selected Radoslav Nesterovic, C, Kinder Bologna, Italy in the first round and Andrae Patterson, F, Indiana in the second.
NEW JERSEY NETS Grade: F
Comment: Idle hands are the devil's workshop. Activity: None.
NEW YORK KNICKS Grade: D
Comment: Draft did little to help situation. Activity: Drafted DeMarco Johnson, F, North Carolina Charlotte and Sean Marks, C-F, California in the second round.
ORLANDO MAGIC Grade: A -
Comment: Solid draft. Only question mark is Clark. He has the character of a mad man. Activity: Selected Michael Doleac, C, Utah ; Keon Clark, F, UNLV ; and Matt Harpring, F, Georgia Tech in the first round; and Miles Simon, G, Arizona in the second.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Grade: A
Comment: May have had best draft in league. Activity: Chose Larry Hughes, G, St. Louis in the first round and Casey Shaw, C, Toledo in the second. Obtained the rights to C Nazr Mohammed from Utah for a future first-round draft selection.
PHOENIX SUNS Grade: A -
Comment: Did not have a draft pick but wound up with four players and a future first-round draft pick from Dallas by end of night. Activity: Secured the rights to G Toby Bailey from the Los Angeles Lakers for future considerations. Obtained F Martin Muursepp, G-F Bubba Wells, the rights to F Pat Garrity and a 1999 first-round draft selection from Dallas for G Steve Nash.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Grade: F
Comment: Didn't even bother to participate. Activity: None. Showed less of a pulse than J.R. "Easy" Rider.
SACRAMENTO KINGS Grade: C
Comment: Just what California's capital city needed - a bad boy rookie point guard to run around with newly acquired Chris Webber. May give Portland's Jail Blazers a real fight for off-court headline honors. Activity: Chose Jason Williams, G, Florida in the first round and Jerome James, C, Florida A&M in the second.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS Grade: D
Comment: Hard to see how Daniels, a point guard, and Dial will help this team. The Spurs traded away a shooter they desperately need, which may come back to haunt them. Activity: Drafted Derrick Dial, G-F, Eastern Michigan in the second round. Traded F Carl Herrera and the rights to G Felipe Lopez to Vancouver for G Antonio Daniels.
SEATTLE SUPERSONICS Grade: B
Comment: Sonics addressed their need for size. All three selections were players expected to go higher. Activity: Selected Vladimir Stepania, C, Union Olimpija Llubljana (Slovenia) with the 27th pick; Rashard Lewis, F, Alief (Texas) Elsik HS and Jelani McCoy, F, UCLA in the second.
TORONTO RAPTORS Grade: B
Comment: Picked up a showcase rookie and a little cash - two things they could use. Activity: Selected Tyson Wheeler, G, Rhode Island in the second round. Traded the rights to fourth overall pick Antawn Jamison to Golden State for the rights to No. 5 Vince Carter and cash.
UTAH JAZZ Grade: I
Comment: Only time will tell if right move was made. Activity: Drafted Torraye Braggs, F, Xavier . Traded first-round pick Nazr Mohammed, C, Kentucky to Philadelphia for a future first-round pick.
VANCOUVER GRIZZLIES Grade: A -
Comment: Guard line improved greatly. Activity: Drafted Mike Bibby, G, Arizona in the first round and J.R. Henderson, F, UCLA in the second. Traded G Antonio Daniels to San Antonio for F Carl Herrera and the rights to G Felipe Lopez .
WASHINGTON WIZARDS Grade: C
Comment: C as in wait and see. White could be a player. Activity: Selected Jahidi White, C, Georgetown in the second round.