NBA Draft is officially in the books. After Wednesday night's Round 1 gave us plenty of surprises – from Ace Bailey landing with the Utah Jazz to the Portland Trail Bla

The Dallas Mavericks took Duke star Cooper Flagg at No. 1 overall as expected, and a whole host of picks changed hands over the two days of the NBA Draft. The Utah Jazz took a gamble by selecting Ace Bailey at No. 5, Duke had three players go in the top 10, and the Brooklyn Nets did, in fact, use all five of their first-round picks.

My team grades for the 2025 NBA draft, completed Thursday night, are the only ones you'll read that aren't concerned with results. After the teams call in their picks, factors outside their control -- and even perhaps outside the player's control,