This is from about.com,
http://probasketball.about.com/od/newsrumo...season05.htmand Recognize that all the grades of B, are shown as a smilie, so when you see one it is a B. That is something this board did.
Any opinions?
Rankings
Miami Heat
Indiana Pacers
Chicago Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Washington Wizards
Philadelphia 76ers
Atlanta Hawks
Charlotte Bobcats
New Jersey Nets
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons
Toronto Raptors
Orlando Magic
ATLANTA HAWKS (Overall Grade: B-) Best Move: Passing on Eddy Curry.
Worst Move: Max money for Joe Johnson? To play point guard? With this team? And Steve Belkin lost HIS team because he objected? When this team goes nowhere in the next five years does he get the Hawks back?
Drafted (Grade: B+)
1. (2) Marvin Williams, SF, North Carolina
2. (31) Salim Stoudamire, PG, Arizona
2. (59) Cenk Akyol, PG, Turkey
Signed (Grade: B-)
ZaZa Pachulia, C, Bucks
John Edwards, C, Pacers
Tyronn Lue, PG (Re-signed)
Acquired (Grade: B-)
Joe Johnson, SG/PG, Phoenix
Lost
Boris Diaw, SG, Phoenix
Obinna Ekezie, C (Released)
James Thomas, PF (Released)
Peja Drobnjak, C, Europe
New Rotation:
SF: Josh Smith
PF: Al Harrington
C: Pachulia
SG: Josh Childress
PG: Johnson
6th Man: Williams
BO
STON CELTICS (Overall Grade: C+) Best Move: Stockpiling young, cheap talent in search of a diamond in the rough that the bizarro world of NBA scouting missed out on.
Worst Move: Picking Antoine Walker as the one to go instead of Paul Pierce. Who's more likely to go along with a youth movement ... the pampered pouting superstar or the guy who's learned the business the hard way by being traded around the league for two years?
Drafted (Grade: B+)
1. (18) Gerald Green, SG, High School
2. (50) Ryan Gomes, SF, Providence
2. (53) Orien Greene, PG/SG, Louisiana-Lafayette
Signed (Grade: C)
Brian Scalabrine, SF, New Jersey Nets
Will Bynum, PG (Undrafted rookie)
Acquired (Grade: D)
Qyntel Woods, SF, Miami
Curtis Borchardt, C, Utah
Albert Miralles, PF, Miami
Lost
Antoine Walker, SF/PF (Miami)
New Rotation:
SF: Tony Allen
PF: Al Jefferson
C: Raef LaFrentz
SG: Pierce
PG: Delonte West
6th Man: Ricky Davis
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS (Overall Grade: B-) Best Move: Creating an instant fan base by drafting a pair of Tar Heels. You know, it worked so well with J.R. Reid and all...
Worst Move: Not addressing the team's glaring need for an (legitimate) outside shooter.
Drafted (Grade: B+)
1. (5) Ray Felton, PG, North Carolina
1. (13) Sean May, PF, North Carolina
Signed (Grade: D)
Brevin Knight, PG, (Re-signed)
Matt Carroll, SG, (Re-signed)
Kareem Rush, SG, (Re-signed)
Acquired (Grade: C-)
Jake Voskuhl, C, Phoenix
Lost
Jason Hart, PG (Sacramento)
New Rotation:
SF: Gerald Wallace (Not yet re-signed)
PF: Emeka Okafor
C: Primoz Brezec
SG: Rush
PG: Knight
6th Man: May
CHICAGO BULLS (Overall Grade: B+) Best Move: Doing nothing. Chicago wisely maintained amicable negotiations without showing their hand, allowing the team to match a modest offer to Chris Duhon, watch Eddy Curry's market never materialize and lock up Tyson Chandler late in the game without much challenge.
Worst Move: Not addressing their screaming need for depth in the frontcourt.
Drafted (Grade: N/A)
None.
Signed (Grade: B+)
Chandler, PF (Re-signed)
Duhon, PG, (Re-signed)
Harrington, PF, (Re-signed)
Eddie Basden, SG, (Undrafted Rookie)
Acquired (Grade: N/A)
None.
Lost
None.
New Rotation:
SF: Luol Deng
PF: Chandler
C: Curry (Not yet re-signed)
SG: Ben Gordon
PG: Kirk Hinrich
6th Man: Andres Nocioni
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (Overall Grade: B+) Best Move: Moving quickly to close a deal with Larry Hughes after Michael Redd shot them down.
Worst Move: Re-signing Zydrunas Ilgauskas for big bucks. He's a better fit somewhere else and there was no market for him.
Drafted (Grade: C)
2. (44) Martynas Andriuskevicius (via trade w/Orlando)
Signed (Grade: B+)
Ilgauskas, C (Re-signed)
Hughes, SG, Washington
Donyell Marshall, SF/PF, Toronto
Damon Jones, PG Miami
Acquired (Grade: N/A)
None.
Lost
Jeff McInnis, PG, New Jersey
DeSagana Diop, C, Dallas
New Rotation:
SF: LeBron James
PF: Marshall
C: Ilgauskas
SG: Hughes
PG: Eric Snow
6th Man: Drew Gooden
DETROIT PISTONS (Overall Grade: C) Best Move: Securing Flip Saunders as their new head coach.
Worst Move: Not getting compensation for Larry Brown coaching elsewhere.
Drafted (Grade: C)
1. (26) Jason Maxiell, PF, Cincinnati
2. (56) Amir Johnson, PF, High School
2. (60) Alex Acker, SG, Pepperdine
Signed (Grade: C)
Dale Davis, C, Indiana
Acquired (Grade: N/A)
None.
Lost
None.
New Rotation:
SF: Tayshaun Prince
PF: Rasheed Wallace
C: Ben Wallace
SG: Richard Hamilton
PG: Chauncey Billups
6th Man: Antonio McDyess
INDIANA PACERS (Overall Grade: A-) Best Move: Working Ron Artest back into organized ball this summer at the Minnesota League.
Worst Move: Not cutting ties with Jonathan Bender, and instead letting James Jones go for peanuts.
Drafted (Grade: A)
1. (17) Danny Granger, SF, New Mexico
2. (46) Erazem Lorbek, PF, Slovenia
Signed (Grade: A-)
Sarunas Jasikevicius, PG, Lithuania
Acquired (Grade: N/A)
None.
Lost
Reggie Miller, SG (Retired)
Jones, SF, Phoenix
John Edwards, C, Atlanta
Dale Davis, C, Detroit
New Rotation:
SF: Artest
PF: Jermaine O'Neal
C: Jeff Foster
SG: Stephen Jackson
PG: Jamaal Tinsley
6th Man: Jasikevicius
MIAMI HEAT (Overall Grade: A) Best Move: Acquiring the unappreciated Antoine Walker to shoulder the mounting load on Dwyane Wade.
Worst Move: Adding Jason Williams to the mix, a guy who doesn't like it when the ball's not in his hands.
Drafted (Grade: A-)
1. (29) Wayne Simien, PF, Kansas
Signed (Grade: A)
Shaquille O'Neal, C (Re-signed)
Udonis Haslem, PF (Re-signed)
Earl Barron, C (Undrafted rookie/2003)
Gerald Fitch, PG/SG (Undrafted rookie/2004)
Acquired (Grade: A-)
Walker, SF/PF, Boston
Williams, PG, Memphis
James Posey, SG/SF, Memphis
Andre Emmett, PG/SG, Memphis
Roberto Duenas, C, New Orleans
Lost
Eddie Jones, SG/SF (Memphis)
Rasual Butler, SF (New Orleans)
Keyon Dooling, PG (Orlando)
Qyntel Woods, SF (Boston)
Albert Miralles, PG (Boston)
Damon Jones, PG (Cleveland)
New Rotation:
SF: Walker
PF: Haslem
C: O'Neal
SG: Wade
PG: Williams
6th Man: Posey
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Overall Grade: B+) Best Move: They broke the bank for him, but Bobby Simmons will bring some toughness to the bland Bucks.
Worst Move: Never spend franchise money on a borderline All-Star like Michael Redd.
Drafted (Grade: A)
1. (1) Andrew Bogut, C, Utah
2. (36) Ersan Ilyasova, SF, Turkey
Signed (Grade: B+)
Redd, SG (Re-signed)
Simmons, SF, L.A. Clippers
Dan Gadzuric, C (Re-signed)
Toni Kukoc, SF (Re-signed)
Charlie Bell, SG, Spain
Ervin Johnson, C, Minnesota
Acquired (Grade: N/A)
None.
Lost
ZaZa Pachulia, C, Atlanta
Calvin Booth, C (Released)
New Rotation:
SF: Simmons
PF: Joe Smith
C: Bogut
SG: Redd
PG: Mo Williams
6th Man: Desmond Mason
NEW JERSEY NETS (Overall Grade: C+) Best Move: After rescinding the trade for Shareef Abdur-Rahim (more on that later), the team moved quickly to grab Marc Jackson from division rival Philadelphia. Jackson isn't the offensive talent Abdur-Rahim is, but he won't be as needy given his ability to get to the line for his points and brings more toughness inside than SAR.
Worst Move: The Nets are a team of damaged goods with a shelf-life of 2-3 years as a top NBA team. So why get prudent and concern yourself with the health of Abdur-Rahim five years from now? And how is Jackson -- who's played more than 50 games twice in five seasons -- less of a risk?
Drafted (Grade: C+)
1. (15) Antoine Wright, SG, Texas A&M
2. (43) Mile Ilic, C, Serbia-Montenegro
Signed (Grade: B-)
Jeff McInnis, PG, Cleveland
Clifford Robinson, SF/PF (Re-signed)
Linton Johnson, SG/SF, San Antonio
Acquired (Grade: B-)
Jackson, PF/C, Philadelphia
Lost
Brian Scalabrine, SF, Boston
Ron Mercer, SG (Released)
New Rotation:
SF: Richard Jefferson
PF: Jackson
C: Nenad Krstic
SG: Vince Carter
PG: Jason Kidd
6th Man: Wright
NEW YORK KNICKS (Overall Grade: C+) Best Move: Not only did the Knicks get the Suns to hand over a No. 1 pick this year, but they used it to take Nate Robinson, who lit up the Summer Leagues and will instantly become the most popular player at Madison Square Garden.
Worst Move: Jerome James parlayed one impressive Playoffs series into a sweet deal from the Knicks and a five-year paid vacation in New York.
Drafted (Grade: B )
1. (
Channing Frye, PF/C, Arizona
1. (21) Robinson, PG, Washington (via trade w/Phoenix)
1. (30) David Lee, SF/PF, Florida
Signed (Grade: D-)
James, C, Seattle
Acquired (Grade: C+)
Quentin Richardson, SF, Phoenix
Lost
Kurt Thomas, PF/C, Phoenix
Jerome Williams, PF (Released)
New Rotation:
SF: Tim Thomas
PF: Mike Sweetney
C: James
SG: Jamal Crawford
PG: Stephon Marbury
6th Man: Richardson
ORLANDO MAGIC (Overall Grade: D) Best Move: We're figure the Magic told Grant Hill to spend the summer off his feet.
Worst Move: Next time you draft a guy in the Lottery, be sure to ask him if he actually wants to play in the NBA.
Drafted (Grade: C+)
1. (11) Fran Vasquez, PF/C, Spain
2. (38) Travis Diener, PG, Marquette
2. (57) Marcin Gortat, C, Poland
Signed (Grade: C)
Keyon Dooling, PG, Miami
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, C
Acquired (Grade: N/A)
None.
Lost
Doug Christie, SG, Dallas
New Rotation:
SF: Hill
PF: Dwight Howard
C: Kelvin Cato
SG: Steve Francis
PG: Jameer Nelson
6th Man: Hedo Turkoglu
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (Overall Grade: B-) Best Move: Warding off all suitors and locking down Sam Dalembert before his eyes wandered.
Worst Move: The team needs some insurance behind Chris Webber in the worst way, especially after dealing Marc Jackson away -- and to help out a division rival no less! Sorry, but it's hard not to categorize Steven Hunter's "breakout" as a byproduct of playing in Phoenix.
Drafted (Grade: C-)
2. (45) Louis Williams, SG, High School
Signed (Grade: A)
Dalembert, C (Re-signed)
Kyle Korver, SF (Re-signed)
Willie Green, SG (Re-signed)
Hunter, PF/C, Phoenix
Shavlik Randolph, SF (Undrafted rookie)
Deng Gai, PF (Undrafted rookie)
Acquired (Grade: N/A)
None.
Lost
Jackson, PF/C, New Jersey
Aaron McKie, SG/SF (Waived)
New Rotation:
SF: Korver
PF: Webber
C: Dalembert
SG: Andre Iguodala
PG: Allen Iverson
6th Man: Green
TORONTO RAPTORS (Overall Grade: C) Best Move: Bringing in a character guy like Joey Graham who'll work his tail off from Day 1.
Worst Move: There's still too many malcontents to spoil the volatile mix so somebody better get deported soon.
Drafted (Grade: C+)
1. (7) Charlie Villanueva, PF, Connecticut
1. (16) Joey Graham, SF, Oklahoma State
2. (41) Roko Ukic, PG, Croatia
2. (58) Uros Slokar, PF, Slovenia
Signed (Grade: C)
Jose Calderon, PG, Spain
Pape Sow, PF (Re-signed)
Matt Bonner, SF/PF (Re-signed)
Acquired (Grade: N/A)
None.
Lost
Donyell Marshall, SF/PF, Cleveland
Milt Palacio, PG, Utah
New Rotation:
SF: Graham
PF: Chris Bosh
C: Rafael Araujo
SG: Morris Peterson
PG: Rafer Alston
6th Man: Jalen Rose
WASHINGTON WIZARDS (Overall Grade: B ) Best Move: It's OK to make mistakes as long as you rectify them and Washington did just that by getting two good players (Caron Butler, Chucky Atkins) in return for monumental failure Kwame Brown.
Worst Move: The Wiz got a little stingy with Larry Hughes and they got blind-sided when he jumped ship for Cleveland.
Drafted (Grade: B-)
2. (49) Andray Blatche, SF/PF, High School
Signed (Grade: B+)
Antonio Daniels, PG/SG, Seattle
Michael Ruffin, PF, (Re-signed)
Acquired (Grade: B+)
Butler, SF, L.A. Lakers
Atkins, PG, L.A. Lakers
Lost
Hughes, SG (Cleveland)
Brown, PF/C (L.A. Lakers)
Laron Profit, SF (L.A. Lakers)
New Rotation:
SF: Caron Butler
PF: Antawn Jamison
C: Brendan Haywood
SG: Gilbert Arenas
PG: Antonio Daniels
6th Man: Etan Thomas
