What makes you say this?
josh Smith, Drummond, Monroe it’s apparent Dumars had a thing for guys like Bagley who jump high and can’t shoot
Because Dumars is better at this than Vlade was.
Of course I’m speculating. We’ll obviously never know for sure. But I just can’t see Dumars passing on the most talented player in the draft as Vlade did.
He might have taken Ayton as PHX did if given the chance, but since he was taken already I just can’t see him passing on #77 for Bagley or Young. I believe the overwhelming majority of qualified GM’s would have taken #77 in that spot.
But perhaps I’m wrong.
Also, all those players you listed weren’t drafted in the top 2. The highest was #7. Much different drafting there than #2 with a clear cut highly skilled player available.
People point to the Darko pick in hindsight, but it wasn’t at all controversial when the pick was made. Lots of folks thought Darko would be a special talent at his size. Pretty much every GM that has been around the block has made a high draft pick that didn’t work out.
Dumars taking Darko is precisely why I believe he’d have taken #77 too.