Agreed. I think that Thompson, who though not totally averse to free agency was quite cautious, relied therefore on the draft, so he started trending toward need with his drafts. Amazing, wasn't it, how much his later drafts featured picks who somehow were the BPA while also filling a glaring need?
This can only work if you hit on a big, big percentage of picks. And Ted did, early on, when need did not seem to factor in quite so strongly - or that there were needs everywhere, so he really could just go BPA and it would likely fill a need.
Going back to the trade-up in the second round for Jerel Worthy.