Joe Dumars on drafting Khris Middleton and his Bucks front office ties (Hear District — Ep. 35)

SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/BucksYTSub This week, NBA Champion, Hall of Famer, and current EVP and Head of Basketball Operations for the NBA, Joe Dumars, joins Marques and Kris on Hear District. Marques and Joe discuss coming from the same small town of Natchitoches, LA, and Joe details how he went from playing in AAU with Karl Malone, why they both chose to commit to lesser known colleges, and how surprised he was to get drafted by the Pistons. Joe also explains how he was so effective at guarding Michael Jordan, what it was like playing with Isiah Thomas, and winning a championship while grieving for his late father. They also break down Joe's close ties to the Bucks front office and coaching staff, and what he saw in Khris Middleton that made him draft him with the Pistons. 0:00 : Intro 1:57 : AAU with Karl Malone 5:40 : McNeese State 12:04: Dumars’ Draft 16:45 : Marques’ Draft 18:23 : Guarding Jordan 23:00 : Zeke & the Pistons 40:12 : Front Office Career 46:34 : Dumars' Bucks Ties 51:13 : Working for the League For more, follow @bucksplusaudio - the official podcast network of the Milwaukee Bucks - on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook, and check out all Bucks+ podcast content at www.bucks.com/plus. has context menu All-Access: Welcome to Milwaukee - • All-Access 2023-24: Episode 1 - Welcome to... All-Access: Tipoff - • All-Access 2023-24: Episode 2 - Tipoff | I... NBA Finals All-Access: • All-Access: 2021 NBA Finals All-Access: Bucks Meet Neymar & Mbappe - • All-Access: Bucks Meet Neymar & Mbappe | T... All-Access: Bucks Travel To Paris, Visit PSG & More - • All-Access: Bucks Travel To Paris, Visit P... Get highlights on-demand, watch games LIVE and get full stats in our FREE app for iOS and Android. Download: http://Bucks.com/App Connect with the Bucks Facebook: / bucks Twitter: / bucks Instagram: / bucks #nba #milwaukeebucks #milwaukee #bucks #fearthedeer #greekfreak #giannis #damianlillard #dametime #414