What is your ideal Draft Day/Night?

[Ayatolla of Slamola]

I'll go ideal and maybe realistic at the same time:
Draft Otto Porter at #4
Trade Anderson Varejao and 2014 1st top 5 protected to OKC for the #7 pick and Kendrick Perkins (buyout Kendrick Perkins), draft Alex Len at #7.
Trade the Lakers pick #17 to the Indiana Pacers for SF Danny Granger who has an expiring $14 million dollar contract and gives us a proven SF that can teach the Porter as he's most often compares to Granger, plus it helps keep Granger healthy and a line-up of Irving or Waiters/Porter/Granger as a lineup works well also as I think both Granger and Porter can defend the 2 position as well.
Trade both 2nd round picks to Phoenix for Marcin Gortat's expiring contract as Phoenix will likely want/need that cap to make a run at Bynum/Howard/Iggy as they often think short term not long term

Then after thr draft sign Greg Oden to a 3 yr contract, ETO in year 2, player option for year 3. Resign Livingston to a similar contract.

2013/14 roster
PG-Kyrie Irving/Shaun Livingston
SG-Dion Waiters/Otto Porter/Wayne Ellington
SF-Danny Granger/Otto Porter/Alonzo Gee
PF-Tristan Thompson/Tyler Zeller
C-Marcin Gortat/Alex Len/Greg Oden

Expiring contracts totaling 23 million via Granger and Gortat, options on Oden and Livingston that could be about another 5-7 million. Now granted giving up a top 5 protected pick in such a loaded draft as next year seems like a risky situation, but given how the roster would look and the depth, even a couple of injuries wouldn't hurt too bad as long as we don't have them all at the same time. That would be a playoff roster like a 5th seed, maybe higher if they stay healthy.

I was coming here to say the exact same thing in regards of Porter, Andy for Len except I don't see us having to give up a pick in exchange.. if anything OKC would have to sweeten the pot because of Perkins' contract and LAL pick for Granger to make that playoff run next year. It allows us to keep our flexibility and get some much needed playoff experience for Kyrie, Tristan, Dion and hopefully Porter and Len.

 

[rosebowl89]

I'll go ideal and maybe realistic at the same time:
Trade Anderson Varejao and 2014 1st top 5 protected to OKC for the #7 pick and Kendrick Perkins (buyout Kendrick Perkins), draft Alex Len at #7.

I haven't thought about trading up enough to get Len, but I think that is a lot more than I would give. With in all likelihood a roster that isn't significantly different than one that is bringing in the 3rd seeded draft pick we would be giving up a borderline all-star when healthy, a pick that could be of similar, maybe slightly less value to the #7 pick in a weak draft, and spending loads of money on Perkins for him. That's banking a lot of hope that Len is who we would all hope he is. I would either keep the pick out of it, or keep Varejao out of it, maybe add a few our later first early 2nd picks that we have for the next few years.

 

[randymoss1881]

If we did a trade with OKC i dont think we would take back perkins, if we give up AV and the lakers pick that is more than enough to move up 8-10 spots in a draft but i do like this idea.