I made up my mind (if im Danny)

[Gemini]

Trading Rondo to Sac for #8 and either McLemore or a future #1
I'm also acquiring #7 pick from LA by absorbing Steve Nash's contract. I will include the #17 pick if it is necessary.

Pretty sure the last rumor I saw for #7 was Philly taking on Nash AND giving up MCW. Unless we have a young player to give back that has his kind of potential, the Lakers aren't dealing us that pick. As a frame of reference, you are saying we'd have to give up Rajon Rondo for #8, but cap relief is enough for #7?

Yeah kind of. Sac and LA are different animals. LA needs cap relief so they can sign two max super stars to go with Kobe. The #7 isn't as valuable to LA as the #8 pick is to Sacramento as crazy as it sounds.
If Philly would trade MCW for #7 and take on Nash they are dumb.
We could offer #17 and or future picks to sweeten the deal.

[footey]

I like OP, but worry that 3 high first round picks in same year creates a salary cap nightmare when we want to renew the contracts; certainly when they become FA's.

[knuckleballer]

I like OP, but worry that 3 high first round picks in same year creates a salary cap nightmare when we want to renew the contracts; certainly when they become FA's.

We're a big market team and Wyc has been willing to spend in the past.  I'm not concerned about that.

[slamtheking]

I like OP, but worry that 3 high first round picks in same year creates a salary cap nightmare when we want to renew the contracts; certainly when they become FA's.

I'd actually consider it a blessing if we had 3 players from the same draft that did well enough that we'd want to renew their contracts.  odds are, 1 would most likely underwhelm and not get renewed (or certainly not for the max amount they could get)

[sofutomygaha]

Two comments-

1) The OP is right. If we are not going to have our chance to compete next year, then Sacramento is the new Brooklyn. We need to go eat their lunch. Don't get me wrong, it sucks if we have to wait another year for a chance to really get in the game, but if we follow this route we will be armed for a tremendously promising rebuild.

2) Worrying about having so many lottery picks that will all come up for renewal in the same year is LUDICROUS. We should be so lucky as to draft three "hits" such that we would want to retain all of them at big $. Can you imagine? Besides, in that [wonderful] eventuality, we would have bird rights, which means we could go over cap or we could do lovely sign-and-trade maneuvers.

[heyvik]

The hard part is having patience now...

Two comments-

1) The OP is right. If we are not going to have our chance to compete next year, then Sacramento is the new Brooklyn. We need to go eat their lunch. Don't get me wrong, it sucks if we have to wait another year for a chance to really get in the game, but if we follow this route we will be armed for a tremendously promising rebuild.

2) Worrying about having so many lottery picks that will all come up for renewal in the same year is LUDICROUS. We should be so lucky as to draft three "hits" such that we would want to retain all of them at big $. Can you imagine? Besides, in that [wonderful] eventuality, we would have bird rights, which means we could go over cap or we could do lovely sign-and-trade maneuvers.

[aporel#18]

Sell high, buy low. Be patient and accumulate assets for the 2015 trade deadline.

Try to snag Nash + #7 pick with our TPE, take advantage of the Melo-Bron-Love gold rush.  Seventh pick is an asset right now, Nash will be in January.

If that doesn't work, try to trade the TPE for Lin + this year's #25 pick + a future first/draft rights to Papanikolau and Llull.

Hope Embiid falls to us at #6, try to get Saric with #17. If Embiid is gone, go Vonleh, if Saric is gone, hope for Nurkic/TJ Warren or settle for Slow-Mo.

If you got #7, draft Gordon/Vonleh.

If you got #25, try to get a wing scorer (James Young...) or someone like Clint Capela.

Best (pipedream) case 2014/2015:

Rondo/Nash
Bradley/Chris Johnson
Green/Wallace/Gordon
Sully/Kelly/Bass
Kelly/Iverson/Joel Anthony/(Embiid injured)

All this with Saric stashed in Europe. That team can make the playoffs in the Leastern Conference, while being an exciting team. A little thin at SG, but Gerald and Jeff can play a little as oversized shooting guards.

If no other trades, come January 2015, you have Nash+Bass+Joel as 18M expirings  to use in trades or to make room for giving Rondo Max Money. Green and Wallace will be highly attractive contracts around the 2015 Draft, also. Keep your options, Danny!