Why don’t we just keep everything and see what happens

Anything’s possible.... Garland could be the next Damian Lillard. Hunter could be the next Jayson Tatum. Any of those picks could be busts and we could’ve gotten Beal or Turner.
Who knows. That’s what makes it so intriguing.

But personally, the way we’re set up, I’d like to take several of our plethora of unknowns and get a good known

I’m not against it. For once it feels amazing having complete trust in my gm and evp. Whatever they want to do, I’ll support

At first I was one of the ones that was all for packaging Ball and maybe the 4th pick, but now I also think maybe we shouldn't be too hasty to keep wheeling & dealing. We have a great influx of young talent- let's we what they can do on the court!

I think at this point we should only take deals that are stupid overpays in our favor. Like turning one asset into three assets down the road, etc.

If you can work a trade for a game changer like Markkanen or Beal you have to give the 4th pick up plus other assets. Proven talent while still young trumps the draft pick. Whose to say Beal wouldn’t love playing with Zion and sign an extension?

The way I see things:

New Orleans current core is Ball-Holiday-Ingram and we'll be adding pieces come Thursday. It's safe to assume that we select Zion with the first overall pick of the draft. So, if we add Williamson to our already assembled core we now have positions 1-4 locked up.

::The void of Anthony Davis lingers::

So, I think we make a draft day trade of the 4th pick for a big man to complete our starting 5.

A trade with Indiana for Myles Turner seems to make the most sense for New Orleans. If 1) Indiana is enamored with Garland, and 2) Indiana is ready to move on from Turner and bet on Sabonis.

I can also see a world where Aaron Gordon is a valued commodity to round out the roster. I'm not enamored by his fit with the current roster but will admit that it'd be a fun team to watch.

There is a certain excitement behind draft night, and the intrigue of seeing how good a rookie actually is, but the fact is teams can't win when there are too many of them on the roster. From what people are saying, if possible, Griffin wants to establish a winning culture for Zion from the beginning.

Turner and Gordon would definitely be interesting and I could see both being made available for the right deal, and I'm all for it if we can swap or maintain future assets. I'm actually very interested in Gordon personally, but that's probably too much fun lol

I agree 100%. With where we're at right now, I feel like we can take a big swing with this #4 pick. I'm of the mindset that im fine getting a bunch of young, early lottery picks, let them play through the early struggles and see who develops. No rush building a playoff team this year. Building a core and a culture is more important. Watching a young, exciting team develop will be fun as hell next year.

Short of getting a Beal quality player I would keep everything. This may be considered a 3 player draft, but the potential at 4 is huge.