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Current Rankings:

1. Lebron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Dwight Howard
4. Derrick Rose
5. Blake Griffin
6. Chris Paul
7. Dwyane Wade
8. Kobe Bryant
9. Russell Westbrook

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The Rules:


In a post, please vote for who you believe has the most trade value of the nominees, taking into account everything that goes into determining trade value (skill, talent, attitude, age, contract, injuries, etc). in that same post, list a player you believe should be added to the nominee list. votes will be accepted up to 24hrs from the timestamp of the start of the thread.

example of a voting post:

vote for: sasha vujacic
nominate: adam morisson

without further delay, your nominees are:


LaMarcus Aldridge
DOB: 7/19/85


Carmelo Anthony
DOB: 5/28/84


Pau Gasol
DOB: 7/6/80


Al Horford
DOB: 6/3/86


Kevin Love
DOB: 9/7/88


Dirk Nowitzki
DOB: 6/1978


Rajon Rondo
DOB: 2/22/86


Amare Stoudemire
DOB: 11/16/82


John Wall
DOB: 9/6/90


Deron Williams
DOB: 6/26/84


Salary information at shamsports.com

Voting:

R. Westbrook 9
D. Nowitzki 8
D. Williams 5
C. Anthony 3
P. Gasol 1
L. Aldridge 1

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Nominee:

K. Love 13
E. Gordon 4
A. Bogut 3
S. Curry 4
B. Lopez 1
C. Bosh 1


vote: LMA
nominee: e. gordon

Vote: Deron Williams
Nominate: Chris Bosh

Vote: Dirk Nowitzki

Nominate: Eric Gordon

Vote: Dirk

Nominate: E. Gordon

Vote: Dirk
Nominate: Gordon

Vote : Dirk

Nominate : Bogut

Vote: D. Williams

Nominate: D. Granger

Vote: Dirk
Nominate: Steph Curry

Vote: Melo
Nominate: Gordon

Dirk

S. Curry

vote: deron
nominate: bosh

I don't get how someone like Kobe could be #8 on that list when he makes over betwn $25-30 mil per year and the other names not chosen yet like Wall and Love have contracts whose entire sum is less than what Kobe makes this season alone. On that same note, I think Griffin should be #1 on the list. Also don't see how players like Dwight and Chris Paul who may very well leave next year has much value, not to mention that where they do re-sign will be giving them butt loads of mony making their value lower.

My guess is people confuse "best player" with "trade value"

I'm voting Kevin Love.

Nominate Westley Matthews.

V Wall
N Bosh

JES12 wrote:I don't get how someone like Kobe could be #8 on that list when he makes over betwn $25-30 mil per year and the other names not chosen yet like Wall and Love have contracts whose entire sum is less than what Kobe makes this season alone. On that same note, I think Griffin should be #1 on the list. Also don't see how players like Dwight and Chris Paul who may very well leave next year has much value, not to mention that where they do re-sign will be giving them butt loads of mony making their value lower.

True, but if you want to go even deeper into the economics you could talk about all the increased ticket sales, jersey sales, media attention, etc. that a superstar like Kobe brings a team that someone like Love wouldn't.

Vote: Dirk Nowitzki
Nominate: Stephen Curry

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JES12 wrote:I don't get how someone like Kobe could be #8 on that list when he makes over betwn $25-30 mil per year and the other names not chosen yet like Wall and Love have contracts whose entire sum is less than what Kobe makes this season alone. On that same note, I think Griffin should be #1 on the list. Also don't see how players like Dwight and Chris Paul who may very well leave next year has much value, not to mention that where they do re-sign will be giving them butt loads of mony making their value lower.

My guess is people confuse "best player" with "trade value"

I'm voting Kevin Love.

Nominate Westley Matthews.

Well it's a balance between young and old teams. Obviously teams like the Timberwolves and Cavaliers would rather have Wall or Love than Kobe. But every team over 45 Ws would place huge value on Kobe I think. Cause you put Kobe with even a lower tier all-star like Aldridge or Horford and you have a legit chance at a title this year. Obviously teams like the Spurs and Celtics and etc. wouldn't think twice to take Kobe over Wall

Vote Dirk nominate Bosh

carmelo and curry