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Real GM's TnT Board Top 25 Most Valuable Players

1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Kyrie Irving
4. Derrick Rose
5. Carmelo Anthony
6. Chris Paul





With December 15th here, seems now is as good a time as any for our annual list of players with the most trade value. After this is done we will move on to the annual list of players with the most negative trade value.


Please vote for the player that you think currently has the most trade value and please list a nominee that should be added the voting list. Remember this is trade value, so factors such as salary/contract, age, potential, production, injuries, etc. should all be factored in to your vote.



The current nominees:


Kobe Bryant


Blake Griffin


Dwight Howard


Dwayne Wade


Rajon Rondo


Kevin Love


LaMarcus Aldridge


James Harden


Russel Westbrook


Anthony Davis


Some helpful sites for salary information:
http://data.shamsports.com/content/page ... /index.jsp
http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-salaries/


Please write in both your vote and nomination



Last year's results:
http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1161629



Votes:
RW - 9
Paul - 11
Davis - 7
Love - 5
Griffin - 2
Harden - 3
Kobe - 2

Nominations:
Lillard - 9
Rubio - 7
M.Gasol - 1
Rondo - 15
Noah - 2
Curry - 1
D.Will - 1
Holiday - 1
Parsons - 1
Drummond - 1

Anthony Davis

Damien Lillard

LOVE: Proven, Big - Best PF in NBA, locked in for two years, clutch, smart, can play as best player on team, marketable

RUBIO: Proven NBA skills at young age, cheap, internationally marketable, highlights

V : Westbrook
N : Curry

V: Davis
-Year 1 of a rookie deal
-Franchise changing talent
-Offensive and defensive package
-Size to play PF or C

N: Rubio
-Rookie contract
-Another franchise level PG
-Lots of charisma/marketing potential

Vote: Anthony Davis. Practically untouchable.

Nominate: Andre Drummond. Wavered a lot between him Noah and Gasol, but I think his physical skills and still unknown potential vault him to elite prospect status. Teams would have to pay out the a$$ to get him... and I don't see many people on the previously nominated list who I'd trade Drummond straight up for, right now. I think he deserves to be in the voting process by now.

Vote: Griffin. Revitalized the CLIPPERS, extremely marketable as the KIA article shows, locked up for another five seasons after this one, and is a damn good player.
Nominate: Rubio

V: Russell Westbrook
N: Damian Lillard

Vote Anthony Davis

Nominate Andre Drummond

Davis is a potential franchise changer who's young and super controllable. Rubio hasn't proven more than Drummond and centers usually have more trade value than PGs.

V: Kevin Love
N: Jrue Holiday

Love is dominant. Holiday is on a cheap deal for 5 years. He is 22 and is already a top 5 PG.

This is where it gets dicey, but I'm going:

Vote: Kevin Love

Nominate: Deron Williams

eliasrapp98 wrote:V: Kevin Love
N: Jrue Holiday

Love is dominant. Holiday is on a cheap deal for 5 years. He is 22 and is already a top 5 PG.

Jrue is not a top 5 point guard. Not at all. Not even close.

vincecarter4pres wrote:

eliasrapp98 wrote:V: Kevin Love
N: Jrue Holiday

Love is dominant. Holiday is on a cheap deal for 5 years. He is 22 and is already a top 5 PG.

Jrue is not a top 5 point guard. Not at all. Not even close.

1. CP3
2. Rondo
3. Westbrook
4. DWill
5. Holiday
6. Parker
7. Lawson etc.

eliasrapp98 wrote:

vincecarter4pres wrote:

eliasrapp98 wrote:V: Kevin Love
N: Jrue Holiday

Love is dominant. Holiday is on a cheap deal for 5 years. He is 22 and is already a top 5 PG.

Jrue is not a top 5 point guard. Not at all. Not even close.

1. CP3
2. Rondo
3. Westbrook
4. DWill
5. Holiday
6. Parker
7. Lawson etc.

I have him at 13 and I forgot about Lawson, so I'd actually probably put him at 14.

And for this season I have D Will around 7.

I'll like to see ur pg list if you have holiday at 14

Vote: James Harden
Nominate: Damian Lillard

V: Anthony Davis

N: Noah

Guy986 wrote:I'll like to see ur pg list if you have holiday at 14

1. Chris Paul
2. Westbrook
3. Rondo
4. Kyrie Irving
5. Parker
6. Deron
7. Nash
8. Curry
9. Lillard
10. Conley
11. Dragic
12. Lowry
13. Jrue

Then I'd throw Rose somewhere in the top 5 once he's back pushing Jrue to 14. I don't see anything unfair about what I'm saying, or really even controversial. Some are debatable either way, but nothing crazy. And I see zero argument for him in the top 5 or really the top 9 once Rose is back and top 8 now. Also, Rubio, Lawson and Lin are easily arguable over him as well and truthfully I lean towards all of them instead of Holiday.

Still don't care if any of Westbrook, Harden or Davis win this next spot. Looks like Davis is going to get it though, which I might not be ready to anoint him as the next big thing, but I totally understand. New Orleans certainly is not going to trade him for either of the other guys. So in the interest of just getting this decided earlier...

V: Davis

N: Lillard

Ok, might be a bit of homerism. He certainly is not as accomplished as Holiday, and he doesn't have as high a ceiling either, but he is making a strong case for ROY and will be on a rookie contract a bit longer. VC4P overrates Lillard and underrates Holiday though, who I might squeak in as a top 10 PG.

Top 5 though? Someday perhaps, but not yet.