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1. Giannis Antetokounmpo (3 years, 77.5 million)

Please vote among these nominees for who has the #2 trade value and nominate a new player to replace them. Consider all factors including play, age, health, personality, contract status, etc.

The nominees:



Anthony Davis (2 years, 52.5 million + 28.7 million player option 3rd year)



Luka Doncic (2 years, 14.2 million + 8.0 million team option 3rd year + 10.1 million team option 4th year)



Joel Embiid (5 years, 147.7 million)



James Harden (4 years, 153.7 million + 47.3 million player option 5th year)



Karl Anthony-Towns (7.8 million 1st year, + 5 year, 157.8 million extension starting next year)



Lebron James (3 years, 112.3 million + 41 million player option 4th year)



Victor Oladipo (3 years, 63 million)



Stephen Curry (4 years, 157.5 million)



Deandre Ayton (2 years, 17.8 million + 10.0 million team option 3rd year + 12.6 million team option 4th year)



Kevin Durant (1 year, 30 million + 31.5 million player option 2nd year)

AD. Are you posting a poll with this?

vote: Davis

nominate Jokic

Vote: LeBron, same reason I voted for him at #1

Nominate: now Simmons. The extra time on his rookie deal moves him ahead of the Jokics of the world.

Vote AD, nominate Jokic. Why not add a poll?

Vote Lebron
Nominate Fox

Vote Stephen Curry

My candidates here are Davis, Curry and Lebron. He has twice as many guaranteed years as AD and should age well. He has no more durability issues than AD does. While trade value is a combination of "what other teams would offer" and "what would make his franchise consider trading him", I think nobody except possibly Giannis compares to Curry in the latter, there is no offer GSW is listening to for him. As for the former if a team like the Celtics would load up the godfather offer for Davis they would for Curry as well

For people voting Lebron why over Curry? Curry's marketability is as powerful as Lebron's, and it's unclear Lebron is more valuable as a player anymore. Plus Curry is younger and has one more guaranteed year.

Nominate Ben Simmons

Young high upside prospect, stagnated a bit so far this year but can still turn into a long term MVP candidate. Jokic defense at center is a concern

jbk1234 wrote:AD. Are you posting a poll with this?

No, I prefer voters having to think about it enough to write it out, and the nominee system requires posts

Dr Positivity wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:AD. Are you posting a poll with this?

No, I prefer voters having to think about it enough to write it out, and the nominee system requires posts

Oh, then vote AD and nominate Rudy Gobert.

Vote: Steph Curry
Nominate: Josh Richardson

Vote Lebron
Nominate Jokic

Vote AD
Nominate JJJ since Doncic and Ayton are there (Jokic as my real nomination)

Do people think New Orleans would knock back a trade of AD for LeBron straight up?

Only Lakers say no to that trade right now.

Therefore LeBron.
Nominate jokic

zimpy27 wrote:Do people think New Orleans would knock back a trade of AD for LeBron straight up?

Only Lakers say no to that trade right now.

Therefore LeBron.
Nominate jokic

GSW wouldn't trade Curry for Lebron. Therefore it's Curry?

That's not the logic here.

zimpy27 wrote:Do people think New Orleans would knock back a trade of AD for LeBron straight up?

I think New Orleans says no. But I can see the argument they come closer to doing it than the Lakers. I think AD might be below Lebron but below Curry as well who is my vote

Vote LeBron
Nominate Tatum, who puzzles me for lack of mentions

Woody Allen wrote:

zimpy27 wrote:Do people think New Orleans would knock back a trade of AD for LeBron straight up?

Only Lakers say no to that trade right now.

Therefore LeBron.
Nominate jokic

GSW wouldn't trade Curry for Lebron. Therefore it's Curry?

That's not the logic here.

Curry is arguable actually. I'll put him up next

Vote: LeBron James. May be on the way down for his career trajectory, but there's little doubting how good of a player he still is. Toss in the marketability factor, and it's clear he should be here. Kind of regret not putting him #1.

Nominate: Damian Lillard. High loyalty and one of the leagues elite scorers.

Vote: Embiid ( 5! years for an average below $ 30 millions/year (10+ millions less per year than other superstars) for a young and improving player, who seems on his path to be a perennial MVP+DPOY candidate who is already the best player at his position)

Nominate: Simmons

Curry
Jokic