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1. Giannis Antetokounmpo (3 years, 77.5 million)
2. Lebron James (3 years, 112.3 million + 41 million player option 4th year)
3. Stephen Curry (4 years, 157.5 million)
4. Anthony Davis (2 years, 52.5 million + 28.7 million player option 3rd year)
5. Joel Embiid (5 years, 147.7 million)
6. James Harden (4 years, 153.7 million + 47.3 million player option 5th year)
7. Luka Doncic (2 years, 14.2 million rookie contract + 8.0 million team option 3rd year + 10.1 million team option 4th year)
8. Ben Simmons (2 years, 14.5 million rookie contract)

Please vote among these nominees for who has the #9 trade value and nominate a new player to replace them. Consider all factors including play, age, health, personality, contract status, etc.

The nominees:



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



Victor Oladipo (3 years, 63 million)



Deandre Ayton (2 years, 17.8 million rookie contract + 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)



Nikola Jokic (5 years, 142.7 million)



Jayson Tatum (2 years, 14.5 million rookie contract + 9.9 million 3rd year team option)



Damian Lillard (3 years, 89.4 million)



Russell Westbrook (4 years, 159.7 million + 47.1 million 5th year player option)



Jaren Jackson, Jr. (2 years, 12.8 million rookie contract + 7.3 million 3rd year player option + 9.2 million 4th year player option)



De'Aaron Fox (2 years, 11.9 million rookie contract + 8.1 million 3rd year player option)

Vote: Towns
Nominate: Porzingis

Vote Towns

Has more upside than Oladipo. Someone brought up the idea of would Warriors trade Durant for Towns last thread, and my reaction was that they would have to strongly consider it for the long term implications. Likewise for Ayton, trading him for Towns seems like a better deal for Phx to me. I think Jokic is better than Towns but I suspect Jokic not taking off as a volume scorer this year GMs (mistakingly) would still value Towns more.

Nominate Kawhi

For the 3rd straight ballot:

Vote: Towns
Nom: Mitchel

Vote: Towns
Nominate: Siakam

Vote Towns
Nominate Mitchell

Mitchell has the biggest upside has a player/contract of those remaining for me. Towns has the highest upside and also one of the worst floors for me as well, plus 6 years of security.

I think I'm higher on Durant than most, but I think we're inching closer and closer to having to just go with him.

Copy-paste from last time. Also can't understand the Simmons thing and I thought I was stanning him at one point last year.

Vote Jokic
Nominate Mitchell

Jokic

Vote: Towns

Nominate: Porzingis

Towns
Mitchell

Vote: Jokic
Nominate: Leonard

If KD is up there, so should Kawhi.

Vote: JJJ
Nominate: Mitchell

I'm probably biased, and JJJ has had a couple rookie games, but he has been such a huge force for the Grizzlies in quite a few games that I can't help but think he's a guy who can be a key player on a championship team. He also is like the 2nd youngest player in the NBA right now with years still left on his rookie deal.

Vote Jokic

Jokic
Mitchell

Jokic is a more impactful player than anyone on the list not named Durant.

Once again

Vote : Ayton
Nominate : Mitchell

Vote: Tatum
Nominate: Mitchell

Both are gonna give you 3 seasons left on their rookie deal, and both have shown elite upside on both ends. I gave Tatum the edge because he’s going to be unguardable in 2 years because of his height/handle while the extra size/length have also been huge defensively. Youngsters with their combination of upside/floor and a ton of time left on their rookie deal are untouchable for a reason. I would trade either for several guys mentioned already.

V: Dipo
N Mitchell

V: Towns
N: Mitchell

Jokic .. can't believe Towns is going ahead of him.

Donovan Mitchell

I vote Towns (thigh both he and Jokic have more value than Doncic and Simmons).
Nominate Klay