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

Please vote among these nominees for who has the #10 trade value and nominate a new player to replace them. Consider all factors including play, age, health, personality, contract status, etc.

The nominees:



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)



Donovan Mitchell (2 years, 6.7 million + 5.2 million 3rd year player option)

I'll go on repeat for mine

V: Oladipo
N: Josh Richardson

Pick: Oladipo
Nom: A-A-Ron Gordon

Vote: Nikola Jokic
Nominate: Josh Richardson

Vote: Kevin Durant
Nominate: Josh Richardson

Jokic is the best player for me of the remaining top-15/20 guys on long contracts and I my next votes will likely be him, Lillard and Dipo, but there at least 4 or 5 teams that if they somehow managed to trade for KD, it would immediately put them at least as finals contenders. The value in that is absolutely huge, plus some of those teams would then be in a position where they could re-sign him due to bird rights, so I'm going with him here.

Vote: Jokic
Nominate: Marvin Bagley

Vote: Jokic
Nominate: Josh Richardson

Vote: Jokic. More years gives him the edge over Olidipi's budget deal. Both would be above any of the kids or half season players.

Nom: Gobert. Slow start this year but still valuable.

Vote: Oladipo
Nominate: Siakam

I was between Oladipo and Jokic but went with Jokic since his deal is longer, but it seems like on top of that Oladipo's injury is relatively serious. Hasn't played since November 17th and is now ruled out indefinitely.

Vote Jokic

I suspect NBA teams are more skeptical than online community on Jokic, but I don't know if they would load up the truck to get Oladipo or Ayton anyways. Jokic is signed for 5 years and pretty young

Nominate Kawhi

Homer but it's between him and Siakam for me

Jokic
Josh Richardson

Homer Vote: Lillard

Nominate: Gobert

Vote: De'Aron Fox

Nominate: Josh Richardson

V Dipo
N Ingles

V Oladipo
N Kawhi


As much as I hate to nominate Kawhi...

V: Jokic
N: Leonard

Jokic
Gobert

Vote: Fox
Nominate: Bagley

I honestly don't even feel like a homer doing this. Bagley>Richardson and Fox>Dipo imo. I guess Jokic is worthy but I'm not his biggest fan so

Vote Jokic
Nominate Siakam