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Vote for the highest trade value of the following players considering all factors beyond caliber of play including age, salary, injury history, etc. In addition, vote for a new player to nominate to the list.

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo (3 years, 136.9 million + 4th year 51.9 million player option)
2. Luka Doncic (5 years, 215.2 million)
3. Nikola Jokic (5 years, 241.6 million + 6th year 61.4 million player option)
4. Jayson Tatum (3 years, 97.8 million + 4th year 37.1 million player option)
5. Stephen Curry (5 years, 215.4 million)
6. Joel Embiid (4 years, 184.5 million + 5th year 57.7 million player option)
7. Ja Morant (1 year, 12.1 million rookie contract + 5 years, 192.9 million)
8. Zion Williamson (1 year 13.5 million rookie contract + 5 years, 192.9 million)
9. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (5 years, 179.3 million)
10. Kevin Durant (4 years, 197.6 million)
11. Devin Booker (6 years, 288.8 million)
12. Evan Mobley (3 years, 28.6 million rookie contract)

2020-2021 season list

Nominees:



Anthony Davis (2 years, 78.6 million + 3rd year 43.2 million player option)



Paolo Banchero (4 years, 50.2 million rookie contract)



Darius Garland (1 year, 8.9 million rookie contract + 5 years, 192.8 million)



Anthony Edwards (2 years, 24.2 million rookie contract)



Donovan Mitchell (3 years, 97.8 million + 4th year 37.1 million player option)



Tyrese Haliburton (2 years, 10 million rookie contract)



Trae Young (5 years, 215.2 million)



Karl Anthony-Towns (5 years, 228.5 million + 6th year 60.6 million player option)



Jaylen Brown (2 years, 59.4 million)



Damian Lillard (4 years, 195.4 million + 5th year 63.2 million player option)

Vote Paolo Banchero

Nominate Franz Wagner

Paolo
LaMelo

Edwards

Ball

V: Mitchell
N: Wagner

Edwards

Wagner

banchero
franz

Vote Brown
Nominate Kawhi

Vote: Paolo Banchero
Nominate: Pascal Siakam

V: Banchero
N: Wagner


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Still voting Mitchell

Nominate Bane

Mitchell
Wagner

Edwards

Wagner

VOTE Ant
NOMINATE Bane

Vote AD
Nominate Cade Cunningham

Edwards
LeBron

Franchise players are clearly the most valuable asset in the NBA, so they went early in our polls. Now we are discussing players that are #1 options vs young players that aren’t even that yet, but have a chance to become ones and even become franchise players. We all have our own opinions on trade value, but for me, if a player has a 20% chance at being a franchise player, that risk is equivalent to a solid #1 option that isn’t. That criteria had me vote for Booker earlier, but here I’ll take Ant.

I had hoped for less inconsistency from Edwards in his third year, but he has had individual franchise performances in various games, and he is adapting to Gobert (it took Mitchell a long time too, and he had a better BB background). Ant is just 21, has that ridiculous athleticism and strength, but most important to me, he has a mindset where he wants to take on the hardest defensive assignments and still be a dominant force offensively. We have franchise players that don’t even do that. With most likely seven years left on his deal when he gets an extension, I hope I don’t sound like too much of a homer when I put Edwards in this spot.

V Edwards
N Bane

Vote: Mitchell
Nominate: Paul George

Vote Banchero
Nominate Bane

Vote: Mitchell

Nominate: Siakam

As an aside, I think it's extraordinarily unlikely that Dame's actual trade value has him on the list already.