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We have debates all the time in various threads over who is better so I thought what better time than summer to see where the General Board lies in its view of the top 25 best players.

I'll update each new poll with the rankings of the last and the percentages of who won.
There's only 10 options per poll so new options will be added as we get lower and lower.

Lets come to a consensus. Feel free to comment who you voted for and why.

If you think someone else should be in the poll who is not there please comment and i'll adjust accordingly.

alessandrux wrote:
I would appreciate it if you can state clearly the procedure.

We vote daily(?) the best player among those who are remaining (and in the poll)?
And after each day, you remove said best voted player, list him as the next best player on our bestlist and start a new poll with the remaining players?

From your players I would replace Irving with Embiid

These are the procedures, yes. Every winner will be removed and then a new entrant will be included on the next poll.

Winner of Poll #10: Jimmy Butler (MIN)-33%

RealGM Top 25 Players 2018-19:
1) LeBron James (LAL)-72%
2) Kevin Durant (GSW)-39%
3) Stephen Curry (GSW)-53%
4) Anthony Davis (NOP)-39%
5) James Harden (HOU)-45%
6) Kawhi Leonard (TOR)-50%
7) Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL)-56%
8) Russell Westbrook (OKC)-47%
9) Chris Paul (HOU)-43%
10) Jimmy Butler (MIN)-33%

Added to Poll: Draymond Green (GSW)

New System Alert: Vote for who you want in the poll but in order to add new people COMMENT IN THE THREAD.
For example, if you want Marc Gasol added next just comment "Marc Gasol" or "Gasol" and i'll tally up the votes and add whoever is the most popular.
ONLY VOTE ONE NAME PER THREAD

Feel free to leave other comments as usual.
Thanks for your participation so far everyone!

This is the yet-to-be-added field: (If someone is not here that you want here comment THAT and I will add them)
-Al Horford (BOS)
-Gordon Hayward (BOS)
-Kristaps Porzingis (NYK)
-Ben Simmons (PHI)
-Kyle Lowry (TOR)
-Kevin Love (CLE)
-Blake Griffin (DET)
-Andre Drummond (DET)
-Khris Middleton (MIL)
-Kemba Walker (CHA)
-Bradley Beal (WAS)
-John Wall (WAS)
-CJ McCollum (POR)
-Donovan Mitchell (UTA)
-Klay Thompson (GSW)
-DeMarcus Cousins (GSW)
-Clint Capela (HOU)
-Steven Adams (OKC)
-Marc Gasol (MEM)
-LaMarcus Aldridge (SAS)
-Jrue Holiday (NOP)
-Devin Booker (PHX)

Also we had 130+ people voting in the last poll but only a couple people are commenting who they want to be added.

Dont complain if your guy isnt up there when you want to vote for him if youre NOT commenting on who you want.

The people that comment will have a say, the people that dont, wont. Thanks again.

Embiid.

Need wall on the poll...

He had a down year because of injury last year but he’s definitely arguably for top 10...

Wizards got some quality guys coming off the bench so he won’t run himself down like he did in recent years

Howard is a big improvement over gortat even with his reputation...

Guys like wall beal giannas and oladipo are going to turn it up a notch knowing lebron gone...yea celtics are good and kwahi improves the raptors but knowing thanos isn’t in the playoffs will push a lot of guys harder...

Btw I voted for embiid
But to be honest
Everyone listed has had wall ranked higher then them in recent years or has a lower ceiling of potential IN MY OPINION

Also put cousins on the list...he’s the best big man when healthy after Davis and arguably embiid when it comes to do it all

Cousins IMO needs to be up there,
Hayward and wall added after cousins.
Cousins is a beast, or if cause the injury to many questions leave him out entirely.
Just have a note to the side that cousins was left out for injury reasons

This is pretty comfortably Joel Embiid here. Him and Butler should have almost got 10A. 10B.

I think it's Oladipo right now. I expect him to average around 25/5/5 with solid efficiency and arguably the best guard D in the league. He's a candidate for top-5 status this season as a player just now entering his prime and clearly looking to add to his game again this off-season. As much as Donovan Mitchell has been getting the prototype-hype, there's a lot of D Wade flashes in this newly motivated Dipo.

Embiid, add Lowry. Should have been over Kyrie

So far 5 forwards and 5 guards, with 0 centers. It is time for Embiid or Jokic.

draymond green for sure not only the best defensive player in the league, also a fantastic offensive player with his magic like playmaking ability, people knock about him not scoring a lot, but i think he could have this in him if he would been ask for instead of consetrate on everything else, could have been somthing between paul milsap and blake griffin as a scorer if he wanted to, people underestimate his talent

Ya, Ill go with Embiid on this one.

Kyle Lowry should be added next. He's better than both Derozan and Irving (if we're looking at overall PG play)

Al Horford should be added, should have even before Gobert

Embiid (should have been top 10) and add Lowry or Wall. Or Horford. Or Simmons.

Embiid. Add Lowry, imo Derozan shouldn't be on the poll and I'm not sure he should even be there 5 picks from now.

THE J0KER wrote:So far 5 forwards and 5 guards, with 0 centers. It is time for Embiid or Jokic.

And? Who's the last top ~10 player as a center who has even been in the conference Finals?

I do like both and both have merit here or soon, but their position having a dearth of representation is definitely not the qualifier here.

Add Wall.

Request to add Jason Tatum and Brandon Ingram to the "yet-to-be-added" field.

Embiid and klay