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Once again, I am carrying the torch for Filthadelphia's annual Top 25 Player poll this offseason.

Your favorite offseason debate is back by popular demand!
Thanks to everyone who voted last go around I'm excited to see where the 5th annual edition ends up.

Here are the Rules:
-Vote ONE player per poll. You'll be able to change your vote just like in previous years so you can self-implement rank choice voting.
-The criteria of ranking the players is YOUR OWN. The whole point of bringing this to the GB is to attract the widest amount of votes/perspectives on the game as possible to form a true consensus. Some people value shooting over defense, team success over individual prowess etc. Filthadelphia wanted to bake all that into this poll set no matter how chaotic.
-Each poll a player will win and then be taken out of the field. There will be 25 polls in all.
-There are only 10 possible poll options so I will start with last year's Top 10.
-As each poll commences I ask you to COMMENT IN THE THREAD your vote for who should be added in the next poll. There will be a large list of players yet to be added to the field below that you can look over to make your vote. I will tally up the votes in the comments at the end of each poll and add the winner accordingly. For example, if you want Xavier Tillman added in the next poll just comment "Nominate: Xavier Tillman"
-If a poll is overwhelmingly skewed towards one guy I will try, time willing, to edit it early and move on to the next one.
-If there is a tie in the poll. There will be a run-off poll created with just the tying parties to determine a winner. The losers of the runoff will then be added back into the field of 10 for the next poll.
-Feel free to ask any questions via pm or comment
-Feel Free to comment on your reasoning for a pick and why
There may be days when I am not able to quickly add the next poll. Just be patient!

THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING!!!!

Winner of Poll #1: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL)
Added to Poll: Jayson Tatum (BOS)

RealGM Top 25 Players 2020-21:
1) Giannis Antetokounmpo - 57%

Yet To Be Added: (If someone is not here that you want here comment THAT and I will add them)
Trae Young (ATL)
John Collins (ATL)
Dejounte Murray (ATL)
Jaylen Brown (BOS)
Kyrie Irving (BKN)
Ben Simmons (BRK)
Gordon Hayward (CHA)
LaMelo Ball (CHA)
Zach Lavine (CHI)
Demar DeRozan (CHI)
Jarrett Allen (CLE)
Donovan Mitchell (CLE)
Darius Garland (CLE)
Evan Mobley (CLE)
Jamal Murray(DEN)
Cade Cunningham (DET)
Jaden Ivey (DET)
Saddiq Bey (DET)
Draymond Green (GSW)
Klay Thompson (GSW)
Andrew Wiggins (GSW)
Jalen Green (HOU)
Jabari Smith (HOU)
Myles Turner (IND)
Victor Oladipo (IND)
Tyrese Haliburton (IND)
Paul George (LAC)
John Wall (LAC)
Anthony Davis (LAL)
Russell Westbrook (LAL)
Ja Morant (MEM)
Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM)
Desmond Bane (MEM)
Dillon Brooks (MEM)
Bam Adebayo (MIA)
Jimmy Butler (MIA)
Khris Middleton (MIL)
Jrue Holiday (MIL)
Rudy Gobert (MIN)
Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN)
Anthony Edwards (MIN)
Zion Williamson (NOP)
Brandon Ingram (NOP)
CJ McCollum (NOP)
R.J. Barrett (NYK)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC)
Paolo Banchero (ORL)
Tobias Harris (PHI)
Tyrese Maxey (PHI)
Devin Booker (PHX)
Chris Paul (PHX)
DeAndre Ayton (PHX)
Mikal Bridges (PHX)
Jusuf Nurkic (POR)
Jerami Grant (POR)
De'Aaron Fox (SAC)
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
Keegan Murray (SAC)
Pascal Siakam (TOR)
Fred VanVleet (TOR)
Scottie Barnes (TOR)
Collin Sexton (UTA)
Bradley Beal (WAS)
Kristaps Porzingis (WAS)

Previous Results:

Vote: Nikola Jokic. The guy is just a master on offense. He's a big who can shoot outside, drive, make magical passes, do interior moves. We've never seen someone play the way he does on the level he does. His offense is historically good and he dragged an injury-riddled team farther than they had any business going last year.

Nominate: Jimmy Butler. One of the best two-way players in the game and definitely deserves on this list ahead of some of the guys I put there first.

Vote: Jokic. IMO, him and Giannis are the clear two best players in the world.
Nominate: Butler.

Curry/Butler

Jokic/Trae

Giannis, Curry, Jokic and Doncic are in God tier together IMO

That will be the All NBA 1st team plus probably Tatum

Voted Jokic. He's just a delight and deserves a healthy surrounding cast.

Nominate Butler. Tougher call, as he was superb last year but I am not quite sure he'll end up as a top10 player by the end of this coming season. Then again I had him as an avatar for the better part of a decade and he's a real difference maker.

voted Jokic - because what he did with his `supporting cast`last season was incredible. No one did more with less help.

btw - I would take the healthy Kawhi from a couple of years ago over everyone (except Giannis) on this list. But we have no idea how good he will be, when he finally returns.

Nominate: Booker

Vote Doncic
He is on his way to usurp everyone this year that was in front of him last season. It already looks like he has improved even further defensively.

Nominate jaylen Brown: he is underreated and at time the better player than Tatum.

Vote Jokic

Nominate Butler

Vote: Jokic

Nominate: Butler

Both were close 2nd choices for the last one.

Voted Jokic, nominate Morant

Vote: Jokic - master at all basketball skills except defending in space, best passing big man ever and one of the best passers in history.
Nominate - Crazy Butler

Vote: Jokic
Nominate: Jimmy Butler

The same vote as the last time: Jokic by a mile

Nominate Butler

Voted: Jokic
Add: Jimmy Butler

Vote: Jokic
Nominate: Trae Young. Toss up between him and the two way abilities of Jimmy Butler, but Trae is kind of underrated I feel

Jokic/Trae

Jokic/Butler

Vote: Jokic
Nominate: Morant