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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 Previous Poll: Devin Booker (PHX)
Added to Poll: DeMar DeRozan (CHI)

RealGM Top 25 Players 2022-23:
1) Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) - 57%
2) Nikola Jokic (DEN) - 57%
3) Luka Doncic (DAL) - 43%
4) Steph Curry (GSW) - 49%
5) Joel Embiid (PHI) - 37%
6) Kevin Durant (BKN) - 40%
7) LeBron James (LAL) - 44%
8) Kawhi Leonard (LAC) - 46%
9) Jayson Tatum (BOS) - 51%
10) Jimmy Butler (MIA) - 53%
11) Ja Morant (MEM) - 23%
12) Anthony Davis (LAL) - 28%
13) Rudy Gobert (MIN) - 24%
14) Paul George (LAC) - 19% (Tiebreaker: 62%)
15) James Harden (PHI) - 23%
16) Devin Booker (PHX) - 27%

Yet To Be Added: (If someone is not here that you want here comment THAT and I will add them)
John Collins (ATL)
Dejounte Murray (ATL)
Ben Simmons (BKN)
Gordon Hayward (CHA)
LaMelo Ball (CHA)
Zach Lavine (CHI)
Jarrett Allen (CLE)
Darius Garland (CLE)
Evan Mobley (CLE)
Jamal Murray(DEN)
Cade Cunningham (DET)
Jaden Ivey (DET)
Draymond Green (GSW)
Klay Thompson (GSW)
Andrew Wiggins (GSW)
Jalen Green (HOU)
Jabari Smith (HOU)
Myles Turner (IND)
Tyrese Haliburton (IND)
John Wall (LAC)
Russell Westbrook (LAL)
Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM)
Desmond Bane (MEM)
Dillon Brooks (MEM)
Bam Adebayo (MIA)
Khris Middleton (MIL)
Jrue Holiday (MIL)
Anthony Edwards (MIN)
Brandon Ingram (NOP)
CJ McCollum (NOP)
R.J. Barrett (NYK)
Jalen Brunson (NYK)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC)
Paolo Banchero (ORL)
Franz Wagner (ORL)
Wendell Carter (ORL)
Tobias Harris (PHI)
Tyrese Maxey (PHI)
DeAndre Ayton (PHX)
Mikal Bridges (PHX)
Jusuf Nurkic (POR)
Jerami Grant (POR)
De'Aaron Fox (SAC)
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
Keegan Murray (SAC)
Fred VanVleet (TOR)
Scottie Barnes (TOR)
Collin Sexton (UTA)
Bradley Beal (WAS)
Kristaps Porzingis (WAS)

Previous Results:

Rudy Gobert is a better NBA player than James Harden.

v: Siakam -- along with Jaylen Brown (and Evan Mobley), the best 2-way players remaining

n: Beal -- only 1 season removed from 2 consecutive 30 ppg seasons on good efficiency. The Wizards wouldn't have signed him to that outrageous deal if he weren't healthy again.

Vote: Dame. I don’t really understand how he was so oblivious about the seriousness of his abdominal injury.. but I guess I believe it that he was slowed down more by that than by just aging.

Nominate: Ant

Vote: Lillard

Nominate: Holiday

Nominate Brandon Ingram again...

Vote: Zion
Nominate: Mobley

Vote Siakam
Nominate Garland

Vote: Damian Lillard. Lillard was not Lillard last year. He's healthy now and I'm excited to see what he does with the more balanced roster.

Nominate: Draymond Green. Every bit as good as Gobert but Gobert is 13th and Draymond Green has not even made the poll yet. Gobert is obviously better at interior defense but Draymond Green can lock down absolutely anyone on the floor - something Gobert cannot do. On offense, Draymond scores less but does more for the team's total offense with his passing, screens, and motion.

N: LaVine

V: Lillard (obviously injury issues, but if he's back to normal he and Trae seem to be clearly the best here)
N: SGA (also thought about Edwards)

Vote: Trae. Lillard returning to full form is no guarantee, and Trae is a better passer anyway
Nominate: Ant-man. He showed some it factor in the playoffs and is very capable of making a jump this year

Voted: Lillard
Nominate: LaVine

Voted Irving

nominate Adebayo

V: Lillard
N: Edwards

Vote Trae, nominate Edwards

V: Towns
N: Irving

Towns

Ant

Augusto61 wrote:Rudy Gobert is a better NBA player than James Harden.

Correct. That has been evident for 2 years now.

Vote Dame
Nominate Edwards