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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: Trae Young (ATL) - 25%
Added to Poll: Brandon Ingram (NOP)

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%
17) Damian Lillard (POR) - 34%
18) Trae Young (ATL) - 25%

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)
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:

Vote: Siakam
Nominate: Bam

Vote: KAT. He's one of the deadliest shooters from three in the game and he also brings an inside game and rebounding.

Nominate: Draymond Green. He contributes as much to winning on the court as just about anyone else already on the list.

Vote Siakam
Nominate Bam

Vote CP3. Might be a boring pick here, but he was still a top 10ish impact player last season. And though I expect gradual decline, the operative word is "gradual"

Nominate Bam. Arguably the most complete defender in the NBA and also gives you an efficient 19 points (on one of the slowest paced teams in the NBA) with some secondary playmaking

Siakam isnt better then a single player in the poll right now, and yet hes leading in votes.
Raptors fans gonna Rap I guess.

Vote KAT
Nominate LaMelo

MindState wrote:Siakam isnt better then a single player in the poll right now, and yet hes leading in votes.
Raptors fans gonna Rap I guess.

I hate the Raptors and it's Siakam. He just has the ugliest game out of the guys in the poll so you don't like him.

MindState wrote:Siakam isnt better then a single player in the poll right now, and yet hes leading in votes.
Raptors fans gonna Rap I guess.

A case can be made for Siakam being better than several people on this poll. Jaylen brown, Anthony Edwards, Donovan Mitchell, Demar Derozan, Brandon Ingram, you can make the argument since Irving doesn’t play games.

But we know where you’re at when it comes to anything Raptors.

I got Paul here. People underestimate his impact.

Vote: Towns

Nominate: Holiday

V: Towns
N: Beal

Paul

Garland

Voted: Towns
Nominate: Beal

Vote: Jaylen Brown
Nominate: Draymond Green (He's just as important to the Warriors as Steph. When he was injured the Warriors played .500 ball and looked really bad most of the time.

Nom Garland

Vote: KAT
Nom: Beal

Vote: Siakam (easy vote)

Voted KAT, nominate Middleton

Vote: Ant

Nominate: Khash Middleton