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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: Karl-Anthony Towns - 32%
Added to Poll: Bradley Beal (WAS)

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%
19) Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) - 33%

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)
Kristaps Porzingis (WAS)

Previous Results:

v: Siakam
n: Bam

v: CP3
n: Garland

Garland

Vote: Siakam
Nominate: Garland

Yeah Siakam should take this with ease.

Voted Siakam
Nominate LaVine

Voted Irving

Nominate Adebayo

I think it's finally time for Chris Paul.

Nominating Draymond Green.

V: Mitchell
N: Bam

v Mitchell
n Edwards

v: Siakam
n: Garland

Vote: Chris Paul. Chris Paul is an incredibly high impact player and in the running for greatest point guard ever. I fully believe his lack of a championship has more to do with inopportune injuries than anything he did as a player. How TF did he make that OKC team a playoff team? Look what he did to elevate Phoenix. He's absolutely brilliant. On the other hand, he wasn't quite the same last year and there is always a chance at his age that he falls off a cliff. Still, I think this is the right spot that balances what he could be, both positive and negative.

Nominate: Draymond Green. Similar to Paul, I look at the guys who affect winning. There are a lot of great players in the poll, but few who have an effect on the team's win total as much as Draymond Green.

Vote: Brown. This is the guy who frequently looked like the best player on last year's Finals representative from the East

Nominate: LaVine. His efficiency is hard to ignore for someone who scores as much as he does.

vote: Siakam

nom: Bam Adebayo (MIA)

nom garland

Vote: Siakam

Arguably the most versatile player in the league in terms with his defense, passing, half-court scoring and transition scoring. He's sneakily become a guy that plays 5 positions on both ends. He may lack one truly elite skill like some of the guys above him, but now that we're down at 20, I feel very comfortable taking Siakam over the remaining players. If he gets a little more efficient shooting the ball, we're talking about a pretty elite player. I'm betting he gets there this year.

Nom: Garland
If Shai wasn't hurt, I'd go Shai. But I'll take healthy Garland's combo of scoring and passing here.

Nominate - SGA