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Once again, It is time for Filthadelphia's annual Top 25 Player poll this offseason.

(Filthadelphia, if you want to take over again, go for it. I just wanted to get it finished before preseason. In any case, this will probably be the last year I can do it for a while).

Your favorite offseason debate is back by popular demand!
Thanks to everyone who voted last go around I'm excited to see where the 6th 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!!!!

Added to Poll: Damian Lillard (POR)

RealGM Top 25 Players 2023-24:
1) Nikola Jokic (DEN) - 72%
2) Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) - 61%
3) Luka Doncic (DAL) - 42%
4) Steph Curry (GSW) - 42%

Yet To Be Added: (If someone is not here that you want here comment THAT and I will add them)
Dejounte Murray (ATL)
Trae Young (ATL)
Jaylen Brown (BOS)
Mikal Bridges (BKN)
LaMelo Ball (CHA)
DeMar DeRozan (CHI)
Zach LaVine (CHI)
Darius Garland (CLE)
Donovan Mitchell (CLE)
Evan Mobley (CLE)
Kyrie Irving (DAL)
Aaron Gordon (DEN)
Jamal Murray (DEN)
Cade Cunningham (DET)
Draymond Green (GSW)
Chris Paul (GSW)
Klay Thompson (GSW)
Andrew Wiggins (GSW)
Fred VanVleet (HOU)
Tyrese Haliburton (IND)
Paul George (LAC)
Austin Reaves (LAL)
Desmond Bane (MEM)
Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM)
Ja Morant (MEM)
Bam Adebayo (MIA)
Jrue Holiday (MIL)
Brook Lopez (MIL)
Khris Middleton (MIL)
Anthony Edwards (MIN)
Rudy Gobert (MIN)
Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN)
Brandon Ingram (NOP)
Zion Williamson (NOP)
Jalen Brunson (NYK)
Julius Randle (NYK)
Paolo Banchero (ORL)
Jerami Grant (POR)
James Harden (PHI)
Tyrese Maxey (PHI)
Bradley Beal (PHX)
De'Aaron Fox (SAC)
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
Victor Wembanyama (SAS)
Scottie Barnes (TOR)
Pascal Siakam (TOR)
Lauri Markkanen (UTA)
Kyle Kuzma (WAS)


Previous Results:

Vote: Jimmy Butler (I'll slide my vote over to Embiid if Butler is not in the running).

Nominate: Anthony Edwards

V: Joel Embiid
N: Donovan Mitchell

Even as a Warriors fan #4 feels high for Curry, oh well

Vote: Embiid

Nom: Siakam? Feels like there's a big drop to whoever's next with then a bunch of guys very close. I'll probably change my mind by the time voting gets down here.

V: Tatum
N: Ja

Embiid again.

Next nomination is hard… healthy PG?

Vote Tatum
Nominate Sabonis

Can't disrespect the current MVP too much, although Tatum is pretty much on the same level to me.

Vote: Embiid
Nominate: Mitchell

V: Embiid
N: Mitchell

I want to go SGA here but for some reason Curry went over Joel so I have to vote Embiid again.

Nominate Edwards

Vote Embiid
Nominate Butler

Vote: Booker. Really ramped in up in the playoffs and showed he was still Phoenix's best player even after the KD addition. Since this is ranking players next season I don't trust Butler's age although he also can ramp it up in the playoffs. Embiid and Tatum disappeared a little too much in the playoffs to overtake those two for me

Nominate: Edwards

Vote: LeBron

Nominate: Morant

I know people will say this is too high for LeBron, but despite not being as explosive as he was even a few years ago, I still think he is the complete package.

Vote: Embiid
Nominate: Mitchell

Vote: Joel Emiid
Nominate: Donovan Mitchell

Vote: Embiid
Nom: Edwards

Cry baby Joel?

V: Dame
N: Markannen

V Embiid

N is hard. We are talking a top 15 player here and I don’t really think any of these guys are top 15 worthy. Morant should be the guy because talent and play wise he is. Trae Young has the numbers but but he gets them the volume over efficiency, and that defense…gross. So Edwards or Halliburton? But really both haven’t done it yet, we’d be prognosticating they will do and I’m not sure that’s the spirit of the rankings. Or do we reward one of the defensive players like Draymond or JJJ. And if we are prognosticating…how do we ignore Zion who is easily the most talented player left?

N: I’m going to hold my nose and nominate Ja Morant because he’s actually played like a top 15 player in his career and it’s not just theoretical. Even if he doesn’t deserve it.

The mvp gonna end up being

1 jokic-
2 - Giannis
3 Embiid
4 tatum
5 Luka
6-Booker
7- curry
8-SGA
9- LBJ
10- KD

The best player poll on RealGM might be more indicative of reality tho