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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: Domantas Sabonis (SAC)

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%
5) Joel Embiid (PHI) - 43%
6) Jayson Tatum (BOS) - 45%
7) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) - 37%
8) Kevin Durant (PHX) - 34%
9) LeBron James (LAL) - 31%
10) Jimmy Butler (MIA) - 30%
11) Anthony Davis (LAL) - 34%

Yet To Be Added: (If someone is not here that you want here comment THAT and I will add them)
Dejounte Murray (ATL)
Jaylen Brown (BOS)
Mikal Bridges (BKN)
LaMelo Ball (CHA)
DeMar DeRozan (CHI)
Zach LaVine (CHI)
Darius Garland (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)
Paul George (LAC)
Austin Reaves (LAL)
Desmond Bane (MEM)
Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM)
Bam Adebayo (MIA)
Jrue Holiday (MIL)
Brook Lopez (MIL)
Khris Middleton (MIL)
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)
Victor Wembanyama (SAS)
Scottie Barnes (TOR)
Pascal Siakam (TOR)
Lauri Markkanen (UTA)
Kyle Kuzma (WAS)


Previous Results:

V: Booker

N: Jaylen Brown.

Vote: Kawhi Leonard. If he's healthy, I think he's top 5 or 6. I don't trust that he'll be healthy, but I think this is a good compromise for where to put him.

Nominate: Jaren Jackson Jr.

Vote: Kawhi
Nom: Siakam

It's always hard to rank a player with injury problems as bad as Kawhi's. But his ceiling, if he had some good health luck, is just so high. He still basically always looks like the best player on the floor in any playoff game he plays in. Brutally resilient scorer who also is capable of making high level plays all over the floor with his physical qualities. Kawhi simply wins a lot of loose balls, rebounds, and defensive possessions when they happen near him because he's so strong and focused. He's not as mobile or active as he used to be. Sometimes he looks really slow. But whatever is in his vicinity he's winning.

Vote: Booker

Nom: Siakam

Voted: Booker.
Nominate: Paul George

Booker
Jamal Murray

Vote: Kawhi
Nominate: Paul George

Hard to justify Kawhi leading the poll but Zion not being nominated.

Nominate: Zion

Vote: Booker
Nominate: PG

V: Lillard
N: George

V Kawhi
N Siakam

Vote: Booker
Nominate: Zion

v: Booker
n: J. Murray

Vote: Kawhi

Nominate: Paul George

Vote: Devin Brooker
Nominate: Jaylen Brown

Nom Jaylen Brown

nom nom nom

V: Booker
N: Irving

Only player I'd take before healthy Kawhi in Jokic, but health has been a major concern, at #12, I'd take Kawhi
V: Kawhi
N: Jamal Murray -- I think he's a very underrated player because of playing next to Jokic.

Vote Book
Nominate Gobert