RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#1 2022-23

[ElectricMayhem]

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 Poll #1: x (team)
Added to Poll: x (team)

RealGM Top 25 Players 2020-21:
1)x (team) - 99%

Yet To Be Added: (If someone is not here that you want here comment THAT and I will add them)
Trae Young (ATL)
John Collins (ATL)
Dejounte Murray (ATL)
Jayson Tatum (BOS)
Jaylen Brown (BOS)
Kyrie Irving (BKN)
Ben Simmons (BRK)
Gordon Hayward (CHA)
LaMelo Ball (CHA)
Zach Lavine (CHI)
Demar DeRozan (CHI)
Jarrett Allen (CLE)
Donovan Mitchell (CLE)
Darius Garland (CLE)
Evan Mobley (CLE)
Jamal Murray(DEN)
Cade Cunningham (DET)
Jaden Ivey (DET)
Saddiq Bey (DET)
Draymond Green (GSW)
Klay Thompson (GSW)
Andrew Wiggins (GSW)
Jalen Green (HOU)
Jabari Smith (HOU)
Myles Turner (IND)
Victor Oladipo (IND)
Tyrese Haliburton (IND)
Paul George (LAC)
John Wall (LAC)
Anthony Davis (LAL)
Russell Westbrook (LAL)
Ja Morant (MEM)
Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM)
Desmond Bane (MEM)
Dillon Brooks (MEM)
Bam Adebayo (MIA)
Jimmy Butler (MIA)
Khris Middleton (MIL)
Jrue Holiday (MIL)
Rudy Gobert (MIN)
Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN)
Anthony Edwards (MIN)
Zion Williamson (NOP)
Brandon Ingram (NOP)
CJ McCollum (NOP)
R.J. Barrett (NYK)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC)
Paolo Banchero (ORL)
Tobias Harris (PHI)
Tyrese Maxey (PHI)
Devin Booker (PHX)
Chris Paul (PHX)
DeAndre Ayton (PHX)
Mikal Bridges (PHX)
Jusuf Nurkic (POR)
Jerami Grant (POR)
De'Aaron Fox (SAC)
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
Keegan Murray (SAC)
LaMarcus Aldridge (SAS)
Pascal Siakam (TOR)
Fred VanVleet (TOR)
Scottie Barnes (TOR)
Collin Sexton (UTA)
Bradley Beal (WAS)
Kristaps Porzingis (WAS)

Previous Results:


RealGM Top 25 Players 2018-19:
1) LeBron James (LAL)-72%
2) Kevin Durant (GSW)-39%
3) Stephen Curry (GSW)-53%
4) Anthony Davis (NOP)-39%
5) James Harden (HOU)-45%
6) Kawhi Leonard (TOR)-50%
7) Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL)-56%
8) Russell Westbrook (OKC)-47%
9) Chris Paul (HOU)-43%
10) Jimmy Butler (MIN)-33%
11) Joel Embiid (PHI)-37%
12) Nikola Jokic (DEN)-32%
13) Victor Oladipo (IND)-31%
14) Rudy Gobert (UTA)-62%-TIEBREAKER w Kyrie Irving (BOS)
15) Damian Lillard (POR)-32%
16) Kyrie Irving (BOS)-37%
17) Draymond Green (GSW)-31%
18) Paul George (OKC)-27%
19) Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN)-23%
20) Kyle Lowry (TOR)-31%
21) Klay Thompson (GSW)-30%
22) Ben Simmons (PHI)-35%
23) John Wall (WAS)-27%
24) Al Horford (BOS)-33%
25) LaMarcus Aldridge (SAS)-30%

RealGM Top 25 Players 2019-20:
1)Kawhi Leonard (LAC)-39%
2)Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL)-42%
3)LeBron James (LAL)-42%
4)Stephen Curry (GSW)-48%
5)James Harden (HOU)-40%
6)Anthony Davis (LAL)-39%
7)Nikola Jokic (DEN)-33%
8)Joel Embiid (PHI)-35%
9)Paul George (LAC)-46%
10)Damian Lillard (POR)-54%
11)Jimmy Butler (MIA)-30%
12)Russell Westbrook (HOU)-26%
13)Rudy Gobert (UTA)-23%
14)Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN)-28%
15)Draymond Green (GSW)-30%
16)Kyrie Irving (BKN)-37%
17)Blake Griffin (DET)-31%
18)Bradley Beal (WAS)-24%
19)Kemba Walker (BOS)-29%
20)Luka Doncic (DAL)-37%
21)Jrue Holiday (NOP)-22%
22)Ben Simmons (PHI)-30%
23)Pascal Siakam (TOR)-41%
24)Kyle Lowry (TOR)-46%
25)Chris Paul (OKC)-32%

RealGM Top 25 Players 2020-21:
1)LeBron James (LAL) - 53%
2)Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) - 47%
3)Luka Doncic (DAL) - 37%
4)Kawhi Leonard (LAC) - 34%
5)Anthony Davis (LAL) - 35%
6)James Harden (HOU) - 39%
7)Steph Curry (GSW) - 33%
8)Nikola Jokic (DEN) - 42%
9)Kevin Durant (BKN) - 46%
10)Damian Lillard (POR) - 38%
11)Jimmy Butler (MIA) - 57%
12)Jayson Tatum (BOS) - 41%
13)Joel Embiid (PHI) - 59%
14)Devin Booker (PHX) - 22%
15)Chris Paul (PHX) - 24%
16)Paul George (LAC) - 21%
17)Bradley Beal (WAS) - 22%
18)Donovan Mitchell (UTA) - 22%
19)Ben Simmons (PHI) - 26%
20)Kyle Lowry (TOR) - 28%
21)Rudy Gobert (UTA) - 26%
22)Bam Adebayo (MIA) - 24%
23)Jamal Murray (DEN) - 29%
24)Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) - 32%
25)Kyrie Irving (BKN) - 33%

RealGM Top 25 Players 2021-22:
1) Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) - 41%
2) Kevin Durant (BKN) - 38%
3) LeBron James (LAL) - 36%
4) Luka Doncic (DAL) - 39%
5) Stephen Curry (GSW) - 42%
6) Nikola Jokic (DEN) - 61%
7) Joel Embiid (PHI) - 32%
8) James Harden (BKN) - 47%
9) Kawhi Leonard (LAC) - 35%
10) Damian Lillard (POR) - 39%
11) Anthony Davis (LAL) - 60%
12) Jayson Tatum (BOS) - 32%
13) Jimmy Butler (MIA) - 34%
14) Paul George (LAC) - 33%
15) Trae Young (ATL) - 30%
16) Rudy Gobert (UTA) - 22%
17) Zion Williamson (NOP) - 27%
18) Chris Paul (PHX) - 26%
19) Kyrie Irving (BKN) - 29%
20) Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) - 24%
21) Devin Booker (PHX) - 28%
22) Bradley Beal (WAS) - 35%
23) Donovan Mitchell (UTA) - 47%
24) Khris Middleton (MIL) - 45%
25. Jrue Holiday (MIL) 27%-[/spoiler]

[ElectricMayhem]

Voted: Giannis. He's elite on both ends and seems to be a lot more grounded than most stars. Barring injury, he's the guy I'd want to have above all others.

Nominate: Jayson Tatum. He's better than some people already on the list.

[Prez]

Vote: Giannis. I think he’s the most overwhelming two-way force and think when he fully locks in he can control a game on both ends in a way pretty much nobody else can right now. I am also incredibly biased lol.

Nominate: Jimmy Butler. I like to poke fun at him getting out scored by Bryn Forbes in a playoff series but in all seriousness he is one of the toughest dudes in the league and just a sick shot creating, playmaking forward with + defense as well. He’s one of the ideal two-way wings to build a franchise around. I’d take him over a couple guys in the poll already.

[rate_]

Vote: Giannis for best player. Elite 2 way with intangibles. Extremely resilient performance in the postseason as well and guaranteed a 2nd round appearance at minimum.

Nominate: Jimmy Butler. He just came off an epic 2022 playoff run coming off his best season yet

[cupcakesnake]

Vote: Jokic. Coin flip with Giannis to me. Best 2-way player vs. best offensive force we've seen since ??? Like I've just never seen that many offensive skills wrapped up inside one massive body. Passing, shooting, rim scoring, posting up, off-ball, floater... it's just ridiculous.

Nominate: Tatum.
I don't see why Tatum and Butler aren't getting on the list before Harden, Dame (and dare I say, Lebron?)

[shakes0]

Voted Steph.

Nominate Trae. He’s better than Dame.

[ElectricMayhem]

I don't see why Tatum and Butler aren't getting on the list before Harden, Dame (and dare I say, Lebron?)

Fair point. I just went straight with last year's top 10 to remove as much subjectivity as possible. Also, I was pretty sure neither Tatum or Butler would get that many votes for 1 or 2 so they could easily be added on later.

[SpreeS]

Curry

Tatum

[Statlanta]

Vote: Jokic
The best player in the league. Even with his lack of defense and mobility, he doesn't flop as much as other players and he isn't allowed to shove defensive players when he's on offense.

Nominate: Butler(As another poster pointed out I don't understand why Lillard made the list though I do understand James Harden).

[babyjax13]

I'll take the back-to-back mvp

V: Jokic
N: Gobert

Think Harden and Lillard should be replaced with Gobert and Butler.

[Ritzo]

I'll take the back-to-back mvp

There are 4 back-to-back MVPs in the poll

Vote: Giannis
Nominate: Butler

[babyjax13]

I'll take the back-to-back mvp

There are 4 back-to-back MVPs in the poll

Vote: Giannis
Nominate: Butler

lol, reigning, then : )

[Alonzo_Morning]

Curry

Tatum

[benultimate]

Who out here voting for Dame? Come on son

[Soulyss]

Vote: Giannis
Nominate: Butler

[Effigy]

Vote Giannis. Nominate Ja.

[Peregrine01]

Voted for Jokic. Offensively, he’s on a tier of his own as the best floor AND ceiling raiser in the league. And defensively, he’s come a long way…I can see him playing more like Marc Gasol on that end.

Nominate: Jimmy Butler.

[mpoo_sin]

Voted Antetokounmpo.
He is improving every facett of his game and is playing fantastic ball.

Nominate Tatum

[The Number 9]

Voted Giannis : elite on both side of the floor, and he is still improving. Not injury prone, if I had to choose one player to lead my team in 2022, I would pick him.

Nominate Tatum

[ViennaCeltic]

Giannis - and it´s not even close

Nominate Tatum