RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23

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RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23

Poll ended at Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:40 pm

Jaylen Brown (BOS)
7
9%
DeMar DeRozan (CHI)
1
1%
Anthony Edwards (MIN)
2
3%
Kyrie Irving (BKN)
10
13%
Donovan Mitchell (CLE)
1
1%
Chris Paul (PHX)
4
5%
Pascal Siakam (TOR)
17
23%
Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN)
11
15%
Zion Williamson (NOP)
3
4%
Trae Young (ATL)
19
25%
 
Total votes: 75

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RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23 

Post#1 » by ElectricMayhem » Sat Sep 24, 2022 10:40 pm

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: Damian Lillard (POR)
Added to Poll: Anthony Edwards (MIN)


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%

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)
Brandon Ingram (NOP)
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:
Spoiler:
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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%-
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Re: RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23 

Post#2 » by HoopsterJones » Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:22 pm

Voted KAT
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Post#3 » by BobbyPortisEyes » Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:36 am

Vote: Pascal Siakam
Nominate: Brandon Ingram
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Re: RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23 

Post#4 » by babyjax13 » Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:41 am

Vote: Trae
Nominate: SGA (waffling between he and Bam)
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Re: RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23 

Post#5 » by ElectricMayhem » Sun Sep 25, 2022 1:06 am

Vote: KAT. He'll get you all the points and rebounds you can ask for. And that 3-point shooting is unfair.

Nominate: Draymond Green.
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Re: RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23 

Post#6 » by oldncreaky » Sun Sep 25, 2022 1:53 am

Vote: Siakam
Nominate: garland
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Post#7 » by giberish » Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:02 am

Vote: Towns

Nominate: Holiday
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Re: RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23 

Post#8 » by kanersen » Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:43 am

If Irving gets voted in ahead of Siakam, KAT or Trae; i will have lost all faith in humanity.
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Re: RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23 

Post#9 » by Jadoogar » Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:47 am

Trae Young is this only one remaining who can create a top 10 offense on his own.
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Post#10 » by FlyingArrow » Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:07 am

V: Trae
N: La Vine
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Post#11 » by Pistol_Pete10 » Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:47 am

V: Young
N: Beal
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Post#12 » by AussieBuck » Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:33 am

Chris Paul

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Post#13 » by SA37 » Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:19 am

Voted: Irving

Nominate: Adebayo
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Re: RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23 

Post#14 » by ElectricMayhem » Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:47 am

kanersen wrote:If Irving gets voted in ahead of Siakam, KAT or Trae; i will have lost all faith in humanity.


I'm completely with you. When is the last time Irving has had a top-30 player level positive impact on his team? Not with Brooklyn, not with Boston. Yet suddenly it's going to happen next year?
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Post#15 » by Battletrigger » Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:19 pm

Kat

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Re: RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#18 2022-23 

Post#16 » by iggymcfrack » Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:40 pm

ElectricMayhem wrote:
kanersen wrote:If Irving gets voted in ahead of Siakam, KAT or Trae; i will have lost all faith in humanity.


I'm completely with you. When is the last time Irving has had a top-30 player level positive impact on his team? Not with Brooklyn, not with Boston. Yet suddenly it's going to happen next year?


2017’s probably the only year of his career that he did. Even 2016, he was mostly garbage until the Finals.
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Post#17 » by Johnny Tomala » Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:47 pm

V: Towns
N: Ingram
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Post#18 » by Sakkreth » Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:55 pm

Voted DeRozan
Nominate Sabonis
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Post#19 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:05 pm

Vote: Trae
Nom: SGA
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Post#20 » by Hoop Heavy » Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:14 pm

kanersen wrote:If Irving gets voted in ahead of Siakam, KAT or Trae; i will have lost all faith in humanity.



Especially if one is discriminating based on number of games played last year ... or looks at "total points" rather than "points per game".

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