Game Theory Podcast

In this Game Theory offseason preview, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss the Los Angeles Lakers. 

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to react to the Cleveland Cavaliers blowout win in Game 7 over the Detroit Pistons, before discussing the both upcoming conference finals series, SGA winning his second consecutive MVP & several NBA Draft related questions (prepared by Bryce for Sam). 

01:28 SGA Wins 2nd Straight MVP

08:45 Cavaliers Upset Pistons With Game 7 Blowout

44:53 2026 NBA Draft Questions!

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap the past few nights of NBA Playoff games while also discussing the front office shakeup in Philadelphia.  

01:45 NBA Draft Combine News

13:17 Daryl Morey OUT In Philadelphia

32:08 Spurs vs Timberwolves, Game 5

47:58 OKC Sweeps Lakers

56:55 Knicks Sweep 76ers

1:00:29 Pistons vs Cavaliers, Tied 2-2

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the NBA Draft Lottery results (1:46) before doing a quick mock draft using the officially set order from 1-14 (44:08). 

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap each Game 2 from the second round of thev NBA playoffs. 

01:45 Thunder vs Lakers, Game 2

18:40 Pistons vs Cavaliers, Game 2

35:07 Knicks vs 76ers, Game 2

49:52 Spurs vs Timberwolves, Game 2

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap each Game 1 from the second round of thev NBA playoffs.  

03:10 Thunder vs Lakers, Game 1

21:31 Pistons vs Cavaliers, Game 1

48:37 Knicks vs 76ers, Game 1

1:01:45 Spurs vs Timberwolves, Game 1

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to some NBA news from Monday before recapping the 3 Game 7's that occurred over the weekend & giving their biggest takeaways from the firsty round of the NBA Playoffs.  

01:56 Masai Ujiri hired by Dallas Mavericks

09:55 Bryson Graham hired as Chicago Bulls

21:55 Pistons COMPLETE 3-1 Comeback vs Magic

33:50 Jamahl Mosley Fired

47:00 Cavaliers SURVIVE Raptors in 7 games

1:03:12 76ers UPSET Celtics After Trailing 3-1

1:14:57 First Round Takeaways

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap Friday night's NBA Playoff games. 

1:30 Pistons vs Magic, Game 6

38:58 Cavaliers vs Raptors, Game 6

1:01:36 Lakers vs Rockets, Game 6

1:12:56 Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Predictions

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap Thursday night's NBA Playoff games.

02:10 Nuggets vs Timberwolves, Game 6

28:30 Knicks vs Hawks, Game 6

43:17 Celtics vs 76ers, Game 6

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap Wednesday night's NBA Playoff games & react to several NBA news headlines.

00:00 INTRO

01:57 Pistons vs Magic, Game 5

20:46 Fanatics Sportsbook!

21:30 Cavaliers vs Raptors, Game 5

41:13 Quince!

42:33 Harry's

43:58 Lakers vs Rockets, Game 5

1:02:35 Fabletics!

1:04:16 Goldbelly!

1:05:35 Spurs Eliminate Trail Blazers

1:15:08 Fitbod!

1:16:58 New NBA Tanking Reform Proposal (3-2-1 System)

1:34:00 OUTRO

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Andrew Claudio recap Monday night's NBA Playoff games & react to several NBA news headlines. 

01:55 Pistons vs Magic, Game 4

29:25 Nuggets vs Timberwolves, Game 4

44:35 Thunder vs Suns, Game 4

53:33 Cooper Flagg wins Rookie of the Year

1:05:30 We Have A Frontrunner for NBA Tanking Reform Plan

1:18:23 Matt Lloyd for Bulls Coaching Vacancy/Knicks Thoughts w/ GMAC

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap Saturday & Sunday's NBA Playoff games.  

4:40 Cavaliers vs Raptors, Game 4

25:31 Fanatics Sportsbook!

26:04 Spurs vs Blazers, Game 4

44:16 Lakers vs Rockets, Game 4

49:34 Celtics vs 76ers, Game 4

59:13 Thunder vs Suns, Game 4

1:02:15 Nuggets vs Timberwoves, Game 4

1:32:30 Pistons vs Magic, Game 4

1:52:13 Knicks vs Hawks, Game 4

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Es Baraheni recap Friday night's NBA Playoff games.  

03:23 Spurs vs Blazers, Game 3

30:10 Lakers vs Rockets, Game 3

1:05:00 Celtics vs 76ers, Game 3

1:16:15 Es Gives His Thoughts On The Raptors

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap Thursday night's NBA Playoff games.  

02:10 Knicks vs Hawks, Game 3

28:45 Nuggets vs Timberwolves, Game 3

48:33 Cavaliers vs Raptors, Game 3

1:04:19 Pistons vs Magic

1:16:55 GMAC gives his Knicks thoughts/frustrations

1:30:18 Bucks Hire Taylor Jenkins

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap Tuesday night's NBA Playoff games.  

02:57 Lakers vs Rockets

30:10 Spurs vs Blazers (Wemby Concussion)

52:55 Celtics vs 76ers

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap the first 3 days of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.  

05:00 Nuggets vs Timberwolves

27:12 Knicks vs Hawks

45:33 Cavaliers vs Raptors

1:00:21 Pistons vs Magic

1:26:33 Lakers vs Rockets

1:40:12 Victor Wembanyama Wins Defensive Player of the Year!

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap the final day of the regular season before giving their selections for every NBA Award, such as MVP, All-NBA, Rookie of the Year & much more. 

06:50 Sam's trip to Hoops Summit

14:00 Doc Rivers Steps Down As Bucks Head Coach

20:55 NBA MVP/1st-Team All-NBA Ballot

49:48 2nd Team & 3rd Team All-NBA

1:11:55 Defensive Player of the Year/All-Defense Teams

1:32:18 Rookie of the Year/All-Rookie Teams

1:54:15 Coach of the Year

1:57:41 Most Improved Player

2:01:55 Sixth Man of the Year

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to react to several news items from the NBA weekend before giving their biggest takeaways from the 2nd to last week of the NBA season season. 

08:28 Chicago Bulls fire Arturas Karnisovas/Marc Eversley

23:48 UNC Basketball hires former Nuggets HC Michael Malone

45:20 Cooper Flagg's big weekend/Rookie of the Year Race

1:09:35 Lakers lose Luka Doncic & Austin Reaves indefinitely

1:20:15 Are the Cade-less Pistons getting better? / East Playoff Seedings Are Jam-Packed

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon answer several NBA mailbag questions. 

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon open with their reactions to the thrilling end of Duke vs UConn. They also discuss the NBA introducing tanking anti-tanking ideas, Luka Doncic's MVP surge & much more!

02:20 UConn vs Duke Reactions!

32:17 Luka's Case for NBA MVP

59:25 Magic lose by 52 pts to the Raptors

1:10:46 NBA Propses Anti-tanking Ideas

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon rank the Top 10 Defenders in the NBA this season! 

01:21 Sweet Sixteen/Will Wade Reaction

14:40 SQUAD BET OF THE NIGHT w/ GMAC (Presented by Fanatics Sportsbook!)

28:37 Victor Wembanyama

39:13 Rudy Gobert

44:02 Chet Holmgren

50:12 Ausar Thompson

57:17 Scottie Barnes

1:03:40 Alex Caruso

1:08:27 Herb Jones

1:18:13 OG Anunoby

1:24:00 Bam Adebayo

1:30:00 Candidates for #10  

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon rank the 10 teams currently out of the play-in or playoff race in order of the best longterm future & outlook.  

01:00 - Men's March Madness Opening Weekend Thoughts

24:31 - Sacremento Kings

30:43 - Chicago Bulls

40:30 - Brooklyn Nets

47:18 - Milwaukee Bucks

54:27 - New Orleans Pelicans

59:36 - Memphis Grizzlies

1:05:52 - Washington Wizards

1:12:35 - Utah Jazz

1:18:55 - Dallas Mavericks

1:23:50 - Indiana Pacers

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon list their 3 biggest surprises of the NBA season!

01:55 NCAA Player of the Week

19:25 Biggest Surprises of the NBA Season (Criteria)

21:19 The Spurs are ALREADY a title contender

36:30 Nickeil Alexander-Walker & the Atlanta Hawks

48:20 The Boston Celtics are contenders in their "gap year"

1:02:14 Jalen Duren & the Detroit Pistons

1:09:45 Phoenix Suns in contention for a playoff spot

1:20:36 LaMelo Ball & the Charlotte Hornets

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through 10 NBA players having under the radar stellar season & highlight their performances.  

03:09 Player of the Week (Presented by Warner Bros)

16:25 Donovan Clingan and why he made me want to do this show

30:40 Neemias Queta & Sam Houser

44:35 Jalen Suggs

53:40 Onyeka Okongwu & Dyson Daniels

1:01:19 Jarace Walker

1:16:40 Devin Vassell & Julian Champagnie

1:26:22 Jaylin Williams

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon take a close look at the 2025 NBA Draft Class and evaluate the rookie seasons of several first & second round selections.

02:25 - The "ethics" of Bam Adebayo's 83-point performance

17:45 - Kon vs Coop (Rookie of the Year Debate)

34:10 - Dylan Harper

50:01 - VJ Edgecombe, Derik Queen, Jeremiah Fears, Ace Bailey

1:17:19 - Cedric Coward, Maxime Raynaud, Egor Dёmin, Nolan Traoré, Danny Wolf, Hugo González, Kasparas Jakučionis, Will Riley

1:35:11 - RAPID FIRE: Collin Murray-Boyles, Carter Bryant, Kobe Sanders, Nique Clifford, Joan Beringer, Will Richard, Sion James, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Jamir Watkins, Khaman Maluach

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In thie edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Samn Vecenie & Bryce Simon will go through several NBA players that were moved at this year's trade deadline & evaluate their performances so far with their new teams. 

5:15 Jayson Tatum's opening two games

16:15 Jonathan Kuminga on the Hawks

32:30 James Harden on the Cavaliers

47:50 Trae Young on the Wizards

59:45 Jared McCain on the Thunder

1:11:20 Darius Garland and Bennedict Mathurin on the Clippers

1:21:00 Luke Kennard, Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, others.

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Same Vecenie & Bryce Simon open by reacting to the news that Jayson Tatum will officially be making his return to the court & what this could mean for the NBA playoff race. Then, they go through every NBA Award & give their current unofficial ballots with just under 6 weeks to go in the NBA season. 

02:27 - Jayson Tatum Returns!

17:00 - MVP/1st Team All-NBA

42:50 - 2nd-Team All-NBA/3rd Team All-NBA

1:06:12 - Defensive Player of the Year/All-Defense

1:20:09 - Rookie of the Year/All-Rookie

1:35:37 - Coach of the Year

1:45:30 - Sixth Man of the Year

1:46:51 - Most-Improved Player

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their biggest takeaways from week 20 of the NBA season!

05:05 - Nuggets-OKC

32:55 - Stretch Run/Playoff X Factors

44:28 - Paolo Banchero Is Figuring It Out

57:10 - Most Dangerous Play-in Team

1:11:50 - Non-Tanking NBA Gripes

1:21:01 - National Title Contenders for CBB

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go 1-to-30 & conduct their first mock draft of the 2026 NBA Draft season!

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their biggest takeaways from week 19 of the NBA season! 

04:00 - Darryn Peterson Discourse Is Out of Control

33:30 - Pistons Biggest Week in a Decade

47:55 - Jaden Ivey’s Injury Situation is Depressing

1:05:53 - NBA’s Apparent Tanking Ideas

1:33:55 - How Hard is It To Hide a Bad Defender in today’s NBA? / Is it Easier to Have a Bad Offensive Player or Bad Defensive Player on the Court?

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon list & discuss their current ranking of NBA teams in order of who will most likely win the 2026 NBA Championship.

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon talk about what they took away from all-star weekend (if anything), as well as do what we're calling The Tank Commanders Sickos Draft, an event that involves an intricate scoring system, a thing for us to keep track of and root for in the final two months of tanking games, and an Arbiter of Tanking Integrity.  

03:35 - NBA Allstar Games... It Worked!

22:10 - Ideas how to fix tanking

37:42 - Tank Commanders Sicko Draft!

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon list their biggest takeaways from the 2025-26 season heading into the NBA Allstar break.

04:07 - Jeremy Sochan signs with the Knicks

17:26 - JJJ OUT for the season

27:10 - The NBA is going to do something about the Tank Race

56:06 - No clear cut favorite in the East and the West is NOT inevitable

1:09:27 - Hornets and Celtics are making the case for Max/Min strategy at center

1:21:42 - No clear cut favorite in the East and the West is NOT inevitable

1:32:00 - Award races are heating up!

1:41:30 - The 2026 NBA Draft is truly special in the top part of the lottery

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon list & discuss their biggest winners, losers & WTFs of the NBA trade deadline. 

03:46 - Subscribe to the Game Theory Substack! (LINK BELOW)

06:00 - Big picture NBA trade deadline thoughts

10:15 - WINNER: NBA Owners/Front Offices

16:55 - LOSER: Players just below max level/smaller guards

22:40 - LOSER: Restricted free agents

28:30 - WINNER: Boston Celtics

35:45 - WINNER: Oklahoma City Thunder

41:39 - WINNER: Minnesota Timberwolves  

48:05 - WINNER: Ivica Zubac/Indiana Pacers

55:55 - UHHH... WHAT HAPPENED HERE?: Chicago Bulls

1:08:38 - WINNER: Utah Jazz/Memphis Grizzlies

1:15:27 - WINNERS: Guerschon Yabusele, Jock Landale, GG Jackson

1:17:35 - WINNERS: Two-Way Contracts That Were Converted

1:24:35 - Judge rules Charles Bediako ineligible to play for Alabama

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon break down what happened on the NBA Trade Deadline itself! We break down the last second moves each team made!

01:57 - Giannis NOT Traded

17:30 - Trade Coffee!

19:10 - Subscribe to the Game Theory Substack!

20:00 - Ja Morant, also, NOT Traded

30:38 - Clippers trade Ivica Zubac to the Pacers

1:03:05 - Warriors trade Kuminga, Hield to the Hawks for Porzingis

1:14:45 - Ayo Dosunmu traded to the Timberwolves

1:27:17 - Jose Alvarado traded to the Knicks

1:31:10 - Tyus Jones (eventually) traded to the Mavericks

1:33:10 - Remaining Deadline Moves

1:40:20 - The State of the Tank Race

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the plethora of NBA trades that occurred on Tuesday with less than 24 hours to go until this year's deadline, including Anthony Davis to the Wizards, Jared McCain to the Thunder, Coby White to the Hornets, and we'll talk a bit more about James Harden to the Cavaliers 

00:00 - INTRO

02:00 - Anthony Davis traded to Washington

25:30 - Trade Coffee!

28:10 - What's next for Dallas, post AD trade?

41:30 - Jared McCain traded to OKC

Coby White traded to the Hornets

1:10:33 - Collin Sexton traded to the Bulls

1:24:28 - Chris Paul traded to Toronto (Ogbaji to Brooklyn)

1:27:45 - Jock Landale traded to Atlanta

1:29:22 - Lonzo Ball traded to Utah

1:30:30 - James Harden traded for Darius Garland

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the plethora of NBA trades that occurred on Tuesday with less than 48 hours to go until this year's deadline. (NOTE: James Harden was traded for Darius Garland soon after the show ended). 

02:05 - Memphis TRADES Jaren Jackson Jr to the Jazz

24:28 - Utah ACQUIRES Jaren Jackson Jr from the Grizzlies

45:00 - Jaden Ivey, Mike Conley TRADED in Pistons/Bulls/Timberwolves 3-team deal

1:00:03 - Nikola Vucevic TRADED to BOS; Anfernee Simons TRADED to CHI

1:06:55 - James Harden REPORTED in talks to be traded AGAIN?! (UPDATE: He's now on the Cavs)

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the Cavs/Kings trade that send DeAndre Hunter to Sacramento & Dennis Schröder, Keon Ellis to Cleveland before discussing Paul George's suspension & sharing their biggest takeaways through week 15 of the NBA season. 

03:45 - Cavaliers Trade Hunter for Ellis, Schroder

29:59 - Hawks trade Vit Krejci to Blazers

35:44 - Paul George Suspended

41:37 - Cooper Flagg goes for 49, Kon Wins

1:13:35 - Dillon Brooks has changed the culture of the Phoenix Suns

1:19:25 - Allstar Reserves Selections (Reaction)

1:33:49 - Answering Bucks’ fans Most Common Giannis Trade Questions

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast,  Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon assess the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade market & go through several different trade options the Bucks should consider before next Thursdays deadline. 

06:25 - Bucks willing to move Giannis

23:10 - Portland’s Role in Giannis Trade

32:27 - Can Knicks trade for Giannis?

47:38 - Wolves fit for Giannis?

1:03:00 - Can Heat Do Giannis deal before offseason?

1:13:40 - Warriors have easiest Giannis solution

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 14 of the NBA season.

07:00 - The Bucks Need An Answer From Giannis Now

38:20 - Beyond Giannis, Who Is The Most Important Player Moved At The Deadline?

1:07:55 - What Should The Pelicans Actually Do At The Deadline?

1:23:00 - Do the Hornets start moving forward with this trio?

1:39:20 - Can a fully healthy Sixers team win the East?

1:51:30 - Blazers….what do we buy about this team and what’s next?

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon are first joined by Andrew Claudio to discuss the Knicks recent alarmingly poor stretch & how things get turned around, whether it be with a trade or hitting the "play better" button (6:00). Then, they discuss Jimmy Butler's season ending injury (53:00), the latest edition of Bucks turmoil (1:19:00), Charles Bediako's eligibility case (1:30:00) & much more. 

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 13 of the NBA season.

04:30 - Grizzlies: What’s real? What’s next?

38:28 - Anthony Black’s Leap Changes Magic

56:24 - Mizzen & Main!

57:59 - Raptors: What are they? Where are they going?

1:21:42 - Reed Sheppard Defensive Conundrum

1:38:39 - Cavaliers: Start Jaylon Tyson & build rotation chemistry

1:50:40 - Kawhi & the Kids Saved Clippers Season

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to some NBA news before going through every major NBA award & team honors making their picks through the midway point of the season.  

03:55 - Jonathan Kuminga "demands" trade from Warriors

10:12 - Lakers are looking for extra 1st round picks

20:00 - Eligible & inelligible players

23:21 - MVP

45:35 - All-NBA

1:18:15 - Defensive Player of the Year

1:28:14 - All-Defense

1:40:30 - Rookie of the Year/All-Rookie

1:50:10 - Coach of the Year

1:57:55 - Most Improved Player

2:01:55 - Sixth Man of the Year

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 11 of the NBA season.

05:31 - Ja Morant Trade Market

45:08 - Pistons - Buy high, low or not at all

1:05:30 - Rudy Gobert Remains Undervalued

1:19:54 - Pacers - Sneaky sellers and buyers?

1:39:02 - Blazers Check In

1:56:20 - Thunder - Need a shakeup move?

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon talk about Trae Young's trade to the Washington Wizards from the Atlanta Hawks 

01:50 - Hawks trade Trae Young to Wizards for McCollum, Kispert

06:45 - ATL perspective of this trade

30:17 - WAS perspective of this trade

1:01:13 - Jonathan Kuminga trade candidates

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon break down the last week of college hoops & highlight the performances fo several NBA Draft prospects.

00:00 INTRO

04:00 - Darryn Peterson: What’s Going On?

26:08 - Harry's!

27:58 - Point Guard Class Looks Great

53:29 - Bryce's Hypothetical Draft Scenario Question

1:03:05 - OUTRO

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 10 of the NBA season.

07:50 - Are the 76ers actually dangerous?

32:33 - Pick Your West Top 4 to Guarantee a Title

52:00 - The Wizards: Pretty fun!

1:14:59 - Nikola Jokic and the 65 Game Rule

1:33:09 - Wait, why are the Nets supposed to trade Michael Porter Jr.?

1:49:56 - Jaylen Brown's insane season continues

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their reactions to recent NBA 2nd round pick Jame Nnaji committing to Baylor, discussing how this is possible, whether this is good or bad for college basketball, whether Baylor should  or shouldn't have signed him & much more (3:10). PLUS: Does the NBA actually have the tanking problem that they say they're trying to fix? (46:22)

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 10 of the NBA season.

06:25 - Lakers Are Cooked Barring A Trade

27:41 - Good/Bad Lineup Data

42:35 - Jamal Murray Needs to Make His First All-Star Game

55:45 - Best High Offensive Usage Defenders

1:12:30 - Keyonte George is the NBA’s Most Improved Player

1:29:32 - Christmas Day Takeaways

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 9 of the NBA season.

05:00 - Eastern Conference Playoffs will be Competitive AND Interesting

21:23 - Charlotte Hornets are Sam's favorite love/hate watch

45:41 - Favorite League Pass Team

55:54 - Jalen Williams works himself back into game shape for the Thunder

1:06:25 - 76ers backcourt trio figuring things out

1:22:48 - Christmas Day Primer

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