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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon for continued reaction to the stunning Luka Doncic trade to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. They also break down All-Star selections from this past week, highlighting who they believe were the correct picks as well as which players were potentially snubbed.

(NOTE: Recorded before the Kings/Spurs/Bulls trade that sent De'Aaron Fox to SA & Zach Lavine to SAC. Part 2 with full reaction to that deal dropping on the Game Theory Podcast feed later!)'

02:15 - Bryce reacts to the stunning Luka/AD trade

11:22 - Was Nico Harrison afraid of Luka's contract situation that didn't exist?!

37:39 - How good are the Mavericks now w/ Anthony Davis?

43:39 - Luka bids farewell to Dallas

50:02 - Bryce makes THREE statements in reaction to this trade

58:16 - What do the Lakers still need to do ahead of Thursday's deadline?

1:11:55 - SUPERCHATS

1:26:30 - 2025 NBA Allstar Picks & Snubs!

1:42:30 - THE REC CENTER

1:46:26 - Upcoming Programming Schedule/Outro

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In this EMERGENCY EDITION of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Andrew Claudio (GMAC) to react to the STUNNING news that Luka Doncic has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Dallas Mavericks. What in the world just happened? Oh yeah, Anthony Davis just got traded, too. Huh?

1:20 - BREAKING NEWS (Full Trade Details)

3:27 - Why would the Mavericks trade Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis????

38:15 - What do the Lakers do next after trading Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic????

54:13 - What does trading Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic mean for Lebron James & his future in Los Angeles?

1:01:20 - What backup center options are there for the Lakers now that they traded Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic?

1:19:09 - SUPERCHATS!

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Jason Timpf to discuss De'Aaron Fox trade rumors & potential landing spots!

01:21 - REPORT: The Sacramento Kings are ready to "gage the market" for a De'Aaron Fox trade (REACTION)

11:05 - An evaluation of De'Aaron Fox & what makes him good/worth trading for.

20:42 - Why SHOULD the San Antonio Spurs trade for De'Aaron Fox?

29:54 - Why SHOULDN'T the San Antonio Spurs trade for De'Aaron Fox?

39:55 - TRADE PROPOSAL: Fox to the Kings

45:20 - TRADE PROPOSAL: Fox to the Rockets

48:24 - Would the Kings trade Fox to the Lakers?

50:39 - Why SHOULD or SHOULDN'T the Rockets trade for De'Aaron Fox?

1:02:19 - Quick break to sing the praises of Amen Thompson

1:09:20 - What other NBA teams should or shouldn't be interested?

1:17:30 - Should the Kings wait until the summer to get a deal done?

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to go through 10 different NBA rookies & giving their midseason evaluations, before being joined by GMAC for another edition of Trivia & "The Rec Center!"

01:57 - Rookie Class as a Whole

07:39 - Kel’el Ware

18:29 - Alex Sarr

29:38 - Bub Carrington

39:04 - Yves Missi

48:23 - Donovan Clingan

57:25 - Ryan Dunn

1:01:45 - Jaylen Wells

1:09:23 - Ron Holland

1:18:37 - Zaccarie Risacher

1:24:16 - Jamal Shead

1:29:07 - Stephon Castle (Honorable Mentions)

1:37:46 - Trivia

1:57:03 - The Rec Center

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Kyle Mann to discuss the 2025 NBA Draft before being joined by Bryce Simon to discuss the latest developments in the potential Jimmy Butler trade out of Miami to the Phoenix Suns.

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to go through several different teams, players & trade scenarios that intrigue them the most ahead of the February 6th NBA trade deadline!

03:49 - Cooper Flagg check-in after Duke vs Boston College

15:36 - 10 Most Interesting Teams Heading Into The NBA Trade Deadline (PREVIEW)

16:30 - HONORABLE MENTION: Atlanta Hawks

18:28 - HONORABLE MENTION: Indiana Pacers

21:30 - Chicago Bulls

34:40 - Phoenix Suns/Miami Heat

54:46 - Memphis Grizzlies

1:07:33 - Los Angeles Lakers

1:16:55 - Golden State Warriors

1:26:17 - Cleveland Cavaliers

1:38:47 - Detroit Pistons

1:46:31 - Sacramento Kings

1:58:02 - Philadelphia 76ers

2:09:40 - Minnesota Timberwolves

2:37:35 - TRIVIA w/ GMAC!

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to go through all the major NBA awards & make their selections through exactly 1/2 of the season!

02:11 - Midseason Awards! (Why Bryce hates this excercise)

05:07 - Suns acquire Nick Richards from Hornets for Josh Okogie

15:24 - Ineligible players

17:55 - Top 5 MVP/1st Team All-NBA

48:17 - 2nd Team All-NBA

1:03:15 - 3rd Team All-NBA

1:26:45 - Defensive Player of the Year

1:33:24 - All Defensive Teams

2:01:21 - Sixth Man of the Year

2:09:21 - All Rookie Teams

2:14:23 - Coach of the Year

2:18:54 - Most Improved Player

2:26:11 - Recommendation Corner

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to break down the top 10 teams in the NBA, including the Cavaliers, Celtics, Thunder and Knicks. But first, they talk about Zion Williamson.

04:18 - Zion Williamson SUSPENDED for missing team flight; season from hell for NOLA continues

30:24 - GAME THEORY POWER RANKINGS (Intro)

31:44 - #10, Orlando Magic

39:25 - #9, Dallas Mavericks

47:28 - #8, Milwaukee Bucks

55:13 - #7, Denver Nuggets

1:04:26 - #6, Memphis Grizzlies

1:14:18 - #5, Houston Rockets

1:22:41 - #4, New York Knicks (w/ GMAC!)

1:40:05 - #3, Boston Celtics

1:49:46 - #2, Oklahoma City Thunder

1:58:49 - #1, Cleveland Cavaliers

2:13:52 - TRIVIA TIME!

2:33:01 - Recommendation Corner

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon for a 2025 NBA MOCK DRAFT! (January Edition). Where do Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, Cooper Flagg, Egor Demin, and others get picked? Tune in to find out!

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to talk about the fun weekend of basketball that included the Nikola Jokic playing Victor Wembanyama twice, the Pistons maybe being good, the Suns maybe being bad, and more.

CHAPTERS

6:45 Quick Jimmy Butler takes

14:30 The Jokic-Wemby Bowls were GREAT this weekend!

40:10 Phoenix Suns might be a total mess?

1:11:30 The Detroit Pistons...might be good?!?!

1:39:15 Egor Demin thoughts

1:43:20 Will Riley, W, Illinois

1:45:50 Ian Jackson, G, North Carolina

1:48:30 Thomas Sorber, C, Georgetown

1:54:05 JoJo Tugler, F, Houston

1:55:20 Johni Broome and Bigs in the back half of the first round and why it's good now

1:58:00 Noah Penda, F, Le Mans

2:00:15 Jeremiah Fears, G, Oklahoma

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For a quick special edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Nekias Duncan of The Dunkers Spot to break down everything Jimmy Butler after Butler has asked for a trade from the Miami Heat and been suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.

3:10 Jimmy Butler suspended, Heat say they will listen to trades

5:00 Can Jimmy Butler still swing a title race in 2025?

7:00 Why Jimmy's contract is a complicating factor

13:15 What do you think Miami is trying to accomplish in a Jimmy Butler trade (with quick Houston Rockets thoughts)

21:00 Has Jimmy Butler overplayed his hand here?

27:30 What teams make the most sense for Jimmy Butler?

31:40 Sacramento Kings?

34:40 Phoenix Suns?

35:30 Denver Nuggets?

37:00 San Antonio Spurs?

37:30 Memphis Grizzlies?

46:35 Oklahoma City Thunder?

47:05 Golden State Warriors?

52:30 Why this stinks that this is how it's ending for Jimmy in Miami?

56:00 Miscellaneous Jimmy Questions

1:01:30 Random NBA musings with Nekias! 

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Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to break down the Cleveland Cavaliers blistering start, the Jaden Ivey injury, and All-Stars so far this season.

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Sam Vecenie is here with Bryce Simon and we're going to break down the D'Angelo Russell for Dorian Finney-Smith the Los Angeles Lakers and Nets swung on Sunday with the Brooklyn Nets. Also, the Kings fired Mike Brown, Luka Doncic got hurt on Christmas, and the Christmas Day games set new narratives across the NBA! All that and more

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In this edition of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by his colleague at The Athletic Dave DuFour to dive into the De'Aaron Fox rumors around the league that the Kings are entering the "Danger Zone" with him. Then they talk a bit about the Timberwolves and how they've entered a bit of a danger zone themselves with Mike Conley and Julius Randle not performing. Finally, Sam wants to talk to Dave about the NBA and if it's actually worse now.

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In this edition of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to react to the NBA Cup final between the Bucks & Thunder before discussing Denver's interest in trading for Zach Lavine from Chicago & answering questions about the 2025 NBA Draft!

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In this edition of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is here with Bryce Simon to break down the Dennis Schroder deal to Golden State, the Paul Reed waiver and what it could mean for Detroit's future, the NBA Cup and the Thunder-Rockets game, along with the 76ers no-good, very bad year of Injuries.

CHAPTERS:

02:13 - December movie recommendations w/ Bryce

06:25 - Bucks vs Hawks Recap

17:30 - Thunder vs Rockets Recap

34:55 - NBA CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Bucks vs Thunder

44:00 - Dennis Schroder traded from Brooklyn to the Golden State Warriors

55:30 - Paul Reed released by the Detroit Pistons

1:05:27 - Philadelphia 76ers lose rookie Jared McCain & Joel Embiid (again); season from hell continues

1:27:40 - A conversation about Ace Bailey; nitpicking or fair evaluation

1:50:56 - TRIVIA TIME w/ GMAC

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Jimmy Butler has found himself in the middle of trade rumors again! Come join Bryce Simon and Sam Vecenie and they break down the constructions that work or don't work, and whether or not we buy it. Then, we'll revisit the Mikal Bridges trade with help from Andrew Claudio AKA GMAC of this show and Knicks Film School. Then we'll talk a bit about the NBA Cup and what we expect over the weekend!

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to first react to the latest headlines from the weekend, which included the Nuggets losing to the Wizards (snapping their 16-game losing streak) & the brutal injuries to Franz Wagner & Brandon Ingram. They also go through 5 different NBA players that they enjoy watching the most before being joined by GMAC for an intense round of Game Theory Trivia!

04:55 - Denver Nuggets LOSE to the Washington Wizardes, depite 56 points from Nikola Jokic

28:52 - Franz Wagner suffered a torn right oblique and is out indefinitely (Shams)

43:48 - Brandon Ingram has suffered a significant low left ankle sprain and is sidelined indefinitely (Shams)

59:13 - Our Favorite NBA Players To Watch!

1:43:48 - TRIVIA TIME! Sam vs GMAC!

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon for an early look at 2025 NBA offseason & how all potential free agents are currently playing. They also look ahead to the NBA Cup & answer questions submitted about the 2025 NBA Draft!

9:45 What does the 2025 NBA Free agency class look like?

12:30 LeBron and what's going on with the Lakers right now?

26:20 Jimmy Butler and what are the Heat's plans?

42:00 Kyrie, Harden, and if guard scorers will become more valuable if the league expands?

50:50 Brandon Ingram and what should the Pelicans do?

1:00:23 Myles Turner and Brook Lopez (and a few others)

1:15:30 Ja Morant going to stop dunking as much? presented by Robinhood!

1:22:00 NBA Cup quarters and what we're most looking forward to

1:33:00 NBA Draft Q and A

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to give their quarter-season NBA awards picks & to discuss each race in detail for MVP, DPOY, All-NBA & much more!

CHAPTERS:

5:40 NBA Awards Intro for the Podcast Explainer

10:20 MVP

44:30 All-NBA

1:22:00 Defensive Player of the Year

1:31:00 All-Defense Teams

1:46:25 Most Improved Player, 6th Man of the Year, Coach of the Year

1:57:40 Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie

2:04:30 Trivia Time!

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to go through 10 different questions about the NBA season, starring the Lakers, Celtics, Rockets, All-NBA, and 2025 NBA Draft!

CHAPTERS:

06:45 - HOW BIG OF AN ISSUE IS THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE COURT FOR THE LAKERS?

14:52 - HOW BIG OF AN ISSUE IS THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE COURT FOR THE KNICKS?

26:08 - WITH KRISTAPS PORZINGIS BACK, CAN ANYONE COMPETE WITH BOSTON?

34:14 - ARE THE HOUSTON ROCKETS A CONTENDER TO WIN A PLAYOFF SERIES THIS YEAR?

44:57 - HAVE THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS ACTUALLY FIGURED THINGS OUT NOW?

50:04 - WHO DO YOU THINK WILL BE THE PLAYER THAT MAKES ALL-NBA FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON?

58:17 - WHO IS THE PLAYER THAT YOU CAN REALISTICALLY SEE GETTING MOVED THAT WOULD SWING THE TITLE RACE MOST?

1:04:37 - AT LEAST ONE OF HOUSTON, DALLAS, MEMPHIS, PHOENIX, LA, GOLDEN STATE, DENVER AND MINNESOTA WILL NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. WHO WILL THAT TEAM BE?

1:11:03 - WHO IS THE PROSPECT YOU ARE MOST INTRIGUED BY IN THE 2025 NBA DRAFT?

1:15:06 - WHO IS THE BIGGEST RISER FOR YOU SO FAR IN THE 2025 NBA DRAFT CYCLE?

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to go through all the teams they've tuned in for the most on NBA League Pass through one month of the NBA season.

CHAPTERS:

07:40 - NBA League Pass Rankings! (Explained)

11:40 - Los Angeles Clippers

17:30 - Orlando Magic

30:49 - Denver Nuggets

37:13 - Houston Rockets

47:38 - San Antonio Spurs

57:27 - Cleveland Cavaliers

1:14:27 - Golden State Warriors

1:23:26 - Memphis Grizzlies

1:31:12 - OKC Thunder

1:40:33 - Los Angeles Lakers

1:49:08 - Honorable mentions w/ GMAC

1:52:45 - TRIVIA!

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to go through several early NBA trade ideas setting a market for who might be available, which teams might be buyers & which teams might be sellers.

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to go through the opposite end of the NBA standings & decide which teams they believe will finish w/ the bottom 8 records (as of now).

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon & together they go through several rookies from the 2024 NBA Draft class giving their overall impressions of how this group is doing so far, as well as highlighting specific players making great early impressions on their new teams.

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In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to go through the top 10 in their personal NBA Power Rankings through the first few weeks of the NBA season!

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Adam Finkelstein from 247Sports and CBS Sports to go around the country & talk about a number of interesting 2025 NBA Draft prospects, including Egor Demin, Jaland Lowe, Kam Jones, Asa Newell and Donnie Freeman.

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to go through several different teams off to rough starts to the season & grade them all on a scale from 1-10 on the NBA Panic Meter!

CHAPTERS:

04:17 Discussing the Joel Embiid/Marcus Hayes incident on Saturday night

32:58 NBA Panic Meter - Philadelphia 76ers

44:07 NBA Panic Meter - Milwaukee Bucks

57:21 NBA Panic Meter - Orlando Magic

1:05:33 NBA Panic Meter - Indiana Pacers

1:14:31 NBA Panic Meter - Denver Nuggets

1:29:17 TRIVIA TIME w/ GMAC! 10 Players averaging at least 15 rebounds & 10 rebounds this season

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon have a conversation about some of the NBA's earliest most-improved players.

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon to talk through the opening week of the NBA season with the only way we know how: by overreacting to what we've seen from the Lakers, Celtics, Nuggets and Thunder among others.

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Keith Smith of the  @NBAFrontOffice  Show to discuss the NBA contract extensions that were reported earlier this week & give their grades for each one from the team perspective.

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

2:30 How do you watch NBA games?

7:30 Big picture look at Rookie Extension Window from Keith

18:15 Houston Rockets extend Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green

43:25 Orlando Magic extend Jalen Suggs

50:45 Atlanta Hawks extend Jalen Johnson

55:15 The real money pressure on NBA players to extend now

1:06:18 New Orleans Pelicans extend Trey Murphy III

1:11:42 Corey Kispert extends with Washington Wizards

1:15:12 Moses Moody and Jaden Hardy extensions, rookie scale guys that haven't extended

1:22:00 Aaron Gordon and Denver Nuggets come to agreement

1:25:45 Minnesota Timberwolves extend Rudy Gobert

1:35:45 BOSTON KEITH TALKS ABOUT THE CELTICS

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon to talk about players they're looking at this season who could break out as important, impact players or even NBA stars in the 2024-25 season.

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

• 7:40 Christian Braun (and Julian Strawther)
• 22:41 Jalen Williams
• 35:05 Jaden Ivey
• 43:55 Amen Thompson
• 51:50 Deuce McBride
• 57:05 Nikola Jovic
• 1:03:00 Rapid Fire on Brandin Podziemski, Jordan Miller, Dyson Daniels, Ayo Dosunmu, Tre Mann, Andrew Nembhard, Lonzo Ball, and others
• 1:24:17 GMAC joins for Trivia 11 players who have 14k points and 6k rebounds. name them!

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is here to break down 2025 NBA Draft prospects, including Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, V.J. Edgecombe and Nolan Traore among others with @HoopIntellect 's own Keandre Ashley.

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

• 2:50 How do you rate the 2025 NBA Draft compared to other NBA Draft classes?
• 7:05 Can any other prospect break into the top-five of the 2025 NBA Draft?
• 910:00 Ben Saraf and Noa Essengue takeaways versus Portland
• 20:45 Cooper Flagg Preseason Eval
• 38:00 Rating Cooper Flagg compared to other elite prospects
• 40:15 Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper
• 1:11:20 V.J. Edgecombe
• 1:23:50 Nolan Traore (and some Kasparas Jakucionis)
• 1:31:35 Tony Bennett retires

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon make their predictions for the 2024-25 NBA Season!

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

• 9:55 Luka Doncic wins MVP
• 17:55 The Thunder will win 65 games
• 27:31 The Suns finish top 4 in the West
• 39:15 The Pistons will NOT finish bottom 3 in the NBA
• 44:36 Tyrese Maxey makes ALL-NBA
• 49:26 The Pelicans will NOT finish top 8 in the West
• 1:01:11 The Cavaliers will trade 1 of their core 4
• 1:06:07 OKC vs BOS in the Finals & goes 7
• 1:21:35 TRIVIA

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by his colleague at The Athletic Fred Katz to discuss who they think are the most important players in the NBA this season.

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

• 7:00 - Bradley Beal
• 20:08 - Ja Morant
• 33:25 - Cooper Flagg
• 44:25 - Victor Wembanyama
• 59:09 - Chet Holmgren & Evan Mobley
• 1:11:24 - Khris Middleton

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon do their first 2025 NBA Mock Draft of the season! Come join us and break down a loaded draft class with Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, V.J. Edgecombe, and many more!

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Jason Timpf, where we're going to talk through his best players in the NBA list that he recently released. How does he go about ranking his top players? And who does he think is set for enormous seasons?

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

3:00 Karl-Anthony Towns trade; Why Sam and Jason disagree a bit!

33:00 Jason's Player Rankings; How does Jason go about ranking players? What is his criteria?

45:27 Jayson Tatum vs. Anthony Edwards and Tatum's ranking

57:15 Victor Wembanyama

1:03:10 Tyrese Maxey, most important player in the league?

1:13:00 Big group of guards and how to parse through the league's best

1:17:00 The Players who could break out and make people ranking players look stupid

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie, Bryce Simon & Andrew Claudio draft the best 32 and Over Teams in the NBA! We go snake style and draft all players born before December 31, 1992! We talk LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Kawhi Leonard, and many more!

But first, we run through NBA news and notes, including Jose Alvarado's extension, Terance Mann's extension, the Mitchell Robinson situation and more.

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie, Bryce Simon & Andrew Claudio break down the NBA's first true BLOCKBUSTER trade of the 2024-25 season: Karl-Anthony Towns is going to the Knicks for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. Was this the right trade for the Knicks? What about for the Timberwolves? Does this deal make sense for a team coming off of a Western Conference Finals berth?

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CHAPTERS:

• 6:30 First Impressions of the Trade
• 16:30 The Knicks side of the deal. How much does Towns help?
• 1:03:03 The Timberwolves side of the deal; Why this makes them potentially much better
• 1:44:00 TRIVIA TIME on Towns, Randle, Donte!

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Robby Kalland to run through gambling picks for each Western Conference team's over/under win total line. Will the Lakers win more than 43 games? Will the Warriors win more than 42? Can Wembanyama lead a Spurs turnaround? We break it all down.

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

• 5:00 - Dallas Mavericks
• 12:23 - Denver Nuggets
• 18:45 - Golden State Warriors
• 26:53 - Houston Rockets
• 38:01 - Los Angeles Clippers
• 43:15 - Los Angeles Lakers
• 50:25 - Memphis Grizzlies
• 1:01:58 - Minnesota Timberwolves
• 1:10:40 - New Orleans Pelicans
• 1:16:45 - Oklahoma City Thunder
• 1:21:54 - Phoenix Suns
• 1:26:07 - Portland Trail Blazers
• 1:36:50 - Sacramento Kings
• 1:44:08 - San Antonio Spurs
• 1:52:50 - Utah Jazz

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss Joel Embiid's extension, AJ Griffin's sudden retirement, which NBA prospects stand out at the NBL and much more before prediction which 10 teams will finish top 10 in defensive rating this upcoming NBA season.

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS

• 4:15 Joel Embiid signs extension; Why the Sixers had to do it even with the downside
• 24:05 AJ Griffin leaves basketball
• 38:53 NBL Early Season Draft Breakdown!
• 39:57 Alex Toohey
• 46:00 Rocco Zikarsky
• 51:26 Ben Henshall
• 56:20 Izan Almansa
• 59:30 Malique Lewis and Lachlan Olbrich
• 1:05:00 Predicting the Top-10 Defenses in the NBA!
• 1:56:05 TRIVIA TIME! 10 Most Recent Individual Seasons of 50+ games, 1000+ minutes, 11 or more 3-pt attempts per 36 minutes

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Robby Kalland for their annual NBA Over/Under Wins predictions 2-parter!

Here in part 1, they begin by going through each team in the East & picking the over or under on their projected Vegas win total.

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

• 5:35 - Atlanta Hawks
• 16:24 - Brooklyn Nets
• 23:42 - Boston Celtics
• 28:36 - Charlotte Hornets
• 37:38 - Chicago Bulls
• 44:07 - Cleveland Cavaliers
• 49:50 - Detroit Pistons
• 56:35 - Indiana Pacers
• 1:02:54 - Miami Heat
• 1:11:06 - Milwaukee Bucks
• 1:16:42 - New York Knicks
• 1:26:11 - Orlando Magic
• 1:36:55 - Philadelphia 76ers
• 1:44:36 - Toronto Raptors
• 1:52:24 - Washington Wizards

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon open by announcing the newest addition to the crew - new Executive Producer Andrew Claudio! Then, they go through the 7 teams they're most excited to watch this upcoming NBA season while discussing the one thing about each team that they're specifically looking forward to seeing.

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS

• 1:25 Saying hello to Andrew Claudio, new Game Theory Producer!
• 10:30 How we determined the seven teams we're most interested in watching this season
• 15:45 Oklahoma City Thunder
• 31:21 Houston Rockets
• 47:21 Denver Nuggets
• 1:03:38 San Antonio Spurs
• 1:16:20 Memphis Grizzlies
• 1:27:58 Philadelphia 76ers
• 1:38:15 The New York Knicks
• 1:59:30 Trivia Time! Top-10 Players in terms of percentage of team's turnovers who played at least 60 games and had at least 25% USG

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Keith Smith from The Front Office Show and Spotrac to chat about potential contract extensions forthcoming in the next few months. They break down the 2021 NBA Draft class, the stars that have weird decisions to make, and some of the veterans with interesting potential options.

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon break down the top 10 contracts in the NBA heading into the 2024-25 season. Shout out to the Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks for being featured prominently.

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

• 2:45 Quick thoughts on 2024 NBL Blitz; Zikarsky, Henshall, Almansa, Toohey, Lewis, Olbrich
• 12:10 Jamal Murray signs four-year max extension with Denver Nuggets; right move?
• 21:20 Top-10 Contracts; what is our criteria?
• 28:30 Honorable mentions
• 40:35 No. 10 Kyle Kuzma
• 46:06 No. 9 Vince Williams Jr.
• 52:33 No. 8 Coby White
• 1:00:07 No. 7 Donte DiVincenzo
• 1:07:19 No. 6 Austin Reaves
• 1:12:43 No. 5 Mikal Bridges
• 1:19:57 No. 4 Herb Jones
• 1:25:07 No. 3 Deni Avdija
• 1:29:56 No. 2 Jaren Jackson Jr.
• 1:38:00 No. 1 Jalen Brunson
• 1:45:55 TRIVIA TIME!

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In this edition of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon now transition to talk about expectations for teams in the Western Conference this season, and break down how each team can potentially exceed those expectations this year.

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

• 6:36 Dallas Mavericks
• 12:48 Denver Nuggets
• 19:47 Golden State Warriors
• 25:31 Houston Rockets
• 32:48 Los Angeles Clippers
• 37:15 Los Angeles Lakers
• 44:02 Memphis Grizzlies
• 48:38 Minnesota Timberwolves
• 54:16 New Orleans Pelicans
• 59:12 Oklahoma City Thunder
• 1:05:22 Phoenix Suns
• 1:10:39 Portland Trail Blazers
• 1:15:51 Sacramento Kings
• 1:21:16 San Antonio Spurs
• 1:25:44 Utah Jazz
• 1:31:05 TRIVIA TIME!

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In this edition of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon talk about expectations for teams in the Eastern Conference this season, and break down how each team can potentially exceed those expectations this year. 

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- Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

• 8:35 Stephen Curry One-year Extension with Warriors
• 12:35 TJ McConnell 4/45M extension with Pacers
• 26:00 Ivica Zubac 3/58M Extension with Clippers
• 34:00 GG Jackson out with broken foot
• 42:50 Atlanta Hawks
• 47:38 Brooklyn Nets
• 53:15 Boston Celtics
• 57:35 Charlotte Hornets
• 1:02:44 Chicago Bulls
• 1:08:00 Cleveland Cavaliers
• 1:13:30 Detroit Pistons
• 1:19:57 Indiana Pacers
• 1:24:22 Miami Heat
• 1:29:51 Milwaukee Bucks
• 1:35:44 New York Knicks
• 1:41:56 Orlando Magic
• 1:46:56 Philadelphia 76ers
• 1:52:35 Toronto Raptors
• 1:58:04 Washington Wizards
• 2:01:18 TRIVIA TIME!

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In this edition of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon are joined by Andrew Schlecht of the Athletic NBA Show & the Down To Dunk podcast to wrap up their 2-week coverage of the best players 24 & Under in the NBA by drafting three 10-man teams consisting solely of these players with the goal of winning as many games as possible this upcoming season.

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CHAPTERS:

• 5:00 Laying out the criteria for the draft
• 9:30 Picks 1-5
• 22:15 Picks 6-10
• 33:17 Picks 11-15
• 42:30 Picks 16-20
• 51:15 Picks 21-25
• 59:15 Picks 26-30
• 1:08:10 Recapping and Analyzing the Draft
• 1:12:20 Making the case for each team to win
• 1:22:59 Trivia Time! Best Isolation Players in the Game

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In this edition of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon continue their break down the top 24 players in the NBA that are 24 years old or younger. The rules: You have to be 24 years old as of December 31, 2024 to be eligible. The criteria: What player would you bet on long-term to have the best overall career? That means current career to this point counts, but we're also projecting out into the future, too. And given that these players are all still quite young, the future matters more.

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CHAPTERS:

• 6:05 No. 9 Jalen Williams
• 22:10 No. 8 Tyrese Maxey
• 30:26 No. 7 Tyrese Haliburton
• 44:52 No. 6 Brandon Miller
• 1:00:13 No. 5 Paolo Banchero
• 1:12:46 No. 4 Chet Holmgren
• 1:21:35 No. 3 Zion Williamson
• 1:31:00 No. 2 Anthony Edwards
• 1:45:00 No. 1 Victor Wembanyama

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In this edition of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon continue their break down the top 24 players in the NBA that are 24 years old or younger. The rules: You have to be 24 years old as of December 31, 2024 to be eligible. The criteria: What player would you bet on long-term to have the best overall career? That means current career to this point counts, but we're also projecting out into the future, too. And given that these players are all still quite young, the future matters more.

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Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

CHAPTERS:

• 3:30 Nassir Little Waive/Stretch and why it makes sense for Phoenix
• 11:50 Guerschon Yabusele to 76ers
• 18:30 Brief Criteria recap for 24 under 24 in '24 List
• 22:15 No. 18 Darius Garland
• 32:30 No. 17 Scoot Henderson
• 48:22 No. 16 Amen Thompson
• 1:01:00 No. 15 Evan Mobley
• 1:11:59 No. 14 Alperen Sengun
• 1:27:15 No. 13 LaMelo Ball
• 1:37:15 No. 12 Franz Wagner
• 1:44:04 No. 11 Cade Cunningham
• 1:54:37 No. 10 Scottie Barnes
• 2:07:40 Trivia Time!

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