Game Theory Podcast

The Bracket is here, and the NCAA Tournament starts this week. Bryce Simon and Sam Vecenie dive DEEP into the 2024 NCAA Tournament and give our Selection Sunday thoughts on picks, the Bracket, the NBA Draft implications, and more.

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We're seeing players emerge this season. Is Jalen Williams truly special? The Spurs and Wizard are officially out of playoff contention. What do their offseasons look like?

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Is the NBA soft? Can it be more physical? Less physical? We break it down. Also a look at the Pistons, Suns, and Championship Week.

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What does Evan Mobley injury mean for the Cavs and his season? The Dallas Mavericks are struggling. Will they turn it around? More NBA Draft Prospects.

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Is Zion starting to play like Zion? What NBA Trade Deadline deals working out? Sam Vecenie and Bryce SImon talk through latest NBA updates.

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Everyone can't get a max contract. Who are the best non-rookie, non-max contracts in the NBA? We dive into the best deals out there and what that means for these teams and players moving forward.

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We look back at the draft and see which rookies have made the most impact. Which rookies who have played above and below expectations. BREAKING LeBron and Bronny comments.

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We breakdown the Doc Rivers drama. Is there substance to this or does JJ Redick have old beef with his former coach? NBA Draft updates and more.

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All-Star Weekend is wrapped and we're officially into the second half of the NBA season. We get into what to expect

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These trades almost happened and would have shook up the NBA. Sam Vecenie reports on what really went down on NBA Trade Deadline. What to look for at All-Star Weekend and what can we do to fix it.

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Is it ever too early to talk NBA Draft? Nah! We did a Tank-A-Thon and drafted for every team. There might be some surprises. Tune in.

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Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon breakdown all the NBA trade deadline moves and discuss those trades that almost happened. Who are the winners and losers heading into the 2nd half of the season.

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What a crazy week in the NBA. We go into all the league injuries including Joel Embiid and Zach LaVine. We discuss the trade rumor rejections for Dorian Finney-Smith and Mikal Bridges. And of course trade deadline predictions.

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The 2024 NBA Draft has more questions than answers right now. Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon break down some of the most burning questions like who's going #1, prospects on the rise, and who's ready to make an immediate impact.

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Bryce Simon is here for the Sunday podcast on a Monday (thanks NFL) and we're going to talk NBA Trade Deadline that comes next week on February 8. We'll dive deep into the NBA Trade candidates and break down what we think about each siutation, where the best fits are for guys like Dejounte Murray, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Bojan Bogdanovic, Gordon Hayward, PJ Washington, Quentin Grimes and others.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

2:45 Quick Pistons take on win over OKC

5:35 Dejounte Murray Trade Fits and the Lakers

17:31 D'Angelo Russell and the Lakers, what now?

21:00 Brooklyn for Murray maybe?

24:00 Other Murray Fits

31:00 Bogdan Bogdanovic is very valuable; potential trades?

44:00 Charlotte Hornets potential trade chips; Gordon Hayward, Miles Bridges, PJ Washington

1:00:46 Brooklyn Nets question

1:02:00 More Charlotte Hornets and PJ Washington

1:12:00 Knicks and Quentin Grimes?

1:27:40 Detroit Pistons and Bojan Bogdanovic?

1:35:00 Bruce Brown fits?

1:45:00 Wizards players?

1:51:00 Grab bag of Rockets, Blazers, more

1:53:30 My reasoning on my insane Jalen Green-Alex Caruso idea and why it might actually make sense

2:10:00 Chiefs to the Super Bowl!

2:14:00 Outro

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Andrew Schlecht is here to do midseason awards for the NBA this season. Now that every team has played at least 41 games, it's time to dive in and break down where we sit on the NBA Awards as we head into the Trade Deadline and beyond.

We'll break down MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, All-NBA, All-Defense, All-Rookie, Sixth Man of the Year.

Then, we'll also talk about the Terry Rozier deal to the Miami Heat, which I've written a deep dive on from both the Hornets and Heat's perspective. Then, we'll also talk Bucks firing Adrian Griffin and bringing in Doc Rivers.

0:00 Intro

4:40 Adrian Griffin fired; Milwaukee Bucks hire Doc Rivers

15:20 Terry Rozier traded to Miami Heat! What does it mean for Miami?

26:20 Great deal for Charlotte, What now for Hornets?

31:30 Victor vs Chet last night! Plus, ROY takes!

49:45 Midseason All-Rookie Picks

56:15 Midseason MVP Top-Five Picks

1:11:35 Midseason 2nd and 3rd Team All-NBA

1:22:45 Midseason Defensive Player of the Year

1:28:45 Midseason All-Defense Teams

1:35:30 Midseason Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of the Year

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Bryce Simon joins Sam Vecenie to break down Joel Embiid's historic dominance in the NBA. What he's doing is unprecedented, and we have numbers to prove it. He's been staggeringly good.

Then, they break down NBA Trade Deadline news and notes. Dejounte Murray's awesome game-winning run and his impact as the biggest name currently on the market. The Lakers lose to the Nets. Does that finally give them a sense of urgency? The Suns certainly seem like they want to do something. Other potentially interesting moves?

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

2:45 Joel Embiid is HISTORICALLY dominant

5:45 Diving Into Some Joel Embiid Tape

20:15 Stats Behind Joel Embiid's dominance

28:30 65-game threshold for awards is too many

37:45 Trade Deadline News and Notes

37:50 Milwaukee Bucks reach out about Dejounte; why it can't happen

43:00 Other Bucks ideas?

49:00 Why the Nets make sense for Dejounte Murray

1:01:00 Lakers for Dejounte? Can that work?

1:06:00 Other Lakers moves

1:12:00 Bruce Brown moves?

1:21:00 LaVine injury

1:23:00 Suns Trade Stuff?

1:31:00 Should Free Agency be moved ahead of the draft?

1:36:00 If you had one hour to scout a prospect, how would you do it?

1:39:30 What are you and your partner's love languages?

1:41:00 Final Q and A on Draft

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Mark Schindler joins the show to break down the Pascal Siakam trade by the Toronto Raptors to the Indiana Pacers.

We'll dive deep into what you need to know about Siakam's fit in Indiana, his chances of staying put there in the offseason, and where this leaves the Pacers. Then, we'll talk about the Raptors, what this return of three first round picks means for them, and where their rebuild goes from here.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:29 The Pacers Angle of the Siakam Trade

29:22 The Raptors Angle of the Siakam Trade

49:10 Future Raptors Moves?

1:03:51 Overall Trade Deadline Impact League Wide Outside of the Pacers and Raptors

1:18:36 Outro

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Bryce Simon is here! We're going to chat about the Pistons and Wizards trade involving Marvin Bagley and Danilo Gallinari to open the show. Then, we'll talk Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, the Kawhi Leonard extension and what it means, and we'll close on what it means league-wide.

Finally, we close on Jaylon Tyson, our NBA Draft Prospect of the Week

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

3:25 Pistons-Wizards Trade Bagley and Livers plus two seconds for Gallo and Muscala

17:50 A Fun Fake Trade Hypothetical that helps the Wizards, Celtics and Rockets

26:36 Houston Rockets Dive! Why they've progressed this year!

50:16 Atlanta Hawks are a mess

1:03:00 Kawhi Leonard Extension; what makes him so special

1:13:20 How does the Leonard Extension impact the deadline and offseason?

1:21:45 Jaylon Tyson out of Cal is the Game Theory NBA Draft Prospect of the Week!

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Bryce Simon joins the show to break down the first half of the season from the 2023-24 NBA Rookie class. We'll dive into Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama to start, then Jaime Jaquez with the Miami Heat. We'll also chat Dereck Lively II, Brandin Podziemski, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Cason Wallace, Brandon Miller, Cam Whitmore, Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Scoot Henderson, Bilal Coulibaly, and others.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

2:35 NBA is going to have a two-night NBA Draft! Is this good?

16:35 Who is the Rookie of the Year so far?

19:26 Victor Wembanyama

33:10 Chet Holmgren

44:05 Jaimie Jaquez Jr

53:50 Dereck Lively II

1:02:50 Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis

1:12:50 Cam Whitmore and Amen Thompson (and Rockets)

1:30:04 Brandon Miller

1:35:20 Scoot Henderson

1:42:20 Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser

1:46:50 Cason Wallace

1:52:06 Bilal Coulibaly

1:57:55 Keyonte George

2:02:17 Craig Porter Jr.

2:04:20 Isaiah Collier out for next 4-6 weeks

2:11:00 Outro

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Danny Leroux joins the show! We're here to dive into the NBA Trade Deadline. What do the Warriors do? What happens with the Atlanta Hawks? What's the deal with Dejounte Murray? Can the Hornets move into seller mode? What teams are looking to make a change? We'll talk about it all and more!

We'll start with Ja Morant being out for the season, though, a crushing blow to any hopes the Grizzlies had of getting back into the play-in picture.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

5:35 Ja Morant Out for the Season, What now for Memphis?

19:55 Trade Deadline Intro!

20:57 Chicago Bulls

30:56 Atlanta Hawks

47:10 Golden State Warriors

59:07 Los Angeles Lakers

1:12:53 Sacramento Kings

1:23:35 Washington Wizards

1:28:20 Charlotte Hornets (plus 76ers in there)

1:32:20 Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves

1:32:40 OKC Thunder trade idea

1:35:10 Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets

1:38:00 Orlando Magic

1:39:54 Miami Heat

1:42:10 Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs

1:44:03 Outro

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The Toronto Raptors are, yet again, a team in the driver's seat at the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline. Last year, instead of selling like many expected, they actually bought by completing the Jakob Poeltl deal.

Now, with a trade of Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett for OG Anunoby already complete, the team is 2-0 since that move and still has Pascal Siakam's impending free agency and potential trade status to deal with, Gary Trent Jr.'s impending free agency, and a roster that looks better, but could still use some work.

Samson Folk from Raptors Republic joins us and we break down everything, including me pitching him some wild fake trades.

Then, we start the show with the Jonathan Kuminga report and what it says about young players, playing time, the NBA at large, and more.

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Bryce Simon is here and we're going to talk about five topics across the NBA/NBA Draft today.

-First, OKC Thunder. After beating Boston, Denver and Minnesota in the last 10 days, can they just straight up win the NBA title in 2024?

-The LA Lakers; What's up with them? How are they 17-17 with LeBron playing extremely well, AD having only missed three games?

-First Impressions of the OG Anunoby/Immanuel Quickley/RJ Barrett deal

-NBA Draft Prospect of the Week! Jared McCain from Duke!

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

5:06 OKC Thunder deep dive, why are they successful?

28:15 Potential Thunder upgrades at the deadline?

35:00 Can OKC win the title in 2024?

40:32 Wendell Carter, Goga Bitadze and the Orlando Magic big situation

48:00 LA Lakers are 17-17, what's going on?

1:10:35 First Impressions of Knicks with Anunoby?

1:18:09 First Impressions of Raptors with Barrett and Quickley?

1:23:55 Jared McCain, NBA Draft Prospect of the Week

1:39:27 Tyrese Proctor and Kyle Filipowski takes

1:45:15 Outro

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Jonathan Macri from Knicks Film School joins the show to break down the surprising OG Anunoby trade to the New York Knicks earlier on Saturday. The Knicks move Immanuel Quickley, R.J. Barrett and a second round pick to the Raptors for Anunoby, Malachi Flynn and Precious Achiuwa.

How does this deal make sense for the Knicks? What works for the Raptors here? We'll break it all down!

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Bryce Simon is here and we're talking about five topics again across the NBA

-The Cavaliers have lost both Darius Garland and Evan Mobley to long-term injuries. What now?

-What do the Knicks do now with Mitchell Robinson out while Jalen Brunson is on fire?

-Coby White breakout for the Bulls!

-The Clippers keep rolling following the James Harden deal.

-Kings Check-in; Fox continues hot streak, more

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro/Zach Edey and Donovan Clingan take

5:00 Cleveland Cavaliers playing well without Garland and Mobley!

16:00 Cavaliers Future and What their next moves are

28:45 The New York Knicks Post-MitchRob Injury plus Brunson Breakout

38:00 Why Dejounte Murray or other non-No. 1 options don't make sense for NYK

51:35 Coby White and the Bulls! The White Breakout! PatWill playing better!

1:06:25 LA Clippers are rolling. Why the Harden trade is working and why Kawhi is balling

1:15:34 A Sacramento Kings check-in; Why the Kings are still fine even with recent losses

1:29:55 Outro plus a genius Will Wade to West Virginia idea

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Bryce Simon is here to break down five NBA topics as we head into the new year.

-Pistons lose 27 straight, have to talk about it.

-Phoenix Suns are struggling. What's up there?

-Why don't people believe in the Milwaukee Bucks?

-Ja Morant back!

-Luka for MVP?

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

6:10 The Pistons lose 27 STRAIGHT GAMES

22:30 The Pistons need to move on from Troy Weaver

35:49 The Phoenix Suns; Is it time to hit the Panic Button?

51:45 Dallas Mavericks strong run and if Luka Doncic can win MVP

1:03:49 Why don't people believe in the Milwaukee Bucks?

1:15:30 Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies are BACK

1:27:20 Outro

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Bryce Simon joins the show, and we do Western Conference Overreactions for the first quarter of the 2023-24 NBA season! We talk about five topics:

CHAPTERS: 

0:00 Intro

1:55 The Warriors are Cooked and Need to make a TRADE

16:04 The Timberwolves are the best team in the NBA

27:15 The Los Angeles Clippers finish ahead of the Suns in the standings

43:55 The Thunder make the Western Conference Finals

55:17 The Spurs have done wrong by Victor Wembanyama to start the season

1:10:40 Outro

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Bryce Simon joins the show, and we do Eastern Conference Overreactions for the first quarter of the 2023-24 NBA season! We talk about five topics:

CHAPTERS: 

0:00 Intro

2:50 The Celtics need more depth to win the title and have to make a trade

16:52 The Raptors should blow up their roster

26:57 The Pacers can make a legit playoff run and Haliburton makes first team All-NBA

40:30 The Cavs’ core doesn’t work as presently constructed as a legitimate contender and is running out of time

56:50 The Knicks are genuinely dangerous still and can make an Eastern Conference Finals appearance. 

1:08:45 Outro

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Bryce Simon joins Sam Vecenie to preview the NBA Trade Deadline. The unofficial start of NBA trade season is typically December 15, as a significant portion of the league becomes eligible to be moved after signing as free agents in the summer.

What players can you expect to move? Who is potentially on the block? Will the Raptors blow it up with OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam moving? Will the Bulls blow it up with Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan moving? Can the Warriors make a move? Can the 76ers make their in-season swing?

We'll talk about all that and more as we preview teams first, then players that could be available.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

4:20 Draymond Green smacks Jusuf Nurkic. What are you doing man?

10:58 Cam Whitmore Watch!

13:31 Trade Deadline Primer Intro

13:59 Atlantic Division -- Celtics, Knicks, Nets, Raptors, 76ers

25:50 Central Division -- Bulls, Pacers, Cavaliers, Bucks, Pistons

33:35 Southeast Division -- Heat, Hornets, Magic, Wizards, Hawks

40:50 Northwest Division -- Nuggets, Wolves, Thunder, Jazz, Blazers

50:20 Pacific Division -- Lakers, Clippers, Kings, Suns, Warriors

1:13:50 Southwest Division -- Mavericks, Pelicans, Rockets, Spurs, Grizzlies

1:21:44 Best Fits for LaVine, Siakam, Anunoby, Caruso, Bogdanovic, Tate, DeRozan, Hayward, Tyus, others

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Hey! Sam Vecenie is going live to answer YOUR QUESTIONS about the 2024 NBA Draft! Send off some questions ahead of time, and I'll answer as many as I can live on the show! Already, we'll be talking about guys like Isaiah Collier, Kyle Filipowski, Reed Sheppard, Donovan Clingan, and more!

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

1:20 Isaiah Collier and Bronny James, G, USC

8:00 Kentucky, Aaron Bradshaw, Reed Sheppard

24:10 UConn, Donovan Clingan, Tristen Newton

32:32 Nikola Topic, G, Mega

40:24 Ryan Dunn, F, Virginia (plus some Pacers stuff)

46:00 Raptors stuff, plus should teams try to convey draft picks in 2024?

51:49 Biggest faller top-15

54:03 Evaluating Upperclassmen, who can find success?

58:47 Garwey Dual, G, Providence

1:00:08 Robbie Avila, Indiana State

1:01:37 Oklahoma City Thunder Trade Stuff

1:03:54 Jarin Stevenson, F, Alabama

1:05:23 Malik Mack, G, Harvard!

1:08:23 Otega Oweh, W, Oklahoma

1:10:03 Aday Mara and what makes Sengun, Jokic, Sabonis special

1:11:26 Andrej Stojakovic, Jaylon Tyson, Hansen Yang, Ajay Mitchell

1:16:45 Ignite

1:18:38 Bub Carrington, G, Pittsburgh

1:21:43 Tyler Smith, F, Ignite

1:23:13 Kyle Filipowski, C, Duke

1:29:51 Outro

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Andrew Schlecht joins Sam Vecenie and they pick who the NBA Award race winners would be through the first quarter of the season. They'll dive into MVP, All-NBA, Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defense, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, and more.

Apologies on the audio for the first minute, had the wrong audio setting. It fixes literally right after the intro.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

3:38 Bucks, Bobby Portis confront coaching staff after IST loss

8:25 Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers are unstoppable

14:32 Zion Williamson's, what up there?

22:13 AWARDS

23:30 MVP, First Team All-NBA Jokic, Giannis and Embiid

33:20 Haliburton vs Shai for No. 3 or 4?

39:45 INSANE Haliburton stats

46:00 Second Team All NBA: Luka, Tatum, LeBron, KD, Steph, Fox

56:55 Third Team All-NBA Fox/Steph, Edwards, Maxey, Booker, PG, Trae

1:02:10 DPOY? Rudy Gobert vs Anthony Davis

1:09:15 All-Defense Suggs, Caruso, Mobley, Shai, Brooks, Herb, Jaren, Bam, more

1:17:55 Rookie of the Year? Chet vs Wemby plus Jaquez

1:25:45 All Rookie

1:31:50 Coach of the Year

1:34:23 Most Improved Player including Duncan Robinson thoughts

1:39:45 Outro

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Bryce Simon is here to join Sam to break down a group of players that will be incredibly important to their team's title race moving forward. We'll talk about players on the Lakers, the Pelicans, the Pacers, the Warriors, the Rockets and the Bucks, and explain how those teams have looked recently and why those players are so important to each team's hopes moving forward.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

5:10 Indiana Pacers, their defense, the In Season Tournament, and where they go from here

26:00 Andrew Wiggins and the Warriors

37:00 The Lakers and Austin Reaves

44:28 Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets

55:03 Trey Murphy and the New Orleans Pelicans

1:04:10 Khris Middleton and the Milwaukee Bucks

1:11:30 Others, including Jaime Jaquez, Dereck Lively, Bojan Bogdanovic and Terance Mann

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Mark Schindler joins the show today, and we're here to dive into a few news-y and notes-y items across the NBA. The In-Season Tournament has been a huge success. Why? Second, LaMelo Ball will miss some significant time with an ankle injury. Third, what's going on with the Warriors? Why have they been so messy? Fourth, Sacramento is rolling again with De'Aaron Fox back. Where does it go from here? And finally, the Pistons. Oh, Detroit. Do you blow this whole thing up?

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

4:12 Mark Cuban sells majority stake in Mavericks, Steven Rales buys part of Indiana Pacers

11:35 In-Season Tournament is great! Plus, In-Season Tournament picks!

21:30 LaMelo Ball injured; what happens with Hornets?

34:17 Golden State Warriors are kind of a mess?

53:00 Sacramento Kings are good again!

1:10:20 Detroit Pistons need to blow something up

1:33:50 Outro

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C.J. Moore from over at The Athletic joins us, and we're here to break down early college basketball season breakouts that may be morphing into first round picks. We'll break down at least Reed Sheppard from Kentucky, Dalton Knecht from Tennessee, Kobe Johnson from USC, Ryan Dunn from Virginia, Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro from Marquette, and more.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

1:09 Reed Sheppard, G, Kentucky

14:04 Robert Dillingham, G, Kentucky

18:25 Oso Ighodaro, C, Marquette

27:45 Tyler Kolek, G, Marquette

32:32 Kam Jones, G, Marquette, and a crazy Kolek clip

39:33 Ryan Dunn, W, Virginia

47:54 Kobe Johnson, W, USC

53:25 Kevin McCullar, W, Kansas

58:30 Dalton Knecht, W, Tennessee

1:06:23 Jamir Watkins, W, Florida State

1:10:25 Alex Karaban, W, Connecticut

1:13:40 Harrison Ingram, W, North Carolina

1:16:46 Braden Smith, G, Purdue

1:21:05 Outro

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Bryce Simon is here and we're breaking down the sophomores in the NBA. We'll dive deep into Paolo Banchero, Jalen Williams, Shaedon Sharpe, Jeremy Sochan, Jaden Ivey, Jabari Smith Jr., Jalen Duren, Christian Braun, Keegan Murray, Mark Williams, Dyson Daniels.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

7:25 Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic Breakout!

26:50 Jalen Williams

36:38 Jabari Smith Jr.

45:45 Keegan Murray

52:30 Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren

1:03:26 Shaedon Sharpe

1:07:40 Dyson Daniels

1:15:30 Jeremy Sochan

1:27:20 Mark Williams

1:30:56 Walker Kessler

1:36:25 Christian Braun

1:43:35 Other Sophomores

1:49:00 STOP RAISING YOUR BASKETBALL COURTS

1:50:06 Bub Carrington takes at Pittsburgh Q and A

1:54:25 Outro

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Bryce Simon is here to join Sam Vecenie and break down the 11 rookies you need to know across the NBA one month through the 2023-24 season. From the to picks to the surprises and the breakouts, we'll talk about Chet Holmgren, Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson, Brandon Miller, Ausar Thompson all the way through Toumani Camara and Cason Wallace.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

2:38 Chet Holmgren and Cason Wallace @okc + OKC

23:42 Victor Wembanyama

35:25 Brandon Miller

45:44 Ausar Thompson + Pistons

56:03 Scoot Henderson and Toumani Camara

1:06:23 Dereck Lively II

1:10:47 Jordan Hawkins

1:15: 26 Jaime Jaquez Jr.

1:18:38 Bilal Coulibaly

1:23:35 Other Rookies

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Bryce Simon joins Sam Vecenie and they deep dive into the 2024 NBA Draft prospects! We go back and forth, making picks and giving our top-30 players in the class. Names like Alex Sarr, Isaiah Collier, Ja'Kobe Walter, Nikola Topic and many others will get picked and discussed, and we'll dive into what we like about their tape, and dislike about it so far.

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Ricky O'Donnell from SB Nation joins the show to break down the two things he knows best: the Chicago Bulls, and the NBA Draft. The long-time Bulls fan and Game Theory Bulls Correspondent explains the Zach LaVine trade rumors, and breaks down what seems to be an impending Bulls blow up.

Then, he was also at Champions Classic last night, so we break down what he saw as Duke beat Michigan State and Kansas beat Kentucky. What NBA Draft prospect do we need to know?

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Bryce Simon is here and we do Week 3 NBA Overreactions! As usual, six statements here about the NBA, where we draw purposefully overreactive conclusions and then discuss if they're actually true or not!

Today, we talk Milwaukee Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin, the Houston Rockets playofffs hopes, the Minnesota Timberwolves aspirations to contend, the Utah Jazz backcourt, Isaiah Collier and his chances to go top-3, and Ryan Dunn/Riley Kugel.

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Mark Schindler is back, and we're here to dive into a few fun topics around the NBA. First, we want to start with the 76ers, Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and where the team goes from there. Then, we'll hit Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers, his continued growth, and the team's defense. Next, we'll hit Cam Thomas and the Nets, as well as the Shaedon Sharpe Year Two Breakout that seems to be upon us.

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Jason Timpf from Hoops Tonight is here, and it's time for Week Two of the NBA Overreactions pod! We'll break down: The Boston Celtics, the final team left unbeaten; The Memphis Grizzlies, dead in the water?; The Milwaukee Bucks, a defensive mess?; The Atlanta Hawks, a top-four team in the East?; Franz Wagner, the best Magic prospect?; The LA Clippers backcourt with Russ and Harden

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Bryce Simon joins the show and we look ahead to the 2024 NBA Draft. We dive in and ask 10 Questions about the 2024 NBA Draft, explaining what this draft is and isn't, what players to watch, and how teams should look at this draft class.

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Sam Vecenie is here to go live and break down the James Harden deal to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Athletic's Clippers beat writer Law Murray joins him. The Clippers get Harden, P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrusev. The 76ers receive Nicolas Batum, Marcus Morris, Robert Covington and KJ Martin, a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two second-round picks, and a additional future first from a mystery third team.

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Bryce Simon is here and we're ready to overreact! Week One of the NBA season is almost in the books, and we are going to do a show this week reacting to all that we've seen with six OVERREACTIONS to the NBA.

What do we think we know early on? The Nuggets are a 60-win team? Luka Doncic for MVP? Tyrese Maxey an all-star? The Pistons a top-10 defense? Chet Holmgren better than Evan Mobley already? Should the Bulls blow it up?

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Danny Leroux joins Sam and we're here to break down all of the rookie extensions that occurred over the last month, and generally what the rookie extension window has told us about the new collective bargaining agreement and team building within it.

We'll talk Devin Vassell, Jaden McDaniels, Onyeka Okongwu, Deni Avdija, Josh Green, Cole Anthony, Aaron Nesmith, Zeke Nnaji, and Payton Pritchard, in addition to some of the earlier ones like Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, LaMelo Ball and Desmond Bane.

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Bryce Simon joins Sam today and we're going to talk about the biggest questions for each NBA team heading into the 2023-24 season. Some of these are good, some of them are bad, but we'll talk about all 15 teams in alphabetical order, from the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets to Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs and the Utah Jazz

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

1:36 Dallas Mavericks

8:50 Denver Nuggets/Zeke Nnaji Extension

15:30 Golden State Warriors

20:39 Houston Rockets

26:26 LA Clippers

30:43 LA Lakers

35:03 Memphis Grizzlies/Steven Adams Out

43:42 Minnesota Timberwolves

48:39 New Orleans Pelicans

51:26 Oklahoma City Thunder

55:50 Phoenix Suns

1:01:19 Portland Trail Blazers

1:09:48 Sacramento Kings

1:13:36 San Antonio Spurs/Victor

1:18:24 Utah Jazz

1:23:13 Outro

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Bryce Simon joins Sam today and we're going to talk about the biggest questions for each NBA team heading into the 2023-24 season. Some of these are good, some of them are bad, but we'll talk about all 15 teams in alphabetical order, from the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics to the Toronto Raptors and the Washington Wizards

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

4:16 Atlanta Hawks

10:32 Boston Celtics

16:06 Brooklyn Nets

23:22 Charlotte Hornets

29:02 Chicago Bulls

34:34 Cleveland Cavaliers

40:56 Detroit Pistons

49:26 Indiana Pacers

53:53 Miami Heat

57:52 Milwaukee Bucks

1:01:40 New York Knicks

1:06:10 Orlando Magic

1:09:37 Philadelphia 76ers

1:14:50 Toronto Raptors

1:19:30 Washington Wizards And Deni Extension

1:24:18 Outro

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Bryce Simon is here and we're going to answer some listener questions! But first, we'll talk about the James Harden trade discussions, per a report from Sam Amick at The Athletic (a great website!), as well as the Kevin Porter Jr. trade from the Rockets for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Victor Oladipo.

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Bryce Simon joins the show to break down how some of the rookies have looked in the preseason so far. We dive deep into Victor Wembanyama's WTF game against Miami, Scoot's start, the Thompson twin flashes, Bilal Coulibaly's play, and much more.

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Sam Vecenie is largely going to go solo on this episode, breaking down some of the things he's seen from preseason basketball thus far. Some news and notes and first impressions on New Orleans-Orlando, Boston-Philadelphia, Spurs-OKC, Brooklyn-Lakers, Hornets-Heat, and Rockets-Pacers.

But first, Adam Spinella is here, and he says goodbye to the podcast before going to work for the Philadelphia 76ers!

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