Game Theory Podcast
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 is has you covered in this show. And some thoughts on movies, too.
Episodes
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie, Bryce Simon & Andrew Claudio go through the entire Eastern Conference & predict whether each team will go over or under on their projected wins total this season.
01:30 - GMAC reacts to the Mets collapse
5:10 - Sam reacts to the Ryder Cup disaster
09:45 - East Over/Unders! (Preview)
20:00 - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
28:33 - NEW YORK KNICKS
36:48 - ORLANDO MAGIC
46:20 - ATLANTA HAWKS
54:50...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through the NBA teams that they are most excited to watch in the 2025-26 NBA season!
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02:00 - Thoughts on Dash Daniels/Substack Plug!
06:30 - Miikka Muurinen aka "Slim Jesus" Turns Pro
11:40 - Kuminga Watch
22:35 - Grimes Watch
34:44 - Houston Rockets (FVV Injury Reaction)
55:39 - Atlanta Hawks
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through who they believe will be the most important players of the 2025-26 NBA season!
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08:43 - Luka Donic
17:35 - Deandre Ayton
31:15 - Trae Young
41:50 - Jonathan Kuminga
1:01:02 - Evan Mobley
1:08:40 - Cam Johnson
1:16:18 - Amen Thompson
1:25:05 - Victor Wembanyama
1:32:45 - James Harden
1:34:13 ...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss several NBA players that they believe are about to have a breakout season in 2025-26!
01:55 - The latest from Pablo Torre...
07:00 - Kobe Bufkin traded to the Nets
22:00 - Paolo Banchero
35:10 - Alperen Şengün
46:35 - Jalen Johnson
50:57 - Ausar Thompson
57:51 - Brandon Miller
1:05:25 - Andrew Nembhard
1:11:15 - Scoot Henderson
1:20:00 - Sam Merrill
1:23:23 - AJ Gr...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through several players who will be due for rookie extensions soon & predict what their contracts will be!
PLAYERS DISCUSSED:
10:47 - Already Extended: Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams & Jabari Smith Jr
26:36 - Keegan Murray
40:46 - Jaden Ivey
50:40 - Jalen Duren
1:06:33 - Benedict Mathurin
1:16:20 - Shaedon Sharpe
1:22:05 - Dyson Daniels
1:28:05 - Jerem...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss several NBA storylines, from the latest revelation from Pablo Torre on the Clippers/Kawhi/Ballmer, Josh Giddey finally re-signing with the Bulls, Adam Silver's comments during his NBA Board of Governors press conference and much more!
01:40 - Pablo Torre released MORE DETAILS on Kawhi/Clippers story
28:30 - Adam Silver says the NBA is a "highlight-based s...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through all the NBA news headlines they missed from the past 2 weeks during Sam's vacation, covering everything from the Kawhi/Ballmer/Clippers story that has led to an investigation, PJ Washington's contract extenstion, Cam Thomas betting on himself & much more!
03:00 - Clippers Under Investigation After Pablo Torre Story on Ballmer/Kawhi (REACTION)
1:07:30 - ...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon re-draft the 2020 NBA Draft, seeing how teams did with the benefit of 5 years of hindsight after selecting this class during the pandemic without a combine or NCAA tournament
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon conclude their 3-part series going through the list of who they consider the top 25 defenders in the NBA today, finishing up with numbers 8 through 1.
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02:15 - Best Defenders In the NBA Today (Top 8
08:53 - 8. Anthony Davis
24:15 - 7. Bam Adebayo
33:19 - 6. Jaren Jackson Jr.
50:57 - ...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon continue their 3-part series going through the list of who they consider the top 25 defenders in the NBA today, going over numbers 16 through 9.
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01:30 - Best Defenders In the NBA Today (25-17 Recap)
06:35 - 16. Ausar Thompson
16:41 - 15. Lu Dort
25:51 - 14. Toumani Camara
33:08 - 13...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon begin their 3-part series where they will go through the list of who they consider the top 25 defenders in the NBA today, starting with numbers 25 through 17.
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02:15 - Best Defenders In the NBA Today (Honorable Mentions)
26:52 - 25. Walker Kessler
34:05 - 24. Andrew Nembhard
40:02 -...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through all the remaining offseason dominos that have yet to fall making predictions on what they think will happen with 6 weeks until training camp!
04:20 - Josh Giddey (RFA) Contract Prediction
27:49 - Cam Thomas (RFA) Contract Prediction
43:55 - Quentin Grimes (RFA) Contract Prediction
52:38 - Jonathan Kuminga (RFA) Contract Prediction
1:03:08 - Landing Spots f...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their reactions to the Haywood Highsmith trade before going through their most underrated NBA trade targets!
6:40 - Haywood Highsmith Trade; what does it mean for Miami and Brooklyn?
29:30 - Underrated Trade Targets Intro!
31:50 - Devin Carter
40:30 - Jaden Ivey
52:50 - Jeremy Sochan
1:09:40 - Anthony Black
1:22:55 - Oso Ighodaro (plus why we think the Thunder gu...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon going through a list of everthing they've learned from the last 2 NBA Draft cycles.
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon are here for some fun offseason content, where we're going to re-draft the 2015 NBA Draft, a class that was seen at the time as quite strong but ended up quite poor.
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Andrew Claudio (GMAC) to first draft the best 10 NBA players who have yet to make an Allstar team! Then, they dive into the best movies that have come out in 2025, with lengthly spoiler-filled discussions on the 2 blockbusters from the summer: Superman & Fantastic Four!
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to catchup on several offseason news topics, like Luka Doncic extending with the Lakers, Mikal Bridges extending with the Knicks, Jonathan Kuminga & the Warriors negotiations and much more!
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03:55 - Luka Doncic extends w/ Lakers
34:31 - Mikal Bridges extends w/ Knicks
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Adam Finkelstein - Director of Scouting at 24/7 Sports - for a discussion of the U19 World Cup and an early look ahead to the 2026 NBA Draft Class!
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by special guest Es Baraheni of The Athletic NBA Daily to recap the NBA offseason to this point by taking turns draft their 5 favorite moves that were made until they get to a top 10! They also list a few honorable mentions & wrap up by giving their thoughts on the two blockbuster superhero movies released in July: Superman & Fantastic Four.
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to recap NBA Summer League & discuss the performances of several different veterans in Vegas this year.
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