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 react to the NBA's opening night double-overtime thriller in Oklahoma City between the Rockets & Thunder (1:30), as well as the Lebron-less edition of Warriors vs Lakers (36:00) before giving their thoughts on the remaining rookie contract extentions that were agreed to before Monday's deadline (45:00).
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to some of the latest NBA news topics, from Kevin Durant's extension, the Grizzlies recent injuries, LIVE reaction to the Blazers extending Shaedon Sharpe & Toumani Camara & much more (3:17). Then, they give their team-based predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season, specifically best offense/defense (40:40), surprise conference finalist (1:08:00), NBA Finals ...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the latest NBA news before giving their 3 BOLDEST PREDICTIONS for the 2025-26 NBA season!
02:00 - NBA EXTENSTIONS! Keegan Murray 5/140) & AJ Green (4/45)
20:20 - NBA NEWS! Jaden Ivey's knee surgery, Spencer Dinwiddie released & Malcolm Brogdon retires from Knicks/NBA
35:00 - BOLD PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2025-26 NBA SEASON!
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon conduct their first MOCK DRAFT for the 2026 NBA Draft Class!
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie, Bryce Simon & Andrew Claudio react to the Lebron James injury news (5:09) & the Giannis/Knicks story from earlier this week (13:45) before taking part in the first ever Game Theory Projected Wins Draft (52:37).
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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their preseason predictions for several major NBA Awards for the upcoming NBA season!
02:38 - Dash Daniels vs Pelicans
16:10 - 2025-26 NBA Awards Predictions (Preview)
20:55 - MVP
56:33 - Defensive Player of the Year
1:09:04 - Rookie of the Year (If not Cooper Flagg, then who?)
1:26:00 - Most Improved Player
1:35:30 - Sixth Man of the Year
1:40:00 - Executive of the...
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie, Bryce Simon & Andrew Claudio go through the entire Western Conference & predict whether each team will go over or under on their projected wins total this season.
01:05 - BRYCE FOUGHT A SNAKE?????
04:55 - Quentin Grimes agrees to 1-yr qualifying offer from Sixers
19:15 - Nikola Jokic signs extension, 4-yrs/$62-million
26:10 - West Over/Unders! (PREVIEW)
28:25 - OKLAHOMA CITY THUN...
In this BREAKING NEWS REACTION edtion of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the news that Jonathan Kuminga & the Golden State Warriors FINALLY came to an agreement on a 2-year deal Tuesday night.
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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
1:0...
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...
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