Game Theory Podcast

Apr 15 2025 641 ep. 92 mins 2.1k
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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 is has you covered in this show. And some thoughts on movies, too.

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NBA AWARDS (Part 2): MVP & All-NBA Teams Selections!

Apr 15 2025 61 mins  
In part 2 of 2 of this NBA Awards edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon make their OFFICIAL picks NBA MVP & all 3 All-NBA Teams!

NBA AWARDS (Part 1): DPOY, ROY, Coach of the Year, Most Improved & All-Rookie/All-Defense teams! | GAME THEORY PODCAST

Apr 14 2025 91 mins  
In part 1 of 2 of this NBA Awards edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon make their OFFICIAL picks for Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of ther Year, Coach of the Year, All-Defense Teams & All-Rookie Teams!

NBA Season Finale Reactions & First Look at First Round Matchups! | GAME THEORY PODCAST

Apr 13 2025 128 mins  
Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to break down the end of the NBA regular season, Clippers-Warriors, the Nuggets getting the four seed, the Wolves getting into the playoffs, the Warriors falling to the play-in, and more. Then, they go through the playoff matchup breakdowns for the four series that we know so far! Knicks-Pistons, Pacers-Bucks, Clippers-Nuggets and Wolves-Lakers.

Final Four Reactions & Top 10 Best Contracts in the NBA! | GAME THEORY PODCAST

Apr 06 2025 143 mins  
Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to break down the Final Four and the best contracts in the NBA.

NBA Standings Check-In, DPOY Cases & the Best Moves of the 2024 NBA Offseason! | GAME THEORY PODCAST

Apr 03 2025 113 mins  
Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon are here to talk about NBA Defensive Player of the Year, an NBA Standings Check-in with two weeks left, and the seven best moves of the 2024 NBA Offseason!

Grizzlies FIRE Taylor Jenkins REACTION | Ranking Worst 2024 Offseason Moves | GAME THEORY PODCAST

Mar 30 2025 110 mins  
In the edtion of the Game Theory podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon reaction to the stunning news that the Grizzlies parted way with head coach Taylor Jenkins, as well as this weekend's Men's NCAA Tournament action from an NBA perspective. Then, they both list their 5 worst transactions of the 2024 offseason now with the benefit of 6 months of hindsight.

Most Interesting NBA Rookies in March | Castle, Risacher, Buzelis, more | Game Theory Podcast

Mar 27 2025 126 mins  
In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss their most interesting NBA rookies to watch through March! They also answer the question: who would each lottery team select if they landed the #3 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft?

X-Factors for the Cavs, Celtics, Thunder & other playoff contenders! | GAME THEORY PODCAST

Mar 23 2025 128 mins  
In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss the opening weekend of the Men's NCAA Tournament from an NBA Draft perspective before going through go through each NBA contender's biggest X-factor heading into the playoffs next month.02:49 - Men's NCAA Tourney (NBA Draft Impact)43:39 - NBA Contender X-Factors! (Set Up - NBA Standings)52:47 - Oklahoma City Thunder1

NBA MOCK DRAFT 2025 - Pre-NCAA Tournament March Madness edition | Game Theory Podcast

Mar 19 2025 159 mins  
In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through another NBA Mock Draft ahead of the 2025 Men's NCAA Tournament.

How to Watch the NCAA Tournament for NBA Fans & How Selection Sunday affects NBA Draft | Game Theory Podcast

Mar 16 2025 157 mins  
In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon will go LIVE after the 2025 Men's NCAA Bracket is announced & discuss the results of selection Sunday from an NBA perspective!