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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.

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01:22:49

NBA Opening Night! | HOU/OKC, GSW/LAL Reactions |...

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2025/10/22

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).SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE

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01:54:10

Who will WIN the 2026 NBA Title? | Plus KD, Blazers'...

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2025/10/20

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 predictions (1:41:00) and more!SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM

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01:26:19

BOLD PREDICTIONS for the 2025-26 NBA Season! | Game...

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2025/10/17

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/NBA35:00 - BOLD PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2025-26 NBA SEASON!SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE

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02:42:49

MOCK DRAFT 1.0! | First look at the 2026 NBA Draft...

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2025/10/13

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon conduct their first MOCK DRAFT for the 2026 NBA Draft Class! SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS:START YOUR HAIR GROWTH JOURNEY WITH NUTRAFOL! FOR A LIMITED TIME, NUTRAFOL IS OFFERING OUR LISTENERS TEN DOLLARS OFF YOUR FIRST MONTH’S SUBSCRIPTION AND FREE SHIPPING WHEN YOU GO TO NUTRAFOL.COM AND ENTER

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01:40:50

"Year of Giannis" Begins & the Projected Wins Draft!...

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2025/10/10

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).SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS:VISIT OUR PARTNERS OVER AT PRIZEPICKS TO GO SUPPORT THE SHOW! DOWNLOAD

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02:04:55

Preseason NBA MVP, DPOY & ROY picks in 2025-26 |...

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2025/10/06

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 Pelicans16:10 - 2025-26 NBA Awards Predictions (Preview)20:55 - MVP56:33 - Defensive Player of the Year1:09:04 - Rookie of the Year (If not Cooper Flagg, then who?)1:26:00 - Most Improved Player1:35:30 - Sixth Man of the Year1:40:00 - Executive of the Year1:44:30 - Who will make All-NBA for the first time?1:50:51 -

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02:36:10

Western Conference Wins Over/Unders! | 2025-26 NBA...

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2025/10/03

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 Sixers19:15 - Nikola Jokic signs extension, 4-yrs/$62-million26:10 - West Over/Unders! (PREVIEW)28:25 - OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER37:24 - HOUSTON ROCKETS46:26 - DENVER NUGGETS57:10 - MINNESOTA

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00:46:02

BREAKING NEWS - Jonathan Kuminga FINALLY signs with...

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2025/10/01

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. SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS:START YOUR HAIR GROWTH JOURNEY WITH NUTRAFOL! FOR A LIMITED TIME, NUTRAFOL IS OFFERING OUR LISTENERS TEN DOLLARS OFF

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02:42:57

Eastern Conference Wins Over/Unders! | 2025-26 NBA...

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2025/09/29

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 collapse5:10 - Sam reacts to the Ryder Cup disaster09:45 - East Over/Unders! (Preview)20:00 - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS28:33 - NEW YORK KNICKS36:48 - ORLANDO MAGIC46:20 - ATLANTA HAWKS54:50 - DETROIT PISTONS1:05:20 - MILWAUKEE BUCKS1:16:45 - PHILADELPHIA

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01:55:06

NBA teams we're MOST EXCITED to watch in the 2025-26...

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2025/09/26

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! SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!02:00 - Thoughts on Dash Daniels/Substack Plug!06:30 - Miikka Muurinen aka "Slim Jesus" Turns Pro11:40 - Kuminga Watch22:35 - Grimes Watch34:44 - Houston Rockets (FVV Injury Reaction)55:39 - Atlanta Hawks1:04:42 - Orlando Magic1:13:58 - Los Angeles Lakers1:21:35 - Detroit

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01:59:30

These are the MOST IMPORTANT PLAYERS of the 2025-26...

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2025/09/22

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! SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!08:43 - Luka Donic 17:35 - Deandre Ayton31:15 - Trae Young41:50 - Jonathan Kuminga1:01:02 - Evan Mobley1:08:40 - Cam Johnson1:16:18 - Amen Thompson1:25:05 - Victor Wembanyama1:32:45 - James Harden1:34:13 - Mikal Bridges1:40:12 - Anthony Edwards1:49:50 - Ja MorantCHECK OUT

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01:48:33

These NBA players will be THE Breakout Players of the...

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2025/09/19

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 Nets22:00 - Paolo Banchero35:10 - Alperen Şengün46:35 - Jalen Johnson50:57 - Ausar Thompson57:51 - Brandon Miller1:05:25 - Andrew Nembhard1:11:15 - Scoot Henderson1:20:00 - Sam Merrill1:23:23 - AJ Green1:26:56 - Jay Huff1:29:32 - Kyshawn George1:35:20 - Jaylen Clark,

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01:52:53

NBA Rookie Extention Predictions! | Game Theory Podcast

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2025/09/15

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 Murray40:46 - Jaden Ivey50:40 - Jalen Duren1:06:33 - Benedict Mathurin1:16:20 - Shaedon Sharpe1:22:05 - Dyson Daniels1:28:05 - Jeremy Sochan1:36:40 - Ochai Agbaji 1:41:04 - Mark Williams1:45:13 - Tari

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01:36:01

Kawhi/Clippers Circumvention Update | Giddey Signs...

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2025/09/12

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 sport"48:42 - Josh Giddey signs 4-yr, $100-mil w/ Bulls1:10:27 - Dylan

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01:42:22

Kawhi/Ballmer Under Investigation | PJ Washington...

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2025/09/09

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 - Cam Thomas SignS Qualifying Offer1:22:05 - PJ Washington Signs

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01:57:03

2020 NBA Re-Draft! | Game Theory Podcast

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2025/09/05

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 tournamentCHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!

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01:36:12

Top 25 Defenders In The NBA Today! (No. 8-1) | Game...

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2025/09/01

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. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 02:15 - Best Defenders In the NBA Today (Top 808:53 - 8. Anthony Davis24:15 - 7. Bam Adebayo33:19 - 6. Jaren Jackson Jr.50:57 - 5 Chet Holmgren1:01:48 - 4. Evan Mobley1:10:33 - 3. Amen

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01:21:04

Top 25 Defenders In The NBA Today! (No. 16-9) | Game...

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2025/08/29

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. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 01:30 - Best Defenders In the NBA Today (25-17 Recap)06:35 - 16. Ausar Thompson16:41 - 15. Lu Dort25:51 - 14. Toumani Camara33:08 - 13. OG Anunoby43:29 - 12. Herb Jones49:41 - 11. Dyson Daniels57:11 -

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01:37:43

Top 25 Defenders In The NBA Today! (No. 25-17) | Game...

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2025/08/25

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. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 02:15 - Best Defenders In the NBA Today (Honorable Mentions)26:52 - 25. Walker Kessler34:05 - 24. Andrew Nembhard40:02 - 23. Isaiah Hartenstein48:38 - 22. Giannis Antetokounmpo1:00:29 - 21

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01:43:27

Final NBA Offseason Dominos Predictions! | Game...

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2025/08/22

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 Prediction27:49 - Cam Thomas (RFA) Contract Prediction43:55 - Quentin Grimes (RFA) Contract Prediction52:38 - Jonathan Kuminga (RFA) Contract Prediction1:03:08 - Landing Spots for Unrestricted Free Agents1:23:29 - Will There Be A Blockbuster NBA

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