Game Theory Podcast

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 - Jeremy Sochan 1:36:40 - Ochai Agbaji 1:41:04 - Mark Williams 1:45:13 - Tari Eason 1:50:00 - Christian Braun 1:54:00 - Walker Kessler 1:57:12 - Nikola Jovic CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS: RIGHT NOW, TRADE IS EXCLUSIVELY OFFERING OUR LISTENERS 50% OFF YOUR ONE MONTH TRIAL AT DRINKTRADE.COM/GAME.

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/ Bulls 1:10:27 - Dylan Harper to miss training camp w/ thumb injury 1:18:08 - Thomas Sorber to miss entire season w/ torn ACL 1:21:50 - Do the Sixers have a move in them? Oubre? Drummond? CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!

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 Offer 1:22:05 - PJ Washington Signs Extension 1:34:05 - O-Max Prosper Waived CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!

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

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 8 08:53 - 8. Anthony Davis 24:15 - 7. Bam Adebayo 33:19 - 6. Jaren Jackson Jr. 50:57 - 5 Chet Holmgren 1:01:48 - 4. Evan Mobley 1:10:33 - 3. Amen Thompson 1:18:59 - 2 Draymond Green 1:31:52 - 1. Victor Wembanyama 1:40:50 - Top 25 Recap

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 Thompson 16:41 - 15. Lu Dort 25:51 - 14. Toumani Camara 33:08 - 13. OG Anunoby 43:29 - 12. Herb Jones 49:41 - 11. Dyson Daniels 57:11 - 10. Rudy Gobert 1:08:18 - 9. Alex Caruso

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 Kessler 34:05 - 24. Andrew Nembhard 40:02 - 23. Isaiah Hartenstein 48:38 - 22. Giannis Antetokounmpo 1:00:29 - 21. Kris Dunn 1:09:48 - 20. Jalen Suggs 1:18:00 - 19. Ivica Zubac 1:33:00 - 18. Jalen Williams 1:40:43 - 17. Jaden McDaniels

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 for Unrestricted Free Agents 1:23:29 - Will There Be A Blockbuster NBA Trade In September (Again)? CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS: SQUARE.COM/GO/GAMETHEORY!

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 guys like Cason/Dort aren't available) 1:38:00 - Grab bag of other younger guys like Kobe Bufkin, Marcus Sasser, Mo Gueye, Jon Mogbo, Jordan Hawkins, Yves MIssi, others 1:55:30 - Vets like Goga Bitadze, PJ Washington, others CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS: SQUARE.COM/GO/GAMETHEORY!

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

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

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! CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 02:46 - Top 10 Non-Allstars Draft 1:22:03 - Honorable Mentions 1:28:00 - Best Movies of 2025 1:43:00 - Superman Spoilers Begin 1:53:15 - Best Movies of 2025 (cont'd) 1:59:30 - Fantastic Four Spoilers Begin

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! CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 03:55 - Luka Doncic extends w/ Lakers 34:31 - Mikal Bridges extends w/ Knicks 55:12 - Jonathan Kuminga/Warriors negotiations

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

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. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 04:00 - Drafting the best 10 NBA moves of the offseason (rules) 07:04 - Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets 18:55 - Hawks trade for Hawks 2026 pick 29:10 - Cam Johnson to Denver Nuggets 38:14 - OKC locks in title core, extends JDubb & Chet 51:44 - Norm Powell to the Miami Heat (FOR FREE) 1:05:33 - Clippers Depth Moves 1:18:12 - Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic 1:33:15 - NAW (plus Kennard) to ATL 1:41:37 - Houston depth moves DFS, FVV, Adams 1:55:25 - Denver depth moves: Bruce Brown, THJ, Jonas 2:05:32 - Honorable Mentions 2:08:20 - Superman & Fantastic Four Review

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. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS: DRINK TRADE COFFEE! RIGHT NOW, TRADE IS EXCLUSIVELY OFFERING OUR LISTENERS 50% OFF YOUR ONE MONTH TRIAL AT DRINKTRADE.COM/GAME.

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 rookies in Vegas this year. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS: DRINK TRADE COFFEE! RIGHT NOW, TRADE IS EXCLUSIVELY OFFERING OUR LISTENERS 50% OFF YOUR ONE MONTH TRIAL AT DRINKTRADE.COM/GAME.

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon after returning from NBA Summer League in Las Vegas to discuss all the NBA news they missed over the past week! TOPICS INCLUDE: 08:55 - Marcus Smart to the Lakers 39:12 - Bradley Beal to the Clippers 57:50 - Dame Lillard BACK to the Blazers 1:22:58 - Jalen Williams signs extension with OKC 1:29:56 - Cam Thomas Speaks Out CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS: DRINK TRADE COFFEE! RIGHT NOW, TRADE IS EXCLUSIVELY OFFERING OUR LISTENERS 50% OFF YOUR ONE MONTH TRIAL AT DRINKTRADE.COM/GAME.

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon LIVE (pre-recorded) from NBA Summer League is Las Vegas to go through all the NBA News from the past week, such as the MIA/LAC/UTA trade, Chet/Paolo/Booker extending, Ryan Rollins re-signing w/ MIL & much more before going through few players they're excited to watch when game officially start Thursday night. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 03:40 - TRADE! Norm Powell to MIA, John Collins to LAC, Kevin Love to UTA 28:28 - Kelly Olynyk to SAS 34:55 - - Chet Holmgren Extension 41:52 - Paolo Banchero Extension 52:37 - Devin Booker Extension 1:01:06 - Ryan Rollins Re-Signs w/ MIL 1:04:33 - NCAA News/Summer League Preview

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to discuss Cam Whitmore to Washington, Deandre Ayton to the Lakers, Mike Brown to the Knicks, Jay Huff to the Pacers, and more before breaking down what's left in the NBA Free Agency. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!