Game Theory Podcast

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by his colleague at The Athletic Fred Katz to discuss who they think are the most important players in the NBA this season.CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:TWITTER - @GameTheorySamVINSTAGRAM - @GameTheorySamVTIKTOK - @GameTheorySamV- 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 has you covered in this show.CHAPTERS: 7:00 - Bradley Beal 20:08 - Ja Morant 33:25 - Cooper Flagg 44:25 - Victor Wembanyama 59:09 - Chet Holmgren & Evan Mobley 1:11:24 - Khris Middleton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon do their first 2025 NBA Mock Draft of the season! Come join us and break down a loaded draft class with Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, V.J. Edgecombe, and many more!CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:TWITTER - @GameTheorySamVINSTAGRAM - @GameTheorySamVTIKTOK - @GameTheorySamV- 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 has you covered in this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Jason Timpf, where we're going to talk through his best players in the NBA list that he recently released. How does he go about ranking his top players? And who does he think is set for enormous seasons?CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:TWITTER - @GameTheorySamVINSTAGRAM - @GameTheorySamVTIKTOK - @GameTheorySamV- 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 has you covered in this show.3:00 Karl-Anthony Towns trade; Why Sam and Jason disagree a bit!33:00 Jason's Player Rankings; How does Jason go about ranking players? What is his criteria?45:27 Jayson Tatum vs. Anthony Edwards and Tatum's ranking57:15 Victor Wembanyama1:03:10 Tyrese Maxey, most important player in the league?1:13:00 Big group of guards and how to parse through the league's best1:17:00 The Players who could break out and make people ranking players look stupid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie, Bryce Simon & Andrew Claudio draft the best 32 and Over Teams in the NBA! We go snake style and draft all players born before December 31, 1992! We talk LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Kawhi Leonard, and many more!But first, we run through NBA news and notes, including Jose Alvarado's extension, Terance Mann's extension, the Mitchell Robinson situation and more.CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:TWITTER - @GameTheorySamVINSTAGRAM - @GameTheorySamVTIKTOK - @GameTheorySamV- 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 has you covered in this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie, Bryce Simon & Andrew Claudio break down the NBA's first true BLOCKBUSTER trade of the 2024-25 season: Karl-Anthony Towns is going to the Knicks for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. Was this the right trade for the Knicks? What about for the Timberwolves? Does this deal make sense for a team coming off of a Western Conference Finals berth?CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:TWITTER - @GameTheorySamVINSTAGRAM - @GameTheorySamVTIKTOK - @GameTheorySamV- 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 has you covered in this show.CHAPTERS: 6:30 First Impressions of the Trade 16:30 The Knicks side of the deal. How much does Towns help? 1:03:03 The Timberwolves side of the deal; Why this makes them potentially much better 1:44:00 TRIVIA TIME on Towns, Randle, Donte! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Robby Kalland to run through gambling picks for each Western Conference team's over/under win total line. Will the Lakers win more than 43 games? Will the Warriors win more than 42? Can Wembanyama lead a Spurs turnaround? We break it all down.CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:TWITTER - @GameTheorySamVINSTAGRAM - @GameTheorySamVTIKTOK - @GameTheorySamV- 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 has you covered in this show.CHAPTERS: 5:00 - Dallas Mavericks 12:23 - Denver Nuggets 18:45 - Golden State Warriors 26:53 - Houston Rockets 38:01 - Los Angeles Clippers 43:15 - Los Angeles Lakers 50:25 - Memphis Grizzlies 1:01:58 - Minnesota Timberwolves 1:10:40 - New Orleans Pelicans 1:16:45 - Oklahoma City Thunder 1:21:54 - Phoenix Suns 1:26:07 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:36:50 - Sacramento Kings 1:44:08 - San Antonio Spurs 1:52:50 - Utah Jazz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss Joel Embiid's extension, AJ Griffin's sudden retirement, which NBA prospects stand out at the NBL and much more before prediction which 10 teams will finish top 10 in defensive rating this upcoming NBA season.Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with Mando and get $5 OFF your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code GAMETHEORY at https://shopmando.comCHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:TWITTER - @GameTheorySamVINSTAGRAM - @GameTheorySamVTIKTOK - @GameTheorySamV- 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 has you covered in this show.CHAPTERS 4:15 Joel Embiid signs extension; Why the Sixers had to do it even with the downside 24:05 AJ Griffin leaves basketball 38:53 NBL Early Season Draft Breakdown! 39:57 Alex Toohey 46:00 Rocco Zikarsky 51:26 Ben Henshall 56:20 Izan Almansa 59:30 Malique Lewis and Lachlan Olbrich 1:05:00 Predicting the Top-10 Defenses in the NBA! 1:56:05 TRIVIA TIME! 10 Most Recent Individual Seasons of 50+ games, 1000+ minutes, 11 or more 3-pt attempts per 36 minutes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Robby Kalland for their annual NBA Over/Under Wins predictions 2-parter!Here in part 1, they begin by going through each team in the East & picking the over or under on their projected Vegas win total.CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:TWITTER - @GameTheorySamVINSTAGRAM - @gametheorysamvecenieTIKTOK - @gametheorysamvecenie- 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 has you covered in this show.CHAPTERS: 5:35 - Atlanta Hawks 16:24 - Brooklyn Nets 23:42 - Boston Celtics 28:36 - Charlotte Hornets 37:38 - Chicago Bulls 44:07 - Cleveland Cavaliers 49:50 - Detroit Pistons 56:35 - Indiana Pacers 1:02:54 - Miami Heat 1:11:06 - Milwaukee Bucks 1:16:42 - New York Knicks 1:26:11 - Orlando Magic 1:36:55 - Philadelphia 76ers 1:44:36 - Toronto Raptors 1:52:24 - Washington Wizards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon open by announcing the newest addition to the crew - new Executive Producer Andrew Claudio! Then, they go through the 7 teams they're most excited to watch this upcoming NBA season while discussing the one thing about each team that they're specifically looking forward to seeing.Hungryroot is offering Game Theory listeners 40% OFF your first delivery and FREE veggies for life when you go to https://Hungryroot.com/GAMETHEORYCHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:TWITTER - @GameTheorySamVINSTAGRAM - @gametheorysamvecenieTIKTOK - @gametheorysamvecenie- 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 has you covered in this show.CHAPTERS 1:25 Saying hello to Andrew Claudio, new Game Theory Producer! 10:30 How we determined the seven teams we're most interested in watching this season 15:45 Oklahoma City Thunder 31:21 Houston Rockets 47:21 Denver Nuggets 1:03:38 San Antonio Spurs 1:16:20 Memphis Grizzlies 1:27:58 Philadelphia 76ers 1:38:15 The New York Knicks 1:59:30 Trivia Time! Top-10 Players in terms of percentage of team's turnovers who played at least 60 games and had at least 25% USG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Keith Smith from The Front Office Show and Spotrac to chat about potential contract extensions forthcoming in the next few months. They break down the 2021 NBA Draft class, the stars that have weird decisions to make, and some of the veterans with interesting potential options.CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:TWITTER - @GameTheorySamVINSTAGRAM - @gametheorysamvecenieTIKTOK - @gametheorysamvecenie- 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 has you covered in this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices