Game Theory Podcast

Jared Weiss from The Athletic joins this episode, and we dive deep into five bold predictions for the upcoming 2022-23 NBA season in the Eastern Conference. We chat about the 76ers, the Cavaliers, the Magic, the Hornets and Knicks, and give some takes on what is coming for those teams this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Adam Spinella joins the show to chat about a few things. First, we chat Draymond Green and Jordan Poole, and the fallout from the punch that Draymond chose to throw in practice at Poole. Then, we chat about the Lakers extending Rob Pelinka and whether or not that's a good plan. Finally, we move to our quick 2023 NBA Draft Wings preview, where we dive deep into all of the wings that could feature in this 2023 NBA Draft class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The G League Ignite played Metropolitans 92 on October 6 in the second game of their series, which means NBA scouts and evaluators got a live, in-person look at Victor Wembanyama against Scoot Henderson, the potential No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks in the 2023 NBA Draft. Unfortunately, Henderson got hurt, but good lord Wembanyama did some special things. A dive into what could be an epic tanking saga this year in the NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Mark Schindler joins the show to break down the NBA's most likely break out players in 2022-23. The way we're doing this is simple. We go back and forth, choosing three players each and diving deep into each of them and explaining why we're all in on each of these players. Then, I chat with Ricky O'Donnell, and dive deep into the best prospect game we've seen in many years: Victor Wembanyama vs. Scoot Henderson. on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the episode to break down a few things. First! We chat about the Tyler Herro extension and why extensions will look pretty wild over the next couple of weeks. Then, we chat about the Larry Nance and Steven Adams extensions, and if extending bigs at lower cap hits still have value.Then, we move to Warriors preseason stuff, talking about James Wiseman and Pat Baldwin particularly, and how they've looked early on.The biggest part of the episode, though, will be previewing guards in the 2023 NBA Draft. Diving deep into guys like Nick Smith, Scoot Henderson, Keyonte George, Cason Wallace, Terquavion Smith, Tyrese Proctor, and returnees like Caleb Love, Mike Miles, Marcus Sasser, Tyrese Hunter, and some breakout candidates coming back to college. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Danny Leroux joins the show to break down the NBA Trade Market in the preseason. We dive deep into some of the players that could move throughout the season, but also talk about how rare it is that we enter the season with seemingly few stars available. But we also talk about Jae Crowder, Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson, Jakob Poeltl, Myles Turner, Deandre Ayton a bit, D'Angelo Russell, Harrison Barnes, and plenty others that feature on the mid-tier starter/high-end starter market. But first, we dive into a Victor Wembanyama breakdown, as Danny was in France and got to see the potential 2023 No. 1 overall pick in person this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Sam chats with James Edwards from The Athletic about NBA Media Days. We scanned across the league and found all of the important, newsworthy things that happened over the last 24 hours so you don't have to. Those items include: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is not on the trade block; The Suns don't seem to be in an awesome place; Zion Williamson looks jacked again; the Lakers have some things to figure out; The Nets have some things to figure out; The Celtics found out about Ime Udoka on Twitter like everyone else; Myles Turner understands that a trade could happen; Draymond Green and Jordan Poole haven't extended yet, but are comfortable going into the season without them; and MUSCLE WATCH 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show to dive deep into some NBA news and notes. First, we chat briefly about the Ime Udoka suspension in Boston. Then, we move to the Bojan Bogdanovic trade to Detroit, and why more teams should be willing to make moves like this. Then, we jump into Jae Crowder's trade request, and the C.J. McCollum and Dean Wade extensions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, I chat with the 3 Man Weave, our favorite college basketball analysts here at the show, to break down the upcoming season in conjunction with the release of The Almanac, a new college basketball online magazine that will go on sale next week.We chat in-depth about the changing tides within college basketball and whether the changes are good. How college basketball has continued to stylistically diverge from the NBA, and why we're cool with that. And then we get into teams. Who are our title favorites? Who are the best forthcoming teams? Who are the most underrated teams? What coach do we trust most when it comes to in-game adjustments and getting the most out of his team? In this year of the big, who is the best one? Who is the most underrated one? Who will break out? Which teams are we most interested in seeing perform this year? And finally, our favorites for national player of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins Sam Vecenie to do two things. First, we break down what was the best Victor Wembanyama offensive game that I've seen, a 34-point early season game against Hapoel Holon. We explain the context behind the game, and explain what made us so excited about Wembanyama's terrific performance. Then, we do what might end up being a new segment on the podcast for an hour: Prospect Wars. After a fun tweet from Nate Jones asking who would you take long-term between Anthony Edwards and Scottie Barnes, Spins and Sam came up with five other matchups that would be fun to dive into and breakdown, answering the question: who would you rather have long-term between these two players:Anthony Edwards vs Scottie BarnesTyrese Maxey vs Tyrese HaliburtonEvan Mobley vs Zion WilliamsonFranz Wagner Vs Jabari SmithDesmond Bane vs Josh GiddeyKeegan Murray vs Pat Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices