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April 07 UNC Hires Malone | Bulls FIRE Karnisovas/Eversley | Lakers Decimated | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to react to several news items from the NBA weekend before giving their biggest takeaways from the 2nd to last week of the NBA season season.
08:28 Chicago Bulls fire Arturas Karnisovas/Marc Eversley
23:48 UNC Basketball hires former Nuggets HC Michael Malone
45:20 Cooper Flagg's big weekend/Rookie of the Year Race
1:09:35 Lakers lose Luka Doncic & Austin Reaves indefinitely
1:20:15 Are the Cade-less Pistons getting better? / East Playoff Seedings Are Jam-Packed
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1 hr 54 min
April 01 NBA MAILBAG | Best Offensive Player | 3-6 Seed Most Likely To Make Run | Potential First Round Upset
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon answer several NBA mailbag questions.
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1 hr 14 min
March 30 UConn Comeback vs. Duke! | Luka Doncic’s MVP Run | NBA Proposes Tanking Solutions
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon open with their reactions to the thrilling end of Duke vs UConn. They also discuss the NBA introducing tanking anti-tanking ideas, Luka Doncic's MVP surge & much more!
02:20 UConn vs Duke Reactions!
32:17 Luka's Case for NBA MVP
59:25 Magic lose by 52 pts to the Raptors
1:10:46 NBA Propses Anti-tanking Ideas
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1 hr 34 min
March 27 Top 10 Defenders in the NBA this season! | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon rank the Top 10 Defenders in the NBA this season!
01:21 Sweet Sixteen/Will Wade Reaction
14:40 SQUAD BET OF THE NIGHT w/ GMAC (Presented by Fanatics Sportsbook!)
28:37 Victor Wembanyama
39:13 Rudy Gobert
44:02 Chet Holmgren
50:12 Ausar Thompson
57:17 Scottie Barnes
1:03:40 Alex Caruso
1:08:27 Herb Jones
1:18:13 OG Anunoby
1:24:00 Bam Adebayo
1:30:00 Candidates for #10
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1 hr 51 min
March 24 Rank the Tanks! Who Are The Best Positioned Tanking NBA Teams Moving Forward? | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon rank the 10 teams currently out of the play-in or playoff race in order of the best longterm future & outlook.
01:00 - Men's March Madness Opening Weekend Thoughts
24:31 - Sacremento Kings
30:43 - Chicago Bulls
40:30 - Brooklyn Nets
47:18 - Milwaukee Bucks
54:27 - New Orleans Pelicans
59:36 - Memphis Grizzlies
1:05:52 - Washington Wizards
1:12:35 - Utah Jazz
1:18:55 - Dallas Mavericks
1:23:50 - Indiana Pacers
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1 hr 32 min
March 19 Biggest Surprises of the NBA Season! | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon list their 3 biggest surprises of the NBA season!
01:55 NCAA Player of the Week
19:25 Biggest Surprises of the NBA Season (Criteria)
21:19 The Spurs are ALREADY a title contender
36:30 Nickeil Alexander-Walker & the Atlanta Hawks
48:20 The Boston Celtics are contenders in their "gap year"
1:02:14 Jalen Duren & the Detroit Pistons
1:09:45 Phoenix Suns in contention for a playoff spot
1:20:36 LaMelo Ball & the Charlotte Hornets
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1 hr 42 min
March 16 10 NBA Players You Show Know Having Under the Radar Seasons! | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through 10 NBA players having under the radar stellar season & highlight their performances.
03:09 Player of the Week (Presented by Warner Bros)
16:25 Donovan Clingan and why he made me want to do this show
30:40 Neemias Queta & Sam Houser
44:35 Jalen Suggs
53:40 Onyeka Okongwu & Dyson Daniels
1:01:19 Jarace Walker
1:16:40 Devin Vassell & Julian Champagnie
1:26:22 Jaylin Williams
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1 hr 36 min
March 13 2025-26 NBA Rookie Class Check-In! Cooper, Kon, Harper, VJ & more! | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon take a close look at the 2025 NBA Draft Class and evaluate the rookie seasons of several first & second round selections.
02:25 - The "ethics" of Bam Adebayo's 83-point performance
17:45 - Kon vs Coop (Rookie of the Year Debate)
34:10 - Dylan Harper
50:01 - VJ Edgecombe, Derik Queen, Jeremiah Fears, Ace Bailey
1:17:19 - Cedric Coward, Maxime Raynaud, Egor Dёmin, Nolan Traoré, Danny Wolf, Hugo González, Kasparas Jakučionis, Will Riley
1:35:11 - RAPID FIRE: Collin Murray-Boyles, Carter Bryant, Kobe Sanders, Nique Clifford, Joan Beringer, Will Richard, Sion James, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Jamir Watkins, Khaman Maluach
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1 hr 44 min
March 09 Checking In On Players Moved At The NBA Trade Deadline! | Game Theory Podcast
In thie edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Samn Vecenie & Bryce Simon will go through several NBA players that were moved at this year's trade deadline & evaluate their performances so far with their new teams.
5:15 Jayson Tatum's opening two games
16:15 Jonathan Kuminga on the Hawks
32:30 James Harden on the Cavaliers
47:50 Trae Young on the Wizards
59:45 Jared McCain on the Thunder
1:11:20 Darius Garland and Bennedict Mathurin on the Clippers
1:21:00 Luke Kennard, Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, others.
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1 hr 34 min
March 06 BREAKING NEWS: Jayson Tatum Returns! PLUS: NBA Awards Check-In (MVP, All-NBA, Rookie, DPOY & more)
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Same Vecenie & Bryce Simon open by reacting to the news that Jayson Tatum will officially be making his return to the court & what this could mean for the NBA playoff race. Then, they go through every NBA Award & give their current unofficial ballots with just under 6 weeks to go in the NBA season.
02:27 - Jayson Tatum Returns!
17:00 - MVP/1st Team All-NBA
42:50 - 2nd-Team All-NBA/3rd Team All-NBA
1:06:12 - Defensive Player of the Year/All-Defense
1:20:09 - Rookie of the Year/All-Rookie
1:35:37 - Coach of the Year
1:45:30 - Sixth Man of the Year
1:46:51 - Most-Improved Player
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1 hr 52 min

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Sam Vecenie 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.