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March 02 Nuggets/Thunder: Playoff Dream | Paolo Banchero is Good | NCAA Title Favorites | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their biggest takeaways from week 20 of the NBA season!
05:05 - Nuggets-OKC
32:55 - Stretch Run/Playoff X Factors
44:28 - Paolo Banchero Is Figuring It Out
57:10 - Most Dangerous Play-in Team
1:11:50 - Non-Tanking NBA Gripes
1:21:01 - National Title Contenders for CBB
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1 hr 42 min
February 27 2026 NBA Mock Draft! | Who goes #1 - Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa or Cam Boozer? | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go 1-to-30 & conduct their first mock draft of the 2026 NBA Draft season!
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2 hr 10 min
February 23 NBA Takeaways! | Darryn Peterson Discourse | Biggest Pistons Week In A Decade | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their biggest takeaways from week 19 of the NBA season!
04:00 - Darryn Peterson Discourse Is Out of Control
33:30 - Pistons Biggest Week in a Decade
47:55 - Jaden Ivey’s Injury Situation is Depressing
1:05:53 - NBA’s Apparent Tanking Ideas
1:33:55 - How Hard is It To Hide a Bad Defender in today’s NBA? / Is it Easier to Have a Bad Offensive Player or Bad Defensive Player on the Court?
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1 hr 57 min
February 20 NBA Title Contender Power Rankings! | Game Theory Rankings
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon list & discuss their current ranking of NBA teams in order of who will most likely win the 2026 NBA Championship.
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1 hr 54 min
February 16 NBA All-Star Weekend! | PLUS: The Tank Commanders Sickos Draft | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon talk about what they took away from all-star weekend (if anything), as well as do what we're calling The Tank Commanders Sickos Draft, an event that involves an intricate scoring system, a thing for us to keep track of and root for in the final two months of tanking games, and an Arbiter of Tanking Integrity.
03:35 - NBA Allstar Games... It Worked!
22:10 - Ideas how to fix tanking
37:42 - Tank Commanders Sicko Draft!
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1 hr 14 min
February 13 NBA First Half Takeaways: What Have We Learned Before The Allstar Break?! | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon list their biggest takeaways from the 2025-26 season heading into the NBA Allstar break.
04:07 - Jeremy Sochan signs with the Knicks
17:26 - JJJ OUT for the season
27:10 - The NBA is going to do something about the Tank Race
56:06 - No clear cut favorite in the East and the West is NOT inevitable
1:09:27 - Hornets and Celtics are making the case for Max/Min strategy at center
1:21:42 - No clear cut favorite in the East and the West is NOT inevitable
1:32:00 - Award races are heating up!
1:41:30 - The 2026 NBA Draft is truly special in the top part of the lottery
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1 hr 58 min
February 10 NBA Trade Deadline Winners & Losers! Best Deals, Most Dumbfounding Choices | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon list & discuss their biggest winners, losers & WTFs of the NBA trade deadline.
03:46 - Subscribe to the Game Theory Substack! (LINK BELOW)
06:00 - Big picture NBA trade deadline thoughts
10:15 - WINNER: NBA Owners/Front Offices
16:55 - LOSER: Players just below max level/smaller guards
22:40 - LOSER: Restricted free agents
28:30 - WINNER: Boston Celtics
35:45 - WINNER: Oklahoma City Thunder
41:39 - WINNER: Minnesota Timberwolves
48:05 - WINNER: Ivica Zubac/Indiana Pacers
55:55 - UHHH... WHAT HAPPENED HERE?: Chicago Bulls
1:08:38 - WINNER: Utah Jazz/Memphis Grizzlies
1:15:27 - WINNERS: Guerschon Yabusele, Jock Landale, GG Jackson
1:17:35 - WINNERS: Two-Way Contracts That Were Converted
1:24:35 - Judge rules Charles Bediako ineligible to play for Alabama
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1 hr 37 min
February 06 NBA Trade Deadline Madness! No Giannis Trade! No Ja Trade! Zubac to Pacers! | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon break down what happened on the NBA Trade Deadline itself! We break down the last second moves each team made!
01:57 - Giannis NOT Traded
17:30 - Trade Coffee!
19:10 - Subscribe to the Game Theory Substack!
20:00 - Ja Morant, also, NOT Traded
30:38 - Clippers trade Ivica Zubac to the Pacers
1:03:05 - Warriors trade Kuminga, Hield to the Hawks for Porzingis
1:14:45 - Ayo Dosunmu traded to the Timberwolves
1:27:17 - Jose Alvarado traded to the Knicks
1:31:10 - Tyus Jones (eventually) traded to the Mavericks
1:33:10 - Remaining Deadline Moves
1:40:20 - The State of the Tank Race
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1 hr 53 min
February 05 NBA Trade Deadline Mania! Anthony Davis to Wizards?! Jared McCain to Thunder | Coby White to Hornets
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the plethora of NBA trades that occurred on Tuesday with less than 24 hours to go until this year's deadline, including Anthony Davis to the Wizards, Jared McCain to the Thunder, Coby White to the Hornets, and we'll talk a bit more about James Harden to the Cavaliers
00:00 - INTRO
02:00 - Anthony Davis traded to Washington
25:30 - Trade Coffee!
28:10 - What's next for Dallas, post AD trade?
41:30 - Jared McCain traded to OKC
Coby White traded to the Hornets
1:10:33 - Collin Sexton traded to the Bulls
1:24:28 - Chris Paul traded to Toronto (Ogbaji to Brooklyn)
1:27:45 - Jock Landale traded to Atlanta
1:29:22 - Lonzo Ball traded to Utah
1:30:30 - James Harden traded for Darius Garland
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1 hr 52 min
February 04 NBA Trade Deadline! Grizzlies Trade Jaren Jackson Jr. to Jazz | Ivey to Bulls | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the plethora of NBA trades that occurred on Tuesday with less than 48 hours to go until this year's deadline. (NOTE: James Harden was traded for Darius Garland soon after the show ended).
02:05 - Memphis TRADES Jaren Jackson Jr to the Jazz
24:28 - Utah ACQUIRES Jaren Jackson Jr from the Grizzlies
45:00 - Jaden Ivey, Mike Conley TRADED in Pistons/Bulls/Timberwolves 3-team deal
1:00:03 - Nikola Vucevic TRADED to BOS; Anfernee Simons TRADED to CHI
1:06:55 - James Harden REPORTED in talks to be traded AGAIN?! (UPDATE: He's now on the Cavs)
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1 hr 29 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.