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October 10, 2025 "Year of Giannis" Begins & the Projected Wins Draft! | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie, Bryce Simon & Andrew Claudio react to the Lebron James injury news (5:09) & the Giannis/Knicks story from earlier this week (13:45) before taking part in the first ever Game Theory Projected Wins Draft (52:37).
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1 hr 41 min
October 06, 2025 Preseason NBA MVP, DPOY & ROY picks in 2025-26 | Jokic? SGA? Wemby and Flagg? | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their preseason predictions for several major NBA Awards for the upcoming NBA season!
02:38 - Dash Daniels vs Pelicans
16:10 - 2025-26 NBA Awards Predictions (Preview)
20:55 - MVP
56:33 - Defensive Player of the Year
1:09:04 - Rookie of the Year (If not Cooper Flagg, then who?)
1:26:00 - Most Improved Player
1:35:30 - Sixth Man of the Year
1:40:00 - Executive of the Year
1:44:30 - Who will make All-NBA for the first time?
1:50:51 - Best player traded in season
1:59:00 - Coach of the Year
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2 hr 5 min
October 03, 2025 Western Conference Wins Over/Unders! | 2025-26 NBA Predictions | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie, Bryce Simon & Andrew Claudio go through the entire Western Conference & predict whether each team will go over or under on their projected wins total this season.
01:05 - BRYCE FOUGHT A SNAKE?????
04:55 - Quentin Grimes agrees to 1-yr qualifying offer from Sixers
19:15 - Nikola Jokic signs extension, 4-yrs/$62-million
26:10 - West Over/Unders! (PREVIEW)
28:25 - OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
37:24 - HOUSTON ROCKETS
46:26 - DENVER NUGGETS
57:10 - MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
1:07:21 - LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
1:19:15 - LOS ANGELES LAKERS
1:27:03 - GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
1:33:56 - SAN ANTONIO SPURS
1:41:38 - DALLAS MAVERICKS
1:49:33 - MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
1:58:01 - SACRAMENTO KINGS
2:04:22 - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
2:12:38 - PHOENIX SUNS
2:17:20 - NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
2:27:27 - UTAH JAZZ
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2 hr 37 min
October 01, 2025 BREAKING NEWS - Jonathan Kuminga FINALLY signs with Warriors (2-years, $48.5-million) | Game Theory Podcast
In this BREAKING NEWS REACTION edtion of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the news that Jonathan Kuminga & the Golden State Warriors FINALLY came to an agreement on a 2-year deal Tuesday night.
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47 min
September 29, 2025 Eastern Conference Wins Over/Unders! | 2025-26 NBA Predictions | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie, Bryce Simon & Andrew Claudio go through the entire Eastern Conference & predict whether each team will go over or under on their projected wins total this season.
01:30 - GMAC reacts to the Mets collapse
5:10 - Sam reacts to the Ryder Cup disaster
09:45 - East Over/Unders! (Preview)
20:00 - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
28:33 - NEW YORK KNICKS
36:48 - ORLANDO MAGIC
46:20 - ATLANTA HAWKS
54:50 - DETROIT PISTONS
1:05:20 - MILWAUKEE BUCKS
1:16:45 - PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
1:26:15 - BOSTON CELTICS
1:39:00 - MIAMI HEAT
1:46:34 - INDIANA PACERS
1:55:55 - TORONTO RAPTORS
2:05:45 - CHICAGO BULLS
2:14:11 - CHARLOTTE HORNETS
2:24:55 - BROOKLYN NETS
2:29:05 - WASHINGTON WIZARDS
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2 hr 43 min
September 26, 2025 NBA teams we're MOST EXCITED to watch in the 2025-26 season! | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through the NBA teams that they are most excited to watch in the 2025-26 NBA season!
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02:00 - Thoughts on Dash Daniels/Substack Plug!
06:30 - Miikka Muurinen aka "Slim Jesus" Turns Pro
11:40 - Kuminga Watch
22:35 - Grimes Watch
34:44 - Houston Rockets (FVV Injury Reaction)
55:39 - Atlanta Hawks
1:04:42 - Orlando Magic
1:13:58 - Los Angeles Lakers
1:21:35 - Detroit Pistons
1:30:38 - Portland Trail Blazers
1:38:10 - San Antonio Spurs
1:46:34 - 76ers, Raptors, Grizzlies, Pacers
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1 hr 56 min
September 22, 2025 These are the MOST IMPORTANT PLAYERS of the 2025-26 NBA Season! | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through who they believe will be the most important players of the 2025-26 NBA season!
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08:43 - Luka Donic
17:35 - Deandre Ayton
31:15 - Trae Young
41:50 - Jonathan Kuminga
1:01:02 - Evan Mobley
1:08:40 - Cam Johnson
1:16:18 - Amen Thompson
1:25:05 - Victor Wembanyama
1:32:45 - James Harden
1:34:13 - Mikal Bridges
1:40:12 - Anthony Edwards
1:49:50 - Ja Morant
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2 hr
September 19, 2025 These NBA players will be THE Breakout Players of the 2025-26 Season! | Game Theory Podcast
In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss several NBA players that they believe are about to have a breakout season in 2025-26!
01:55 - The latest from Pablo Torre...
07:00 - Kobe Bufkin traded to the Nets
22:00 - Paolo Banchero
35:10 - Alperen Şengün
46:35 - Jalen Johnson
50:57 - Ausar Thompson
57:51 - Brandon Miller
1:05:25 - Andrew Nembhard
1:11:15 - Scoot Henderson
1:20:00 - Sam Merrill
1:23:23 - AJ Green
1:26:56 - Jay Huff
1:29:32 - Kyshawn George
1:35:20 - Jaylen Clark, Terrence Shannon Jr, Dereck Lively II, Justin Edwards & several others
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1 hr 49 min
September 15, 2025 NBA Rookie Extention Predictions! | 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
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1 hr 53 min
September 12, 2025 Kawhi/Clippers Circumvention Update | Giddey Signs for $100M w/ Bulls | Game Theory Podcast
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?
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1 hr 37 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.