Game Theory

Game Theory

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Game Theory episodes

  • The 32 and Over Draft! Where do LEBRON JAMES AND STEPHEN CURRY get picked? Plus NBA News and Notes!

    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.
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    - 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.
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    1 hr 54 min
  • Karl-Anthony Towns TRADED to Knicks in NBA BLOCKBUSTER; Did the Knicks AND Wolves make a MISTAKE?

    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!
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    - 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!
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    1 hr 46 min
  • NBA Win Total Over/Unders - Western Conference Picks!

    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!
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    - 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
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    1 hr 58 min
  • Predicting the top 10 defenses in the NBA for the 2024-25 season

    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.

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    - 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
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    2 hr 24 min
  • NBA Wins Over/Unders - Eastern Conference Picks!

    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.
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    - 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
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    1 hr 53 min
  • What teams are we looking forward to watching the most this season? | GAME THEORY LIVE!

    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.

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    CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!
    FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:
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    - 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
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    2 hr 22 min
  • NBA Extensions Preview w/ Keith Smith | Sengun, Giddey, Suggs, Murphy & more

    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!
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    - 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.
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    2 hr 2 min
  • Top 10 Contracts in the NBA heading into the 2024-25 season

    In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon break down the top 10 contracts in the NBA heading into the 2024-25 season. Shout out to the Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks for being featured prominently.

    CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!
    FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:
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    - 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:
    2:45 Quick thoughts on 2024 NBL Blitz; Zikarsky, Henshall, Almansa, Toohey, Lewis, Olbrich
    12:10 Jamal Murray signs four-year max extension with Denver Nuggets; right move?
    21:20 Top-10 Contracts; what is our criteria?
    28:30 Honorable mentions
    40:35 No. 10 Kyle Kuzma
    46:06 No. 9 Vince Williams Jr.
    52:33 No. 8 Coby White
    1:00:07 No. 7 Donte DiVincenzo
    1:07:19 No. 6 Austin Reaves
    1:12:43 No. 5 Mikal Bridges
    1:19:57 No. 4 Herb Jones
    1:25:07 No. 3 Deni Avdija
    1:29:56 No. 2 Jaren Jackson Jr.
    1:38:00 No. 1 Jalen Brunson
    1:45:55 TRIVIA TIME!
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    2 hr 6 min
  • How NBA teams in the Western Conference can exceed expectations this season

    In this edition of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon now transition to talk about expectations for teams in the Western Conference this season, and break down how each team can potentially exceed those expectations this year.

    CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!
    FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS:
    TWITTER - @GameTheorySamV
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    - 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:
    6:36 Dallas Mavericks
    12:48 Denver Nuggets
    19:47 Golden State Warriors
    25:31 Houston Rockets
    32:48 Los Angeles Clippers
    37:15 Los Angeles Lakers
    44:02 Memphis Grizzlies
    48:38 Minnesota Timberwolves
    54:16 New Orleans Pelicans
    59:12 Oklahoma City Thunder
    1:05:22 Phoenix Suns
    1:10:39 Portland Trail Blazers
    1:15:51 Sacramento Kings
    1:21:16 San Antonio Spurs
    1:25:44 Utah Jazz
    1:31:05 TRIVIA TIME!
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    1 hr 49 min
  • How NBA teams in the Eastern Conference can exceed expectations this season

    In this edition of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon talk about expectations for teams in the Eastern Conference this season, and break down how each team can potentially exceed those expectations this year. 

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    CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!
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    - 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:
    8:35 Stephen Curry One-year Extension with Warriors
    12:35 TJ McConnell 4/45M extension with Pacers
    26:00 Ivica Zubac 3/58M Extension with Clippers
    34:00 GG Jackson out with broken foot
    42:50 Atlanta Hawks
    47:38 Brooklyn Nets
    53:15 Boston Celtics
    57:35 Charlotte Hornets
    1:02:44 Chicago Bulls
    1:08:00 Cleveland Cavaliers
    1:13:30 Detroit Pistons
    1:19:57 Indiana Pacers
    1:24:22 Miami Heat
    1:29:51 Milwaukee Bucks
    1:35:44 New York Knicks
    1:41:56 Orlando Magic
    1:46:56 Philadelphia 76ers
    1:52:35 Toronto Raptors
    1:58:04 Washington Wizards
    2:01:18 TRIVIA TIME!
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    2 hr 10 min

About Game Theory

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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.

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