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 Dar...

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-...

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 SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSION...

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! SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK! CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL !  SPONSORS: RIGHT NOW, MIZZEN & MAIN IS OFFERING OUR LISTENERS 20% OFF YOUR FIRST PURCHASE AT MIZZE...

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 Ha...

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. SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK! CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL !  SPONSORS: REFRESH YOUR WARDROBE WITH QUINCE. GO TO QUINCE...

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 Allst...

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 ar...

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 28:3...

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, Hiel...

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 Washin...

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, Mi...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the Cavs/Kings trade that send DeAndre Hunter to Sacramento & Dennis Schröder, Keon Ellis to Cleveland before discussing Paul George's suspension & sharing their biggest takeaways through week 15 of the NBA season.  03:45 - Cavaliers Trade Hunter for Ellis, Schroder 29:59 - Hawks trade Vit Krejci to Blazers 35:44 - Paul...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast,  Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon assess the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade market & go through several different trade options the Bucks should consider before next Thursdays deadline.  06:25 - Bucks willing to move Giannis 23:10 - Portland’s Role in Giannis Trade 32:27 - Can Knicks trade for Giannis? 47:38 - Wolves fit for Giannis? 1:03:00 - Can Heat Do Giannis...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 14 of the NBA season. 07:00 - The Bucks Need An Answer From Giannis Now 38:20 - Beyond Giannis, Who Is The Most Important Player Moved At The Deadline? 1:07:55 - What Should The Pelicans Actually Do At The Deadline? 1:23:00 - Do the Hornets start moving forward with this trio? 1:39:20 - C...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon are first joined by Andrew Claudio to discuss the Knicks recent alarmingly poor stretch & how things get turned around, whether it be with a trade or hitting the "play better" button (6:00). Then, they discuss Jimmy Butler's season ending injury (53:00), the latest edition of Bucks turmoil (1:19:00), Charles Bediako's eligibilit...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 13 of the NBA season. 04:30 - Grizzlies: What’s real? What’s next? 38:28 - Anthony Black’s Leap Changes Magic 56:24 - Mizzen & Main! 57:59 - Raptors: What are they? Where are they going? 1:21:42 - Reed Sheppard Defensive Conundrum 1:38:39 - Cavaliers: Start Jaylon Tyson & build rotation c...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to some NBA news before going through every major NBA award & team honors making their picks through the midway point of the season.   03:55 - Jonathan Kuminga "demands" trade from Warriors 10:12 - Lakers are looking for extra 1st round picks 20:00 - Eligible & inelligible players 23:21 - MVP 45:35 - All-NBA 1:18:15 - Defe...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 11 of the NBA season. 05:31 - Ja Morant Trade Market 45:08 - Pistons - Buy high, low or not at all 1:05:30 - Rudy Gobert Remains Undervalued 1:19:54 - Pacers - Sneaky sellers and buyers? 1:39:02 - Blazers Check In 1:56:20 - Thunder - Need a shakeup move? SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM B...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon talk about Trae Young's trade to the Washington Wizards from the Atlanta Hawks  01:50 - Hawks trade Trae Young to Wizards for McCollum, Kispert 06:45 - ATL perspective of this trade 30:17 - WAS perspective of this trade 1:01:13 - Jonathan Kuminga trade candidates SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBST...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon break down the last week of college hoops & highlight the performances fo several NBA Draft prospects. 00:00 INTRO 04:00 - Darryn Peterson: What’s Going On? 26:08 - Harry's! 27:58 - Point Guard Class Looks Great 53:29 - Bryce's Hypothetical Draft Scenario Question 1:03:05 - OUTRO SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DIS...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 10 of the NBA season. 07:50 - Are the 76ers actually dangerous? 32:33 - Pick Your West Top 4 to Guarantee a Title 52:00 - The Wizards: Pretty fun! 1:14:59 - Nikola Jokic and the 65 Game Rule 1:33:09 - Wait, why are the Nets supposed to trade Michael Porter Jr.? 1:49:56 - Jaylen Brown's in...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their reactions to recent NBA 2nd round pick Jame Nnaji committing to Baylor, discussing how this is possible, whether this is good or bad for college basketball, whether Baylor should  or shouldn't have signed him & much more (3:10). PLUS: Does the NBA actually have the tanking problem that they say they're trying to fix?...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 10 of the NBA season. 06:25 - Lakers Are Cooked Barring A Trade 27:41 - Good/Bad Lineup Data 42:35 - Jamal Murray Needs to Make His First All-Star Game 55:45 - Best High Offensive Usage Defenders 1:12:30 - Keyonte George is the NBA’s Most Improved Player 1:29:32 - Christmas Day Takeaways...

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 9 of the NBA season. 05:00 - Eastern Conference Playoffs will be Competitive AND Interesting 21:23 - Charlotte Hornets are Sam's favorite love/hate watch 45:41 - Favorite League Pass Team 55:54 - Jalen Williams works himself back into game shape for the Thunder 1:06:25 - 76ers backcourt t...