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Game Theory Podcast

Game Theory Podcast

By: Sam Vecenie
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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 is has you covered in this show. And some thoughts on movies, too.Sam Vecenie, 2015-2020 Art Basketball Politics & Government
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  • NBA Awards Picks! SGA or Wemby for MVP? Plus, End of Season Notes | Game Theory Podcast
    Apr 13 2026

    In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon recap the final day of the regular season before giving their selections for every NBA Award, such as MVP, All-NBA, Rookie of the Year & much more.

    06:50 Sam's trip to Hoops Summit

    14:00 Doc Rivers Steps Down As Bucks Head Coach

    20:55 NBA MVP/1st-Team All-NBA Ballot

    49:48 2nd Team & 3rd Team All-NBA

    1:11:55 Defensive Player of the Year/All-Defense Teams

    1:32:18 Rookie of the Year/All-Rookie Teams

    1:54:15 Coach of the Year

    1:57:41 Most Improved Player

    2:01:55 Sixth Man of the Year

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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • UNC Hires Malone | Bulls FIRE Karnisovas/Eversley | Lakers Decimated | Game Theory Podcast
    Apr 7 2026

    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 and 54 mins
  • NBA MAILBAG | Best Offensive Player | 3-6 Seed Most Likely To Make Run | Potential First Round Upset
    Apr 1 2026

    In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon answer several NBA mailbag questions.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
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