

Game Theory Podcast
Sam Vecenie
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.
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Jun 15, 2020 • 1h 12min
Bubble Talk, Kyrie's Player Meeting, and NBA Draft w/ Tony Jones
I chatted with Tony Jones from The Athletic, and we chatted about the Kyrie meeting, the NBA Bubble and restart, and the 2020 NBA Draft.
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May 26, 2020 • 1h 1min
NBA Draft Guards Breakdown with Rashad Phillips
I've wanted to get Rashad Phillips on the podcast to chat for a while, so I got on the phone with him today to chat about some of the guards in the 2020 NBA Draft. We disagree a lot! We both like LaMelo Ball, but have very different evaluations on RJ Hampton. We like Grant Riller, but disagree on Jahmi'us Ramsey. All that and more on all of the guards in the 2020 NBA Draft.
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May 12, 2020 • 56min
NBA Draft Prospects Talk with Matt Babcock
In this episode, I chatted with former NBA agent Matt Babcock from over at Babcock Hoops. We chatted about the top of this draft class, the point guard group, the big men, the weakness of the wing class, and some of the guys you would pound the table for in this class in the second round. We ran through just about everyone in an hour.
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Apr 28, 2020 • 1h 28min
NBA's New G League Youth Initiative; The Last Dance; NFL Draft
In this episode, I chat with Dieter Kurtenbach. First, we discuss the G League's initiative to pay high school prospects to turn pro. Why I like the idea of it, but am a bit skeptical going forward. Second, we chat about The Last Dance, and how great it is while also not bringing anything new to the table. Finally, we chat about the NFL Draft for a while, and Dieter yells about SPARQ scores.
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Apr 7, 2020 • 60min
NBA Draft: What do you look for in a prospect with John Hollinger?
In this episode, current senior writer at The Athletic and former Memphis Grizzlies executive John Hollinger and I break down the 2020 NBA Draft. We run through what we look for in prospects, the pre-draft process's value, and break down a lot of the highest profile prospects in the 2020 draft.
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Apr 1, 2020 • 1h 37min
NBA Awards Votes if season ends; Tiger King; NBA Draft stuff
In this episode, actual basketball content! We break down the NBA Awards we would vote for if the season ends today (and it looks like it might). MVP, All-NBA, DPOY, all the good stuff. But we open on a couple of things, including a hilarious scuttled Knicks-Hornets deal, and the sham that is the NCAA's agency accreditation process. Finally, we talk about Tiger King and the Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience, both of which were definitely experiences.
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Mar 25, 2020 • 1h 10min
The US coronavirus response is lacking; Basketball Mailbag and Bad Movies
In this episode, Dieter Kurtenbach joins. We went heavy on the US response to the coronavirus epidemic for the first 21 minutes. If you're not interested in listening to complaints about the federal government's response to COVID-19, then skip to the 21:00 mark. Then, we chat about Josh Harris and the 76ers trying to convince their employees to take a pay cut. And we close out by answering mailbag questions from listeners. Some stuff on the Cavaliers' backcourt, the Warriors offseason, the NBA Draft, and then some thoughts on what the best bad movies are to watch during quarantine.
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Mar 19, 2020 • 1h 9min
NBA Draft Re-set as the coronavirus leaves us frozen in time
In this episode, Chris Stone from The Sporting News joins us to chat about Kansas, its national title banner, and how I want them to do it. Then, we break down the NBA Draft and Chris and I run through a lot of the prospects.
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Mar 17, 2020 • 1h 11min
Coronavirus hits the sports and basketball world
In this episode, Dieter joins and we talk for some time about coronavirus, the bummer that is the sports world, and what you can watch in the meantime without sports. Oh, and some coaching carousel stuff.
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Mar 5, 2020 • 1h 12min
Rockets on fire; Bulls Boot Camp Part Deux; Collin Sexton!
In this episode, Dieter Kurtenbach joins to chat about the Houston Rockets being super fun and enjoyable; the Bulls being a total mess; and Collin Sexton! Collin Sexton is a legitimately good scorer! Oh, and I made Dieter talk with me about the Democratic Primary.
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