Game Theory Podcast

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.

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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 Allstar Games... It Worked!
22:10 - Ideas how to fix tanking
37:42 - Tank Commanders Sicko Draft!
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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 are making the case for Max/Min strategy at center
1:21:42 - No clear cut favorite in the East and the West is NOT inevitable
1:32:00 - Award races are heating up!
1:41:30 - The 2026 NBA Draft is truly special in the top part of the lottery
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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
28:30 - WINNER: Boston Celtics
35:45 - WINNER: Oklahoma City Thunder
41:39 - WINNER: Minnesota Timberwolves  
48:05 - WINNER: Ivica Zubac/Indiana Pacers
55:55 - UHHH... WHAT HAPPENED HERE?: Chicago Bulls
1:08:38 - WINNER: Utah Jazz/Memphis Grizzlies
1:15:27 - WINNERS: Guerschon Yabusele, Jock Landale, GG Jackson
1:17:35 - WINNERS: Two-Way Contracts That Were Converted
1:24:35 - Judge rules Charles Bediako ineligible to play for Alabama
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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, Hield to the Hawks for Porzingis
1:14:45 - Ayo Dosunmu traded to the Timberwolves
1:27:17 - Jose Alvarado traded to the Knicks
1:31:10 - Tyus Jones (eventually) traded to the Mavericks
1:33:10 - Remaining Deadline Moves
1:40:20 - The State of the Tank Race
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