What Have We Learned From The Last 2 NBA Draft Cycles? | Game Theory Podcast

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss several NBA storylines, from the latest revelation from Pablo Torre on the Clippers/Kawhi/Ballmer, Josh Giddey finally re-signing with the Bulls, Adam Silver's comments during his NBA Board of Governors press conference and much more!01:40 - Pablo Torre released MORE DETAILS on Kawhi/Clippers story  28:30 - Adam Silver says the NBA is a "highlight-based sport"48:42 - Josh Giddey signs 4-yr, $100-mil w/ Bulls1:10:27 - Dylan Harper to miss training camp w/ thumb injury1:18:08 - Thomas Sorber to miss entire season w/ torn ACL1:21:50 - Do the Sixers have a move in them? Oubre? Drummond?CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through all the NBA news headlines they missed from the past 2 weeks during Sam's vacation, covering everything from the Kawhi/Ballmer/Clippers story that has led to an investigation, PJ Washington's contract extenstion, Cam Thomas betting on himself & much more! 03:00 - Clippers Under Investigation After Pablo Torre Story on Ballmer/Kawhi (REACTION)1:07:30 - Cam Thomas SignS Qualifying Offer1:22:05 - PJ Washington Signs Extension  1:34:05 - O-Max Prosper Waived  CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon re-draft the 2020 NBA Draft, seeing how teams did with the benefit of 5 years of hindsight after selecting this class during the pandemic without a combine or NCAA tournamentCHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon conclude their 3-part series going through the list of who they consider the top 25 defenders in the NBA today, finishing up with numbers 8 through 1. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 02:15 - Best Defenders In the NBA Today (Top 808:53 - 8. Anthony Davis24:15 - 7. Bam Adebayo33:19 - 6. Jaren Jackson Jr.50:57 - 5 Chet Holmgren1:01:48 - 4. Evan Mobley1:10:33 - 3. Amen Thompson1:18:59 -  2 Draymond Green1:31:52 - 1. Victor Wembanyama1:40:50 - Top 25 Recap

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon continue their 3-part series going through the list of who they consider the top 25 defenders in the NBA today, going over numbers 16 through 9. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 01:30 - Best Defenders In the NBA Today (25-17 Recap)06:35 - 16. Ausar Thompson16:41 - 15. Lu Dort25:51 - 14. Toumani Camara33:08 - 13. OG Anunoby43:29 - 12. Herb Jones49:41 - 11. Dyson Daniels57:11 - 10. Rudy Gobert1:08:18 - 9. Alex Caruso

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon begin their 3-part series where they will go through the list of who they consider the top 25 defenders in the NBA today, starting with numbers 25 through 17. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 02:15 - Best Defenders In the NBA Today (Honorable Mentions)26:52 - 25. Walker Kessler34:05 - 24. Andrew Nembhard40:02 - 23. Isaiah Hartenstein48:38 - 22. Giannis Antetokounmpo1:00:29 - 21. Kris Dunn1:09:48 - 20. Jalen Suggs1:18:00 - 19. Ivica Zubac1:33:00 - 18. Jalen Williams  1:40:43 - 17. Jaden McDaniels

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through all the remaining offseason dominos that have yet to fall making predictions on what they think will happen with 6 weeks until training camp! 04:20 - Josh Giddey (RFA) Contract Prediction27:49 - Cam Thomas (RFA) Contract Prediction43:55 - Quentin Grimes (RFA) Contract Prediction52:38 - Jonathan Kuminga (RFA) Contract Prediction1:03:08 - Landing Spots for Unrestricted Free Agents1:23:29 - Will There Be A Blockbuster NBA Trade In September (Again)?CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS:SHOUTOUT TO SQUARE! GET UP TO $200 OFF HARDWARE WHEN YOU SIGN UP AT SQUARE.COM/GO/GAMETHEORY! 

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their reactions to the Haywood Highsmith trade before going through their most underrated NBA trade targets!  6:40 - Haywood Highsmith Trade; what does it mean for Miami and Brooklyn?29:30 - Underrated Trade Targets Intro!31:50 - Devin Carter40:30 - Jaden Ivey52:50 - Jeremy Sochan1:09:40 - Anthony Black1:22:55 - Oso Ighodaro (plus why we think the Thunder guys like Cason/Dort aren't available)1:38:00 - Grab bag of other younger guys like Kobe Bufkin, Marcus Sasser, Mo Gueye, Jon Mogbo, Jordan Hawkins, Yves MIssi, others1:55:30 - Vets like Goga Bitadze, PJ Washington, othersCHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS:SHOUTOUT TO SQUARE! GET UP TO $200 OFF HARDWARE WHEN YOU SIGN UP AT SQUARE.COM/GO/GAMETHEORY!  

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon going through a list of everthing they've learned from the last 2 NBA Draft cycles.CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS:SHOUTOUT TO SQUARE! GET UP TO $200 OFF HARDWARE WHEN YOU SIGN UP AT SQUARE.COM/GO/GAMETHEORY!  

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon are here for some fun offseason content, where we're going to re-draft the 2015 NBA Draft, a class that was seen at the time as quite strong but ended up quite poor. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! SPONSORS:SHOUTOUT TO SQUARE! GET UP TO $200 OFF HARDWARE WHEN YOU SIGN UP AT SQUARE.COM/GO/GAMETHEORY!