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TOP 25 DEFENDERS IN THE NBA! | Part One: 25 to 13 | Game Theory Podcast Aug 17, 2026

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon for their annual countdown of the best defenders in the NBA today! Here in part 1, they cover #25 to #13 (the rest of the list can be heard in part 2 next Sunday).

Lakers Sale, Russell Westbrook Retires, Remaining NBA Free Agents, Vet Extension Predictions Aug 14, 2026

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon begin with their reactions to the stunning Lakers sale before going through a few NBA news topics & taking a looking a potential FA destinations & contract extensions. (0:00) INTRO (3:11) Lakers Sale (REACTION) (33:05) Russell Westbrook Retires (49:30) Bradley Beal re-signs w/ Clippers (57:39) Remaing Free Agents (1:10:43) Vet Extension Predictions (1:37:27) OUTRO CHECK OUT THE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VIDEO VERSION⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE CHANNEL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

NBA Offseason Grades, Part 3! Bucks, Heat, Hornets, Bulls, Pistons, more | Game Theory Podcast Aug 10, 2026

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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 has you covered in this show. (0:00) INTRO (4:00 )Miami Heat Offseason Grade (19:08) Charlotte Hornets Offseason Grade (35:36) Atlanta Hawks Offseason Grade (43:54) Utah Jazz Offseason Grade (51:34) Portland Trail Blazers Offseason Grade (1:06:05) Oklahoma City Thunder Offseason Grade (1:16:42) Denver Nuggets Offseason Grade (1:18:52) Minnesota Timberwolves Offseason Grade (1:30:55) Milwaukee Bucks Offseason Grade (1:42:38) Chicago Bulls Offseason Grade (1:51:43) Cleveland Cavaliers Offseason Grade (1:56:44) Indiana Pacers Offseason Grade (2:01:11) Detroit Pistons Offseason Grade (2:21:35 OUTRO) CHECK OUT THE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VIDEO VERSION⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE CHANNEL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

NBA Offseason Grades Part 2! Lakers, Spurs, Mavs, more | Plus Watson Fake Trades, Brooks Extension Aug 07, 2026

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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 has you covered in this show. (0:00) INTRO (1:27) Dillon Brooks extends with Suns (10:31) Peyton Watson sign & trade scenarios (35:45) Los Angeles Lakers Offseason Grade (46:45) Los Angeles Clippers Offseason Grade (56:46) San Antonio Spurs Offseason Grade (1:04:28) Dallas Mavericks Offseason Grade (1:11:01) New Orleans Pelicans Offseason Grade (1:17:45) Houston Rockets Offseason Grade (1:24:13) Memphis Grizzlies Offseason Grade (1:32:18) Orlando Magic Offseason Grade (1:36:28) Washington Wizards Offseason Grade (1:49:02) OUTRO CHECK OUT THE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VIDEO VERSION⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE CHANNEL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

NBA Offseason Grades, Part 1! | PHI, NYK, TOR, BOS, BKN, PHI, PHX, GSW, SAC | Game Theory Podcast Aug 03, 2026

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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 has you covered in this show. (0:00) Intro (1:55) Naji Marshall Extension with Dallas (19:55) Offseason Grades! (22:05) Philadelphia 76ers (31:30) Toronto Raptors (40:05) New York Knicks (47:55) Boston Celtics (58:28) Brooklyn Nets (1:10:55) Phoenix Suns (1:18:00) Sacramento Kings (1:21:58) Golden State Warriors (1:29:00) Quick College Basketball Mess Thoughts CHECK OUT THE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VIDEO VERSION⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE CHANNEL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Warriors Lose LeBron Chase, Re-Sign Draymond Green, What Now? | Game Theory Podcast Jul 31, 2026

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to have a lengthy discussion about the Golden State Warriors and what's next for the premier franchise of the last 10 years after losing out on LeBron James. (0:00) INTRO (0:30) Is the Golden State Warriors window officially closed? What's next after losing out on Lebron? (1:12:14) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signs with 76ers (1:20:00) The Clippers offseason is on hold until Kawhi's fate is decided (1:33:32) OUTRO CHECK OUT THE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VIDEO VERSION⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE CHANNEL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

What do Nuggets do with Peyton Watson, Spencer Jones? Plus, Jalen Duren and other free agents Jul 27, 2026

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to discuss several NBA restricted free agents, like Peyton Watson, Jalen Duren, Ben Mathurin & more. (0:00) INTRO (4:20) Will the Nuggets match the Spencer Jones offer sheet from OKC? (22:14) Will they re-sign Peyton Watson? (47:37) Jordan Walsh extends with Celtics (51:20) Jalen Duran (1:14:49) Ben Mathurin (1:28:51 ) Mario Hezonja signs with Cavaliers (1:33:23) OUTRO CHECK OUT THE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VIDEO VERSION⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE CHANNEL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LeBron James Chooses Philly! What this means for 76ers, Warriors, Cavs, Heat? | Game Theory Podcast Jul 25, 2026

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to react to the long awaited decision finally made by Lebron James, who has agreed to sign a 2-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. (0:00) INTRO (1:13) Lebron James signs with the Philadelphia 76ers (46:10) Biggest loser team as a result of Lebron not signing (1:11:32) OUTRO CHECK OUT THE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VIDEO VERSION⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE CHANNEL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LeBron Watch, Day 24 | What else have we learned about NBA Free Agency? | Game Theory Podcast Jul 24, 2026

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon begin by discussing "Lebron Watch" & where things stand 24 days into the waiting game several NBA teams & the league office are stuck playing, before discussing several other NBA news items. (0:00) INTRO (1:30) The Latest On Lebron James (24:38) Mario Hezonja returning to the NBA? (29:52) Victor Wembanyama signs 25% max extension (49:25) Gary Trent Jr re-signs with Bucks; investigation opened by NBA (59:57) Quinten Post signs with Grizzlies (1:13:50) Lakers sign Ziaire Williams & Matisse Thybulle (1:24:07) Additional NBA News (1:31:35) WNBA Recommendation! (1:34:30) OUTRO CHECK OUT THE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VIDEO VERSION⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE CHANNEL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Dort-Risacher Trade! Scouting Egor Demin, Will Riley, Khaman Maluach and other NBA Summer Leaguers Jul 20, 2026

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Bryce Simon to first react to the trade that sent Lu Dort & Ryan Nembhard to the Atlanta Hawks, former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher to the Dallas Mavericks & 3 second-round picks to the OKC Thunder. Then, they continue recapping NBA Summer League & discuss all the performances from non-rookies out in Las Vegas. (0:00) INTRO (7:00) OKC trades Lu Dort for picks, second apron space (21:11) Atlanta trades for Lu Dort (31:01) Dallas trades for Zaccharie Risacher (44:30) Summer League Vets! (2:02:44) OUTRO CHECK OUT THE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VIDEO VERSION⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OF THE FULL LIVE SHOW ON THE GAME THEORY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE CHANNEL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR BONUS NBA DRAFT FILM BREAKDOWNS & DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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