Game Theory

Latest Episodes:

Houston Rockets Update! Kawhi Leonard Extension; Hawks messy; Pistons/Wizards Trade Jan 15, 2024

Show notes

Bryce Simon is here! We're going to chat about the Pistons and Wizards trade involving Marvin Bagley and Danilo Gallinari to open the show. Then, we'll talk Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, the Kawhi Leonard extension and what it means, and we'll close on what it means league-wide. Finally, we close on Jaylon Tyson, our NBA Draft Prospect of the Week CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 3:25 Pistons-Wizards Trade Bagley and Livers plus two seconds for Gallo and Muscala 17:50 A Fun Fake Trade Hypothetical that helps the Wizards, Celtics and Rockets 26:36 Houston Rockets Dive! Why they've progressed this year! 50:16 Atlanta Hawks are a mess 1:03:00 Kawhi Leonard Extension; what makes him so special 1:13:20 How does the Leonard Extension impact the deadline and offseason? 1:21:45 Jaylon Tyson out of Cal is the Game Theory NBA Draft Prospect of the Week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA Rookies at Midseason: Diving into what the best first-year players across the league are showing Jan 12, 2024

Show notes

Bryce Simon joins the show to break down the first half of the season from the 2023-24 NBA Rookie class. We'll dive into Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama to start, then Jaime Jaquez with the Miami Heat. We'll also chat Dereck Lively II, Brandin Podziemski, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Cason Wallace, Brandon Miller, Cam Whitmore, Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Scoot Henderson, Bilal Coulibaly, and others. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 2:35 NBA is going to have a two-night NBA Draft! Is this good? 16:35 Who is the Rookie of the Year so far? 19:26 Victor Wembanyama 33:10 Chet Holmgren 44:05 Jaimie Jaquez Jr 53:50 Dereck Lively II 1:02:50 Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis 1:12:50 Cam Whitmore and Amen Thompson (and Rockets) 1:30:04 Brandon Miller 1:35:20 Scoot Henderson 1:42:20 Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser 1:46:50 Cason Wallace 1:52:06 Bilal Coulibaly 1:57:55 Keyonte George 2:02:17 Craig Porter Jr. 2:04:20 Isaiah Collier out for next 4-6 weeks 2:11:00 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA Trade Deadline Primer 2.0: Siakam? Murray? What do the Warriors do? Also: Ja Morant Out for Year Jan 10, 2024

Show notes

Danny Leroux joins the show! We're here to dive into the NBA Trade Deadline. What do the Warriors do? What happens with the Atlanta Hawks? What's the deal with Dejounte Murray? Can the Hornets move into seller mode? What teams are looking to make a change? We'll talk about it all and more! We'll start with Ja Morant being out for the season, though, a crushing blow to any hopes the Grizzlies had of getting back into the play-in picture. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 5:35 Ja Morant Out for the Season, What now for Memphis? 19:55 Trade Deadline Intro! 20:57 Chicago Bulls 30:56 Atlanta Hawks 47:10 Golden State Warriors 59:07 Los Angeles Lakers 1:12:53 Sacramento Kings 1:23:35 Washington Wizards 1:28:20 Charlotte Hornets (plus 76ers in there) 1:32:20 Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves 1:32:40 OKC Thunder trade idea 1:35:10 Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets 1:38:00 Orlando Magic 1:39:54 Miami Heat 1:42:10 Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs 1:44:03 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Raptors Hold the Keys at the Trade Deadline Again, so what now? Also, Warriors and Kuminga blow up? Jan 06, 2024

Show notes

The Toronto Raptors are, yet again, a team in the driver's seat at the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline. Last year, instead of selling like many expected, they actually bought by completing the Jakob Poeltl deal. Now, with a trade of Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett for OG Anunoby already complete, the team is 2-0 since that move and still has Pascal Siakam's impending free agency and potential trade status to deal with, Gary Trent Jr.'s impending free agency, and a roster that looks better, but could still use some work. Samson Folk from Raptors Republic joins us and we break down everything, including me pitching him some wild fake trades. Then, we start the show with the Jonathan Kuminga report and what it says about young players, playing time, the NBA at large, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can OKC Thunder win title in 2024? Also: Lakers struggles; First Impressions of TOR/NYK deal Jan 04, 2024

Show notes

Bryce Simon is here and we're going to talk about five topics across the NBA/NBA Draft today. -First, OKC Thunder. After beating Boston, Denver and Minnesota in the last 10 days, can they just straight up win the NBA title in 2024? -The LA Lakers; What's up with them? How are they 17-17 with LeBron playing extremely well, AD having only missed three games? -First Impressions of the OG Anunoby/Immanuel Quickley/RJ Barrett deal -NBA Draft Prospect of the Week! Jared McCain from Duke! CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 5:06 OKC Thunder deep dive, why are they successful? 28:15 Potential Thunder upgrades at the deadline? 35:00 Can OKC win the title in 2024? 40:32 Wendell Carter, Goga Bitadze and the Orlando Magic big situation 48:00 LA Lakers are 17-17, what's going on? 1:10:35 First Impressions of Knicks with Anunoby? 1:18:09 First Impressions of Raptors with Barrett and Quickley? 1:23:55 Jared McCain, NBA Draft Prospect of the Week 1:39:27 Tyrese Proctor and Kyle Filipowski takes 1:45:15 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

KNICKS GET OG ANUNOBY from Raptors, TRADE IMMANUEL QUICKLEY and RJ Barrett: Breaking down the trade Dec 31, 2023

Show notes

Jonathan Macri from Knicks Film School joins the show to break down the surprising OG Anunoby trade to the New York Knicks earlier on Saturday. The Knicks move Immanuel Quickley, R.J. Barrett and a second round pick to the Raptors for Anunoby, Malachi Flynn and Precious Achiuwa. How does this deal make sense for the Knicks? What works for the Raptors here? We'll break it all down! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What should the Cavaliers do? Kings and Knicks Check-in; Clippers Streaking! Coby White breakout! Dec 30, 2023

Show notes

Bryce Simon is here and we're talking about five topics again across the NBA -The Cavaliers have lost both Darius Garland and Evan Mobley to long-term injuries. What now? -What do the Knicks do now with Mitchell Robinson out while Jalen Brunson is on fire? -Coby White breakout for the Bulls! -The Clippers keep rolling following the James Harden deal. -Kings Check-in; Fox continues hot streak, more CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro/Zach Edey and Donovan Clingan take 5:00 Cleveland Cavaliers playing well without Garland and Mobley! 16:00 Cavaliers Future and What their next moves are 28:45 The New York Knicks Post-MitchRob Injury plus Brunson Breakout 38:00 Why Dejounte Murray or other non-No. 1 options don't make sense for NYK 51:35 Coby White and the Bulls! The White Breakout! PatWill playing better! 1:06:25 LA Clippers are rolling. Why the Harden trade is working and why Kawhi is balling 1:15:34 A Sacramento Kings check-in; Why the Kings are still fine even with recent losses 1:29:55 Outro plus a genius Will Wade to West Virginia idea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pistons LOSE 27 STRAIGHT; Ja and the Grizzlies are Back! Suns issues; Luka MVP? Why don't people believe in the Bucks? Dec 28, 2023

Show notes

Bryce Simon is here to break down five NBA topics as we head into the new year. -Pistons lose 27 straight, have to talk about it. -Phoenix Suns are struggling. What's up there? -Why don't people believe in the Milwaukee Bucks? -Ja Morant back! -Luka for MVP? CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 6:10 The Pistons lose 27 STRAIGHT GAMES 22:30 The Pistons need to move on from Troy Weaver 35:49 The Phoenix Suns; Is it time to hit the Panic Button? 51:45 Dallas Mavericks strong run and if Luka Doncic can win MVP 1:03:49 Why don't people believe in the Milwaukee Bucks? 1:15:30 Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies are BACK 1:27:20 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA Western Conference Overreactions, First Q of Season: Warriors, Wolves, Clippers, Suns, Jazz, Spurs Dec 21, 2023

Show notes

Bryce Simon joins the show, and we do Western Conference Overreactions for the first quarter of the 2023-24 NBA season! We talk about five topics: CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 1:55 The Warriors are Cooked and Need to make a TRADE 16:04 The Timberwolves are the best team in the NBA 27:15 The Los Angeles Clippers finish ahead of the Suns in the standings 43:55 The Thunder make the Western Conference Finals 55:17 The Spurs have done wrong by Victor Wembanyama to start the season 1:10:40 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA Eastern Conference Overreactions, First Q of Season: Celtics, Cavaliers, Raptors, Pacers, Knicks Dec 18, 2023

Show notes

Bryce Simon joins the show, and we do Eastern Conference Overreactions for the first quarter of the 2023-24 NBA season! We talk about five topics: CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 2:50 The Celtics need more depth to win the title and have to make a trade 16:52 The Raptors should blow up their roster 26:57 The Pacers can make a legit playoff run and Haliburton makes first team All-NBA 40:30 The Cavs’ core doesn’t work as presently constructed as a legitimate contender and is running out of time 56:50 The Knicks are genuinely dangerous still and can make an Eastern Conference Finals appearance. 1:08:45 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected