Game Theory Podcast

Adam Spinella joins the show and we have a fun idea for an episode from one of our listeners. What makes prospects struggle to succeed in the NBA if they've been taken highly in the NBA Draft? Sam gives an overarching idea set of why this can happen, and he and Adam dive deep into some examples going back from the 2015 draft through the 2020 NBA Draft, explaining with some specific players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Schindler joins the show and we chat about three topics here before undoubtedly going on a number of other tangents. First, we start with James Harden, and what can be expected of his situation moving forward. Is there actually a trade on the market that fits the needs of the 76ers? We explore. Then we dive into three big overseas commitments to blue bloods: Zvonimir Ivisic to Kentucky, Aday Mara to UCLA, and Johnny Furphy to Kansas. Then, we chat more about the PJ Washington restricted free agency situation and Mark explains why PJ is such an intriguing player moving forward. Finally, we chat about four younger, rising guys that we think could break out with more minutes this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella takes over the show and asks Sam Vecenie 10 questions about team building and philosophy across the NBA with regard to the NBA Draft and young players. Also, they start with thoughts on the NBA's statement on Damian Lillard and his trade that may be forthcoming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show and we break down a few NBA-related topics. First, we chat about Damian Lillard again. We do an exercise here: essentially, the idea is this: if not Miami, then who? If we suspend disbelief for a second and say that Miami can't get Lillard, who should go all-in and try to get him given the treasure trove of assets it would require? Then, we answer your listener questions! Come join and ask us questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Schlecht joins the show today to break down what remains of the 2023 NBA Offseason? Will James Harden or Damian Lillard get traded? Is Pascal Siakam available or not? Will any more rookie contracts get extended? Will any more stars get extended? Will Jaylen Brown sign an extension? Who are the best free agents remaining? All that and more, in the 10 most important questions remaining this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show while I try to do what is essentially a sick game on the podcast. I have the Vegas flu after getting back from Las Vegas late last week, and we're going to stop and break down the performances of the 2023 NBA Draft picks at Summer League. We'll dive deep into Anthony Black, Ausar Thompson, Marcus Sasser, Jett Howard, Dereck Lively II, Bilal Coulibaly, Jarace Walker, Keyonte George, and many more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show while I try to do what is essentially a sick game on the podcast. I have the Vegas flu after getting back from Las Vegas late last week, and we're going to stop and break down the performances of the 2023 NBA Draft picks at Summer League. We'll dive deep into Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson, Brandon Miller, the Thompson twins, Summer League MVP Cam Whitmore and many more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Vecenie is joined by Andrew Schlecht live from NBA Summer League, breaking down the first couple of games of Las Vegas Summer League, from the perspective of the most interesting 2nd/3rd-Year Players in attendance! We start with the Houston Rockets' breakouts, including Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason, both of whom have looked like the two best guys in Summer League thus far. Then, we hit Chet Holmgren and a quick thought on Jalen Williams. Then, we move to Keegan Murray, the Pistons with Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren, Bennedict Mathurin, Shaedon Sharpe, Dyson Daniels, Johnny Davis, Ochai Agbaji, Max Christie, Peyton Watson, and more, including a quick take on the difference between the Memphis Grizzlies' summer league team and the Charlotte Hornets Summer League team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Schindler joins the show, and we break down five topics across the NBA. We start with an update on the Damian Lillard saga, as the Blazers look set to try to dig in their heels on whether or not they will move him. Then, we chat about the Dallas Mavericks, who acquired Grant Williams and offer-sheeted Matisse Thybulle this week. Then we move to Bol Bol getting waived by the Orlando Magic. Finally, we chat a bit more about the Rockets, because Mark wants to talk about the Rockets. Intro Damian Lillard Trade Talks Mavericks get Grant Williams, offer sheet Matisse Thybulle Bol Bol Waived by Magic Houston Rockets Talk Brandon Miller Summer League Start Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robby Kalland joins the show today and we dive deep into Days 2 and 3 of NBA Free Agency! 0:00 Intro 5:10 Damian Lillard asks for trade from Portland 23:25 What are the Houston Rockets doing? Sign Dillon Brooks to a 4-yr/80M deal; miss out on Brook Lopez; sign Jock Landale; trade TyTy Washington, Usman Garuba, KJ Martin, Josh Christopher? 50:23 Brook Lopez back with MIL on 2-yr, $48M deal 58:46 Austin Reaves re-signs with Lakers: 4-yr/54M 1:08:18 Max Strus gets to Cleveland; 4-yr, 63M; Cedi, Lamar Stevens, 2nd go to SAS, 2nd goes to Miami; Cavs sign Ty Jerome; Cavs trade for Damian Jones; 1:15:33 Extension Time! Domantas Sabonis signs 5-yr, $217M with SAC; $197M in new money; Also sign Sasha Vezenkov to 3-yr/22M deal 1:22:55 LaMelo Ball signs 5-yr, $260M extension with CHA; Also, Miles Bridges signs qualifying offer for $7.9M 1:32: 13 Tyrese Haliburton signs 5-yr, $207M extension with supermax language with IND; IND also trades for Obi Toppin 1:37:03 Desmond Bane signs 5-yr, $207M extension with MEM 1:40:18

Adam Spinella is here, and we dive deep into the first day of NBA Free Agency, breaking down all of the deals that have occurred in the first three hours. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Fred VanVleet signs in Houston! 12:13 Jakob Poeltl re-signs in Toronto, where does Toronto go from here? 19:30 Jerami Grant re-signs in Portland! 28:33 Kyrie Irving re-signs in Dallas! 37:45 Bruce Brown signs with Indiana! 43:33 Draymond Green re-signs with Golden State 45:32 Kyle Kuzma re-signs in Washington! 50:54 Cam Johnson re-signs in Brooklyn! 53:10 Detroit Pistons aside, what now? 57:34 Back to Cam Johnson 58:18 Khris Middleton back to Milwaukee! 1:02:10 Los Angeles Lakers sign Vincent, Rui, Reddish, Prince 1:06:00 Austin Reaves aside, why the Spurs should max and Lakers should match 1:09:30 Back to the Lakers signings 1:12:13 Suns sign Bates-Diop, Watanabe, Eubanks, Metu, Okogie, Lee 1:15:53 Kristaps Porzingis signs 2-yr, $60 extension with Boston 1:19:14 Cavaliers re-sign LeVert, sign Niang, maybe Strus next? 1:23:10 Bulls re-sign

Mark Schindler is here to join the show, and we're going to dive into all of the pre-free agency news and moves. From John Collins' trade to Utah to Nikola Vucevic's extension with the Bulls. Oh yeah, and James Harden's opt-in in order to find a trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show and we dive deep into the 2023 NBA Draft, and break down what every team in the Western conference did on draft night. We'll go in alphabetical order, discussing all 15 teams for a few minutes and spending a bit more time on the important ones. Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets LA Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies Minnesota Timberwolves New Orleans Pelicans Oklahoma City Thunder Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show and we dive deep into the 2023 NBA Draft, and break down what every team in the Eastern conference did on draft night. We'll go in alphabetical order, discussing all 15 teams for a few minutes and spending a bit more time on the important ones. Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks New York Knicks Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors Washington Wizards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's 2023 NBA Draft Day! Adam Spinella joins Sam Vecenie to dive deep into the draft! We'll start breaking down some of the trades that occurred pre-draft, such as Kristaps Porzingis to the Celtics, Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies, Chris Paul to the Warriors, Jordan Poole to the Wizards, and more! But moreover, we're breaking down all 30 picks! No. 16 Jazz: Keyonte George 01:56:51 Midway Through The First Round Mailbag 02:02:04 No. 17 Lakers: Jalen Hood-Schifino 02:10:33 No. 18 Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr. 02:17:40 No. 19 Warriors: Brandin Podziemski 02:23:44 No. 20 Rockets: Cam Whitmore 02:31:23 No. 21 & 22 Nets: Noah Clowney & Dariq Whitehead 02:38:34 No. 23 Blazers: Kris Murray 02:49:11 No. 24 Mavericks (via Kings): Olivier-Maxence Prosper 02:54:21 No. 25 Pistons (via Celtics): Marcus Sasser 03:00:41 No. 26 Pacers: Ben Sheppard 03:08:20 No. 27 Hornets: Nick Smith Jr. 03:10:48 No. 28 Jazz: Brice Sensabaugh 03:17:27 No. 29 Nuggets: Julian Strawther 03:19:16 No. 30 Clippers: Kobe Brown 03:25:34 First Round Recap/Ans

It's 2023 NBA Draft Day! Adam Spinella joins Sam Vecenie to dive deep into the draft! We'll start breaking down some of the trades that occurred pre-draft, such as Kristaps Porzingis to the Celtics, Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies, Chris Paul to the Warriors, Jordan Poole to the Wizards, and more! But moreover, we're breaking down all 30 picks! Sections: Intro 00:00 Porzingis to Boston, Smart to Memphis 01:23 CP3 to the Warriors, Poole to the Wizards 09:08 The Grizzlies Future 15:05 No. 1 Spurs: Victor Wembanyama 18:30 No. 2 Hornets: Brandon Miller 30:27 No. 3 Blazers: Scoot Henderson 36:19 No. 4 Rockets: Amen Thompson 44:00 No. 5 Pistons: Ausar Thompson 50:15 No. 6 Magic: Anthony Black 55:17 No. 7 Wizards (via Pacers): Bilal Coulibaly & No. 8 Pacers (via Wizards): Jarace Walker 59:45 No. 9 Jazz: Taylor Hendricks 01:13:33 No. 10 Thunder (via Mavericks): Cason Wallace 01:16:30 No. 11 Magic: Jett Howard 01:24:50 No. 12 Mavericks (via Thunder): Dereck Lively II 01:34:48 No. 13 Raptors: Gradey Dick 01:41:21 No. 1

James Edwards from The Athletic joins the show today to talk about what I think is one of the five most interesting teams in the NBA this offseason: the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons have a top-five draft pick, a ton of cap space, and an intriguing core loaded with interesting talent such as Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren. What do they do in the draft? And who are the most interesting free agents on the market? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show and we chat about a few topics related to the 2023 NBA Draft. Who are our guys in the 2023 NBA Draft? Who do we disagree on? We have fun diving deep. But first, we talk Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns. How is that all the Wizards could get for Beal? What does his fit look like in Phoenix? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the podcast to do a mock draft! Adam and I dive deep into the first round, breaking down 2023 NBA Draft prospects. Potential trades! Potential team fits! All first round picks covered! We start, though, with news that Bradley Beal may or may not be available for a trade! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show tonight and we break down the Nuggets winning the 2023 NBA Championship from a team-building perspective. What lessons are there to be taken from this championship victory? How does one learn from what the Nuggets built and how they patiently built their core? Then, we'll talk 2023 NBA Draft. What do we make of the rumors that the Pelicans want Scoot Henderson? How do they do it? Do any of the teams at the top decide to bite? Plus, other potential news, notes, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices