Game Theory Podcast

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

Andrew Schlecht is here to take over the Game Theory Podcast feed and ask Sam questions about the 2023 NBA Draft class. Particularly, we're going to dive into the perceived weaknesses of 2023 NBA Draft prospects. Are the weaknesses for these prospects true or false? Overhyped or underhyped? We're going to break it all down, and allow Sam to dive into the context of each situation and each issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Schindler is in the building. We talk about the Nuggets taking a 2-1 lead over the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic totally dominates, so we chat about that. Then, we'll talk about the Chris Paul news, and how it could impact the Phoenix Suns moving forward if he's waived, or not waived, or waived then stretched, or waived then agrees to a new contract, and more. Finally, we'll about some 2023 NBA Draft news and notes, including the Dariq Whitehead injury update, and a few other prospects that Mark wants to talk about Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show and we break down the first two games of the 2023 NBA Finals, which feature the Nuggets and Heat battling to a 1-1 draw through two games. Have we seen anything that makes you believe the Heat can win this? What have the Heat done well to stymie the Nuggets and make life harder for them? Then, we chat about Bilal Coulibaly, one of the most interesting players in the 2023 NBA Draft. He had his best prospect game of the season earlier this week, so we dive in and break down what makes him an absolutely fascinating upside bet for a team, potentially in the lottery. Finally, we chat a bit about some NBA Draft news and notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella is here and we're going to chat about three things! First, we dive into Celtics-Heat Game 6 and what is in store with Game 7. Then, we're going to talk a bit about the G League Ignite, and finally we'll close on some NBA Draft Early Entry Decisions that we're looking forward to tracking this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Schindler joins the show and we dive into some NBA talking points. The Nuggets sweep the Los Angeles Lakers to reach the NBA Finals so we dive into their roster and understand if there are lessons to be learned from a team-building perspective. Then we chat about the Lakers, a drastically different team-build exercise and what their options are this summer. Finally, we chat a bit about the Heat being up 3-1 against the Celtics, and we'll give a few NBA Draft news and notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show to break down how the Miami Heat took a commanding 3-0 lead vs the Boston Celtics after the Celtics look like they quit sometime in the middle of the third quarter. What in the world just happened? Then, we chat about some 2023 NBA Draft news and notes, including what do Charlotte and Portland do from here? Do we have any more or less information about their plans than we did previously? Go to https://www.chime.com/theory to sign up for a Chime Checking Account today! Thanks to Chime for supporting the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robby Kalland from Uproxx is here! The only important bi-annual podcast of the year, when we break down what happens in the Fast and Furious movies. And we have some significant questions about what in the world just happened in Fast X, the latest installment of the Fast and Furious movies. But first, we break down Lakers-Nuggets Game 3. What did we see? Where does that series sit? Then, we chat about Jimmy Butler taking over the basketball world in his dominant fourth quarter against the Celtics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Vecenie goes solo tonight and talks about the Nuggets-Lakers series, where the Nuggets are up 2-0 and firmly in the driver's seat as it refers to getting to the NBA Finals. How are they doing it? How are the Lakers struggling and making errors? And also, why this series is showing that Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player on the planet. Then, we'll talk quickly about Celtics-Heat Game 1, and how Boston allowed the Heat to basically get wherever they want whenever they want. We'll break down film on how Jimmy Butler is pinpointing mismatches, and how the Celtics are making it a bit too easy for him to do so. Finally, just some quick NBA Draft and NBA Draft Combine thoughts as we get into that cycle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Vecenie is joined by Adam Spinella to break down the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery immediately after its conclusion! Who won the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes? What about Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller? How San Antonio, Charlotte, and Portland were the winners, how Houston is still fine, and then finally a mock draft immediately after the order was set! CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:11 Spurs Win No. 1! How does Wembanyama Fit in SA? 10:59 Charlotte gets No. 2: Henderson or Miller? 20:16 Portland gets No. 3! How do they handle their future? 31:56 Houston Rockets fall to No. 4: Why it works out fine for them 47:43 Detroit Pistons drop to No. 5 57:15 Is there a team most likely to move up from the lottery to the top-five? 1:03:30 POST LOTTERY 2023 NBA MOCK DRAFT 1:30:00 END OF SHOW Q+A IN COMMENTS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show to break down Game 7 in Celtics-76ers. What in the world happened in Game 7 as Boston blew out the 76ers and dominated the game. Then, we chat about Memphis and Ja Morant. What is going on, man? Come on. Finally, Phoenix fires Monty Williams and Mat Ishbia seemingly takes over. What happens now? CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 2:31 Celtics-76ers Game 7 Intro 11:20 FILM: How the Celtics shut down Joel Embiid and James Harden 33:02 FILM: How Jayson Tatum wrecked Joel Embiid in space 52:53 Where do the 76ers go from here? 1:18:30 Ja Morant seen with a firearm on Instagram. What now? 1:27:05 Monty Williams fired; Where does Phoenix go from here? 1:53:20 NBA Draft Combine lookahead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Vecenie is here to break down the Warriors and Lakers Game 6. We spend some time after focusing on the situation facing the Golden State Warriors this summer. Then, he'll chat briefly about the Heat and Nuggets advancing. And then, will close on the Knicks and Suns facing fascinating offseasons over the next few months. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:59 Lakers Defeat Warriors 122-101 8:35 FILM: How AD Dominated the Interior for the Lakers 26:38 Austin Reaves' play and his upcoming contract 37:25 Warriors Future: Where do they go from here? 53:37 Miami knocks out the Knicks 1:00:14 FILM: Bam Adebayo's Off-ball Offensive Play Keyed the Heat in Game 6 1:11:30 Knicks Offseason Preview: Should they trade for a star? 1:25:40 Phoenix Suns Offseason Preview: Why Trading Ayton and Paul Makes Sense 1:34:30 Deandre Ayton potential destinations? 1:48:20 Chris Paul Destinations? 1:54:20 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery is upon us! Mark Schindler joins the show to break down what we're referring to as "The Wembanyama Rankings." What team in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery do we most want to see Victor Wembanyama end up with? Mark Schindler joins and we dive deep, breaking down each of the potential spots and whether or not we actually want Wembanyama there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Vecenie goes solo following a wild night of basketball, including the Los Angeles Lakers somehow defeating the Golden State Warriors to go up 3-1 in their series. How the Warriors failed to capitalize on real tactical advantages they had all night. We'll dive deep into the Warriors ball-screen attack all night and how it succeeded early and failed late. Then, a chat briefly on Heat-Knicks, and how that series is playing out. It seems like that series is about to be over sooner rather than later. Then, just a quick note on Phoenix-Nuggets, and Nikola Jokic avoiding suspension for his Mat Ishbia shove. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Spinella joins the show and we dive deep on a few NBA games from over the weekend. We start with 76ers-Celtics, a beautiful disaster of a basketball game that saw James Harden go for 42 and nine assists, saw the Celtics complete a tremendous comeback to force overtime, and saw them again fail to mount consistent late-game offense in clutch moments. Then we're going to dive deep into Lakers-Warriors Game 3, which featured a number of incredible tactical adjustments. Why this is by far the best series of the second round, and how the Warriors can counteract and adjust to what is happening. Finally, we chat briefly about Knicks-Heat, a series that seems relatively uninteresting due to the distinct advantages the Heat possess. CHAPTEER: 00:00 Intro 02:45 Thoughts on Joe Mazzulla and Doc Rivers? 10:33 FILM: James Harden has ANOTHER masterclass game 36:17 The beauty of the Lakers v Warriors 44:46 FILM: What adjustments the Lakers made in game three 01:13:05 Who should the Warriors start next game? 01:19:27 He

Sam Vecenie goes live after the Suns-Nuggets game to break down the last two days of NBA Playoff action. He starts with Suns-Nuggets Game 3, and how the Suns made a few changes while also getting a spectacular 47-point Devin Booker performance. We dive into the Booker performance on film! He's then breaking down film on the Celtics-76ers and how Joe Mazzulla has been terrific since Game 1 in adjusting to what the 76ers are presenting with Joel Embiid back, particularly by pulling Embiid away from the rim in creating ball-screen scenarios Then, he'll chat Warriors-Lakers, and how the Warriors dominated Game 2 through heavy ball-screen usage with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green with some tape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices