In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon rank the 10 teams currently out of the play-in or playoff race in order of the best longterm future & outlook.

01:00 - Men's March Madness Opening Weekend Thoughts

24:31 - Sacremento Kings

30:43 - Chicago Bulls

40:30 - Brooklyn Nets

47:18 - Milwaukee Bucks

54:27 - New Orleans Pelicans

59:36 - Memphis Grizzlies

1:05:52 - Washington Wizards

1:12:35 - Utah Jazz

1:18:55 - Dallas Mavericks

1:23:50 - Indiana Pacers

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon list their 3 biggest surprises of the NBA season!

01:55 NCAA Player of the Week

19:25 Biggest Surprises of the NBA Season (Criteria)

21:19 The Spurs are ALREADY a title contender

36:30 Nickeil Alexander-Walker & the Atlanta Hawks

48:20 The Boston Celtics are contenders in their "gap year"

1:02:14 Jalen Duren & the Detroit Pistons

1:09:45 Phoenix Suns in contention for a playoff spot

1:20:36 LaMelo Ball & the Charlotte Hornets

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go through 10 NBA players having under the radar stellar season & highlight their performances.

03:09 Player of the Week (Presented by Warner Bros)

16:25 Donovan Clingan and why he made me want to do this show

30:40 Neemias Queta & Sam Houser

44:35 Jalen Suggs

53:40 Onyeka Okongwu & Dyson Daniels

1:01:19 Jarace Walker

1:16:40 Devin Vassell & Julian Champagnie

1:26:22 Jaylin Williams

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon take a close look at the 2025 NBA Draft Class and evaluate the rookie seasons of several first & second round selections.

02:25 - The "ethics" of Bam Adebayo's 83-point performance

17:45 - Kon vs Coop (Rookie of the Year Debate)

34:10 - Dylan Harper

50:01 - VJ Edgecombe, Derik Queen, Jeremiah Fears, Ace Bailey

1:17:19 - Cedric Coward, Maxime Raynaud, Egor Dёmin, Nolan Traoré, Danny Wolf, Hugo González, Kasparas Jakučionis, Will Riley

1:35:11 - RAPID FIRE: Collin Murray-Boyles, Carter Bryant, Kobe Sanders, Nique Clifford, Joan Beringer, Will Richard, Sion James, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Jamir Watkins, Khaman Maluach

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In thie edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Samn Vecenie & Bryce Simon will go through several NBA players that were moved at this year's trade deadline & evaluate their performances so far with their new teams.

5:15 Jayson Tatum's opening two games

16:15 Jonathan Kuminga on the Hawks

32:30 James Harden on the Cavaliers

47:50 Trae Young on the Wizards

59:45 Jared McCain on the Thunder

1:11:20 Darius Garland and Bennedict Mathurin on the Clippers

1:21:00 Luke Kennard, Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, others.

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Same Vecenie & Bryce Simon open by reacting to the news that Jayson Tatum will officially be making his return to the court & what this could mean for the NBA playoff race. Then, they go through every NBA Award & give their current unofficial ballots with just under 6 weeks to go in the NBA season.

02:27 - Jayson Tatum Returns!

17:00 - MVP/1st Team All-NBA

42:50 - 2nd-Team All-NBA/3rd Team All-NBA

1:06:12 - Defensive Player of the Year/All-Defense

1:20:09 - Rookie of the Year/All-Rookie

1:35:37 - Coach of the Year

1:45:30 - Sixth Man of the Year

1:46:51 - Most-Improved Player

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their biggest takeaways from week 20 of the NBA season!

05:05 - Nuggets-OKC

32:55 - Stretch Run/Playoff X Factors

44:28 - Paolo Banchero Is Figuring It Out

57:10 - Most Dangerous Play-in Team

1:11:50 - Non-Tanking NBA Gripes

1:21:01 - National Title Contenders for CBB

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon go 1-to-30 & conduct their first mock draft of the 2026 NBA Draft season!

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