Game Theory Podcast w/ Sam Vecenie

WTF Does the OKC Thunder Do Now?? | Plus, Weekly Awards with Andrew Schlecht of @TheAthleticNBADaily

9.6K views · 15h ago · 1:07:34

Guest: Andrew Schlecht

Sam is joined by The Athletic's Andrew Schlecht to run through some weekly NBA awards including Team of the Week, Player of the Week, and Favorite Performance of the Week, before trying to figure out how the Thunder can whether the injury storm that just intensified with Chet Holmgren expected to miss 10 weeks.

Topics: Team of the Week -- Memphis Grizzlies · The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Path Forward

Dybantsa, Peterson, Boozer, Wilson Week 1 | Cooper Flagg: Superstar Has Arrived | Brown-Tatum Mess

9.5K views · 3d ago · 1:37:19

Guest: Brown-Tatum Mess

Sam is joined by @TheAthleticNBADaily's Dave DuFour to discuss how the top of the 2026 draft class is faring in the NBA, Cooper Flagg's ascension, Jayson Tatum/Jaylen Brown discourse, Tyrese Haliburton's injury, and more.

Topics: AJ Dybantsa Debut · Darryn Peterson Week 1 · Cam Boozer Week 1 · Caleb Wilson Week 1 · Cooper Flagg, Superstar and the Fun Dallas Mavericks · Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown Nonsense

Ant, OKC Thunder Injuries | Lakers-Blazers and Pistons-Knicks Reactions | Answering YOUR Questions

8.9K views · 5d ago · 1:20:55

Sam is live after Tuesday's NBA slate to react to games, as well as a slew of early-season injuries including Anthony Edwards, Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace, Jalen Suggs, and Jaren Jackson Jr.

Topics: Trail Blazers Beat Lakers · Knicks Beat Pistons · Injuries Ravage NBA · Anthony Edwards out for possibly two months? · Jaren Jackson Jr out for up to two months · Cooper Flagg, How Many Players Would you take to start a franchise over him?

NBA First Week Awards with @HoopVenue | Best Player, Best Team, more | Also, JDub, Suggs Injured

14K views · 1w ago · 1:48:49

Guest: Tyler Britton

After tonight's NBA action Sam is joined by Tyler Britton to look back on the first week of the NBA season and hand out some awards including, "Best Player Performance of the Week", "Most Surprising Team", "Most Concerning Team", and more. We'll also talk a bit about the injuries to Jalen Suggs and Jalen Williams that looked pretty bad on Sunday night.

Topics: Jalen Williams and Jalen Suggs injured; What does Oklahoma City do now? · Houston Rockets, Team of the Week · Minnesota Timberwolves, Team of the Week · Paul George Best Performance of the Week · Luka Doncic Best Performance of the Week plus Lakers Talk · Ty Jerome, Favorite Performance of the Week

Nuggets-Thunder, Cavs-76ers | Luka and Yaxel, Wolves Dominate Heat, Other Day 2 NBA Season Reactions

12K views · 1w ago · 1:40:16

Sam is LIVE directly after Nuggets-Thunder to discuss SGA vs. Jokic, 76ers-Cavaliers, and the best parts of Day 2 of the NBA season! Follow Sam Apple Sam Vecenie 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.

Topics: Thunder Beat Nuggets, Thoughts on OKC's Defense, Denver's Offense · 76ers Beat Cavaliers in Massive Comeback, Plus Philadelphia Offense Thoughts · Lakers Destroy Warriors with Luka vs. Yaxel Lendeborg taking Center Stage · Grizzlies Dominate Jazz Behind Ty Jerome's 45 · Timberwolves Dominate Heat Behind Anthony Edwards' 45 points

NBA Opening Night with @RyenRussilloShow! Wemby vs. SGA, New-Look Sixers and Celtics Blow A Lead

19K views · 1w ago · 1:26:27

Guest: Ryen Russillo

Sam is joined by Ryen Russillo to recap to NBA Opening Night! They react to Celtics-Pistons, 76ers-Knicks, and Thunder Spurs. Follow Sam Apple Sam Vecenie 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.

Topics: Thunder beat Spurs on Opening Night · 76ers beat Knicks after Ring Ceremony · Celtics blow big lead vs Pistons · Why calling winning the possession battle is not some new idea in basketball · Brandon Miller, Jaden McDaniels, Cason Wallace Extensions · Is it a good idea to bet on shooting-only prospects in the NBA Draft?

Predicting the Top 10 NBA Offenses & Defenses | The NBA Draft Watchability Index

8K views · 2w ago · 1:31:24

Sam and Terrence Ogelsby discuss the Top 10 NBA offenses and defenses including the Thunder, Spurs, Wolves, Celtics, Heat and plenty others. Then, we take a look at the 2026-27 college basketball season and NBA Draft from a watchability perspective. What teams and players do NBA fans need to know?

Topics: Top 10 NBA offense predictions · Top 10 NBA defense predictions · NBA draft watchability index · Bryce Simon joins

2026-27 NBA MVP Award Predictions

1.9K views · 2w ago · 18:57

Sam Vecenie and The Athletic's Eric Nehm make their predictions for the 2026-27 MVP award winner as well as different narratives that could take hold around the top candidates. Follow Sam Apple

Can Luka, Wemby or Jokic Challenge Shai for MVP? Can anyone catch Wemby for DPOY?

7.1K views · 2w ago · 1:16:52

Sam is joined by The Athletic's Eric Nehm to discuss the Brandin Podziemski and Payton Pritchard extensions before predicting the 2026-27 NBA Awards! Can Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic, or Luka Doncic challenge Shai for MVP? Can anyone challenge Wemby for DPOY?

Topics: Payton Pritchard extension · Brandin Podziemski extension · NBA Award voting · MVP · Surprise All-NBA players · Rookie of the Year

2027 NBA Mock Draft 1.0: The Top 15

8K views · 2w ago · 32:40

The top 15 picks of Sam Vecenie's 2027 NBA Mock Draft 1.0 with @CBSSports Adam Finkelstein Follow Sam Apple

2027 NBA Mock Draft v. 1.0 with @CBSSports Adam Finkelstein

17K views · 3w ago · 2:08:48

Guest: Adam Finkelstein

Sam is joined by Adam Finkelstein of CBS Sports do to the first NBA mock draft of the season! Follow Sam Apple Sam Vecenie 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.

Topics: 1 - Tyran Stokes · 2 - Stefan Joksimovic · 3 - Jordan Smith Jr. · 4 - Caleb Holt · 5 - Bruce Branch III · 6 - Anthony Thompson

NBA Western Conference Win Total Over/Unders with @HoopsTonight's Jason Timpf! Thunder, Spurs, more

18K views · 3w ago · 1:59:33

Guest: Jason Timpf

Sam Vecenie is joined by Jason Timpf of @HoopsTonight to go through win total over/unders for every team in the Western Conference with help from DraftKings Sportsbook. We talk Oklahoma City Thunder, the Los Angeles Lakers, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, the Houston Rockets, whether Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball will work well together for the Minnesota Timberwolves, and more.

Topics: Oklahoma City Thunder · San Antonio Spurs · Denver Nuggets · Minnesota Timberwolves · Houston Rockets · Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Eastern Conference Win Total Over/Unders: Do we believe in the 76ers, Knicks, Celtics, more?

12K views · 3w ago · 2:04:14

Sam Vecenie is joined by The Athletic's Es Baraheni to go through win total over/unders for every team in the Eastern Conference. Follow Sam Apple Sam Vecenie 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.

Topics: Knicks · Celtics · 76ers · Pistons · Cavaliers · Raptors