In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the NBA games from last few days & discuss several of the emerging storylines from the start of the NBA season. This includes the 5-0 Spurs, the Miam Heat offense, the 76ers exciting start, the Bucks resurgence & much more!

00:00 - INTRO

01:55 - Spurs vs Heat: SAS is 5-0, is MIA's offense real?

27:26 - Mizzen & Main!

29:06 - Subscribe to the Game Theory Substack!

31:24 - Bucks vs Warriors: Bucks are 4-0, Doc Rivers & Ryan Rollins praise!

54:16 - Momentous!

56:00 - Magic vs Hornets: ORL offenseive woes, CHA early struggles

1:13:30 - 76ers are 4-0! How sustainable is this? Still stuck w/ Embiid/George contracts?

1:34:17 - The Pelicans are a mess

1:45:10 - Austin Reaves is good at basketball

1:58:45 - OUTRO

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon to go through their 3 biggest takeaways from the first week of NBA basketball * discuss how sustainable each takeaway for the rest of the NBA season.

08:50 - TAKEAWAY: NBA Defensive Pick Up Points seem higher up the court

23:50 - TAKEAWAY: Victor Wembanyama is a legitmate MVP candidate

34:59 - TAKEAWAY: NBA Rookie Class is much more ready NOW than expected

45:30 - TAKEAWAY: Tyrese Maxey & VJ Edgecombe are the next great young & exciting NBA backcourt

57:33 - TAKEAWAY: The Dallas Mavericks will be the first team to have a Players Only Meeting

1:06:41 - TAKEAWAY: Ajay Mitchell of the OKC Thunder is the early front-runner for Most Improved Player

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie is joined by Andrew Claudio to react to Thursday night's overtime thriller between the Warriors & Nuggets (2:10), as well as the NBA Finals rematch between the Thunder & Pacers that went to DOUBLE-overtime (20:00). Then they discuss the FBI arresting Blazers head coach Chanucey Billups & Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier as part of a pair of wide-ranging investigations related to illegal sports betting and rigged poker games 45:00). Finally, they go through several games from Wednesday night's slate & give their biggest takeaways from Spurs/Mavericks (1:15:00), 76ers/Celtics (1:35:00), Cavaliers/Knicks (1:50:00), Timberwolves/Blazers (1:58:00) & Heat/Magic (2:06:00).

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