In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon are first joined by Andrew Claudio to recap the New York Knicks winning the 2025 NBA Cup & discuss whether they should be considered the best team in the Eastern Conference. Then, they go through several NBA topics from the past week as the post NBA Cup schedule now begins.

02:00 - Knicks Win NBA Cup!

46:02 - What's Next For The Spurs?!

50:10 - Rookie of the Year Race: Cooper vs. Kon

1:04:43 - Bucks BUYING at Deadline?

1:19:33 - What do the Kings do at the Deadline?

1:35:46 - Heat Should Be Able To Trade Rozier

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon take a break from draft coverage to go through their first NBA trade deadline preview now that teams are officially able to discuss trades that involve players they signed in free agency over the summer.

04:27 - Will this be as weird a trade deadline as we've seen in a while?

16:25 - Who are the contending buyers at the deadline?

58:50 - One Trade that Makes Sense League Wide

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In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon give their 3 biggest takeaways from week 8 of the NBA season.

07:06 - Spurs are real NBA title contenders

32:16 - Knicks are better with Josh Hart starting

47:38 - Who wins the NBA Cup?

52:04 - Cavlaiers have issues? Or just injuries?

1:02:55 - Taking the Celtics OVER was the right call

1:09:13 - Star players having good years on bad teams?

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