2026 NBA DRAFT LIVE SHOW!!! (Round 1) with Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon | Game Theory Podcast

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react LIVE to all 30 picks selected during the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft!

00:00 - INTRO
02:10 - Bryce's Giannis Trade Thoughts
09:10 - Trail Blazers Hire Micah Nori
13:45 - PRE-DRAFT QUESTIONS!
24:58 - #1. Washington Wizards draft AJ Dybantsa (BYU)
31:15 - #2. Utah Jazz draft Darryn Peterson (Kansas)
37:19 - #3. Memphis Grizzlies draft Cameron Boozer (Duke)
43:49 - #4. Chicago Bulls draft Caleb Wilson (North Carolina)
50:09 - #5. LA Clippers draft Keaton Wagler (Illinois)
55:58 - #6. Brooklyn Nets draft Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville)
1:02:40 - #7. Sacramento Kings draft Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas)
1:08:11 - #8. Atlanta Hawks draft Kingston Flemings (Houston)
1:13:45 - #9. Dallas Mavericks draft Morez Johnson Jr. (Michigan)
1:19:20 - #10. Milwaukee Bucks draft Brayden Burries (Arizona)
1:27:45 - #11. Golden State Warriors draft Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan)
1:34:33 - #12. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Aday Mara (Michigan)
1:44:20 - #13. Miami Heat draft Nate Ament (Tennessee) (Traded to Milwaukee)
1:52:19 - #14. Charlotte Hornets draft Hannes Steinbach (Washington)
1:59:28 - #15. Chicago Bulls draft Dailyn Swain (Texas)
2:06:28 - #16. Memphis Grizzlies from Bennett Stirtz (Iowa) (Traded to Oklahoma City)
2:14:39 - #17. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Ebuka Okorie (Stanford) (Traded to Detroit via Memphis)
2:22:34 - #18. Charlotte Hornets draft Christian Anderson (Texas Tech)
2:28:12 - #19. Toronto Raptors draft Allen Graves (Santa Clara)
2:36:03 - #20. San Antonio Spurs draft Jayden Quaintance
2:42:19 - #21. Detroit Pistons draft Karim López (New Zealand Breakers) (Traded to Memphis)
2:49:28 - #22. Philadelphia 76ers draft Labaron Philon Jr. (Alabama)
2:55:00 - #23. Atlanta Hawks draft Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s)
2:58:50 - #24. New York Knicks draft Cameron Carr (Baylor) (Reportedly traded to Los Angeles Lakers)
3:09:32 - #25. Los Angeles Lakers draft Sergio De Larrea (Valencia) (Reportedly traded to Dallas via New York)
3:17:52 - #26. Denver Nuggets draft Tarris Reed Jr. (Connecticut) (Reportedly traded to San Antonio)
3:23:45 - #27. Boston Celtics draft Chris Cenac Jr. (Houston)
3:30:50 - #28. Minnesota Timberwolves draft Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State) (Traded to Brooklyn)
3:35:10 - #29. Cleveland Cavaliers draft Alex Karaban (Connecticut) (Reportedly traded to Sacramento)
3:38:15 - 30. Dallas Mavericks draft Koa Peat (Arizona) (Reportedly traded to Phoenix via New York)
3:44:45 - DRAFT RECAP & OUTRO

Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, 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.

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