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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

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I write about basketball. And watch movies. Senior Writer at @TheAthletic on the NBA/NBA Draft. Host of the Game Theory Podcast. Email: [email protected]

Melbourne, Australia
Joined February 2010
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@Sam_Vecenie
Sam Vecenie
2 months
The 2025 NBA Draft Guide is here. -198 pages and 160,000 words of evaluations and breakdowns on prospects in this draft class. Very deep dives on player scouts, tendencies, etc. -My final top-100 rankings (barring surprise international. (Link in threaded tweet below).
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It's just absolutely accurate. It's so great that Caitlin continues to have this awesome, independent success and also gets recognized by folks like Carlisle for how good she is at this. It's a legitimate gift that Caitlin is still doing this in the public sphere.
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Caitlin Cooper
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Hello. I've decided to be someone who talks to NBA head coaches about basketball. Here's a sneak peek of what's coming. Full episode about random offense with a bit of breaking news drops tomorrow 👀
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Sam Vecenie
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Talked about the Jonathan Kuminga situation with Golden State on the podcast yesterday and laid it out from all angles on why this is such a mess. Kinda think both sides are playing this the way they should right now. Restricted free agency just sucks.
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I don’t love going full price for Fox, but I’m still a big time believer that Fox/Wemby is about the exact perfect PnR pairing to get the most out of the ability to pressure the paint and speed Fox still has. Think he does end up having a massive season.
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Sam Vecenie
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Omg Woakes is going to have to come out to bat. In a sling. hitting with one hand. England-India is glorious drama. This is incredible. Again: test cricket is just unlike anything else. What a beautiful sport.
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@Sam_Vecenie
Sam Vecenie
3 days
Hey! @MotorCityHoops and I are going live now. Come join us for some hoops!. -Luka Extension.-Kuminga Free Agency.-Mikal Bridges extension.-Other potential extensions?.
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@Sam_Vecenie
Sam Vecenie
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There just is nothing like test cricket. India on its way to a win, catches Harry Brook on the boundary, and Siraj literally steps on the boundary to make it not out. Brook now on 74 when he would have been out on 19. You can’t write the insanity and stupidity of this sport.
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Sam Vecenie
3 days
No surprises on the Luka extension. Always made the most sense for him to go shorter for a two plus one deal. Wrote this literally the day after the trade got done.
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RT @Sam_Vecenie: Hey! @AdamFinkelstein and I are going live NOW and we're going to talk about 2026 NBA Draft prospects and the U19 World Cu….
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Sam Vecenie
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Think Brisbane got the best of the imports today out of the three that @OlgunUluc has reported in the last hour or so. Freeman-Liberty will be a very highly successful scorer in the NBL.
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@Sam_Vecenie
Sam Vecenie
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It's an all-time general manager flex to be like "we had better players available but we decided not to acquire them" lol.
@colin_beazley
Colin Beazley
5 days
Ben Cherington said that the Pirates "had access" to players that were ranked higher than who the Yankees offered for David Bednar. They simply preferred this package, receiving No. 8 Yankees prospect Rafael Flores, No. 14 prospect Edgleen Perez and Low-A OF Brian Sanchez.
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Sam Vecenie
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RT @AdamFinkelstein: Fired up to be hopping on with @Sam_Vecenie !.
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Sam Vecenie
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Hey! @AdamFinkelstein and I are going live NOW and we're going to talk about 2026 NBA Draft prospects and the U19 World Cup. Talking Dybantsa, Mikel Brown, some Australian kids, some others, then just early takes on other non-U19 players.
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Sam Vecenie
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RT @GameTheorySamV: Top 10 Moves of the NBA Offseason, according to @Sam_Vecenie & @JustEsBaraheni. Do you agree with our list? What moves….
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Sam Vecenie
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This feels insane to have to say, but no, Luka Doncic did not post a 42-inch leap at the NBA Draft Combine. He was with Real Madrid during the 2018 NBA Draft Combine. Measurements were taken on May 17/18, 2018. On May 18, 2018, Luka had 16/7/2 in a win over CSKA in Euroleague.
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Sam Vecenie
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RT @GameTheorySamV: 🚨NEW GAME THEORY 🚨 . ICYMI, @Sam_Vecenie was joined by @JustEsBaraheni to draft & discuss their 10 favorite moves from….
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Sam Vecenie
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RT @JustEsBaraheni: Really enjoyed chatting with Sam today about our top 10 moves of the off-season . Little Easter egg: we talk F4 + Super….
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Sam Vecenie
10 days
Hello! Going live here in 2 minutes to chat 2025 NBA Offseason and the 10 moves we've liked the most with. @JustEsBaraheni!.
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Sam Vecenie
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RT @Sam_Vecenie: Bryce and I went way too into summer league and dug into a significant majority of the relevant players who played.
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Sam Vecenie
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Bryce and I went way too into summer league and dug into a significant majority of the relevant players who played.
@AndrewJClaudio_
Andrew Claudio
12 days
PROGRAMMING NOTE…. If you missed NBA Summer League, @Sam_Vecenie & @MotorCityHoops have you covered! Two episodes & nearly 5 hours of analysis breaking down so many player performances out in Vegas this year! . Fully timestamped on the @GameTheorySamV YouTube channel!
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@Sam_Vecenie
Sam Vecenie
12 days
Going live now with @motorcityhoops to chat about the vets at NBA Summer League this year! Lot of Jazz, Wizards, Wolves, and more to hop through and talk about:.
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