In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss Joel Embiid's extension, AJ Griffin's sudden retirement, which NBA prospects stand out at the NBL and much more before prediction which 10 teams will finish top 10 in defensive rating this upcoming NBA season. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with Mando and get $5 OFF your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code GAMETHEORY at https://shopmando.com CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON THE GAME THEORY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! FOLLOW GAME THEORY ON SOCIALS: TWITTER - @GameTheorySamV INSTAGRAM - @GameTheorySamV TIKTOK - @GameTheorySamV - 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. CHAPTERS 4:15 Joel Embiid signs extension; Why the Sixers had to do it even with the downside 24:05 AJ Griffin leaves basketball 38:53 NBL Early Season Draft Breakdown! 39:57 Alex Toohey 46:00 Rocco Zikarsky 51:26 Ben Henshall 56:20 Izan Almansa 59:30 Malique Lewis and Lachlan Olbrich 1:05:00 Predicting the Top-10 Defenses in the NBA! 1:56:05 TRIVIA TIME! 10 Most Recent Individual Seasons of 50+ games, 1000+ minutes, 11 or more 3-pt attempts per 36 minutes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices