2026 NBA Draft | Second Round SICKOS Stream w/ Sam Vecenie and Kyle Mann! | Game Theory Podcast

In this edition of the Game Theory Podacst, Sam Vecenie is joined by Kyle Mann (The Ringer) to provide in the moment analysis of every player take in the 2nd round of the 2026 NBA Draft!

00:00 - INTRO
01:30 - Winners & Losers of the 1st Round
22:52 - #31. New York Knicks draft Bruce Thornton (Ohio State) (Traded to Houston)
32:49 - #32. Memphis Grizzlies draft Richie Saunders (BYU)
37:05 - #33. Brooklyn Nets draft Isaiah Evans (Duke) (Reportedly traded to Minnesota)
39:55 - #34. Sacramento Kings draft Meleek Thomas (Arkansas) (Traded to Cleveland)
45:19 - #35. San Antonio Spurs draft Trevon Brazile (Arkansas) (Traded to Denver)
50:47 - #36. LA Clippers draft Baba Miller (Cincinnati)
55:30 - #37. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Ryan Conwell (Louisville) (Traded to Miami)
1:00:32 - #38. Chicago Bulls draft Braden Smith (Purdue) (Traded to Indiana)
1:05:20 - #39. Houston Rockets draft Jack Kayil (Alba Berlin) (Traded to New York)
1:08:34 - #40. Boston Celtics draft Dillon Mitchell (St John’s)
1:11:37 - #41. Miami Heat draft Otega Oweh (Kentucky) (Traded to Oklahoma City)
1:13:53 - ISAIAH STEWART TRADED TO THE GRIZZLIES!
1:17:32 - #42. San Antonio Spurs draft Ja’Kobi Gillespie (Tennessee)
1:20:32 - #43. Brooklyn Nets draft Tyler Bilodeau (UCLA)
1:27:55 - #44. San Antonio Spurs draft Maliq Brown (Duke)
1:29:50 - #45. Sacramento Kings draft Emanuel Sharp (Houston)
1:32:28 - #46. Orlando Magic draft Felix Okpara (Tennessee) (Traded to Washington)
1:39:18 - #47. Phoenix Suns draft Tyler Nickel (Vanderbilt) (Traded to New York)
1:40:56 - #48. Dallas Mavericks draft Tobi Lawal (Virginia Tech)
1:45:49 - #49. Denver Nuggets draft Bryce Hopkins (St. John’s)
1:51:13 - #50. Toronto Raptors draft Jaden Bradley (Arizona)
1:54:50 - #51. Washington Wizards draft Izaiyah Nelson (South Florida) (Traded to Orlando)
1:59:53 - #52. LA Clippers draft Henri Veesaar (North Carolina) (Traded to Atlanta)
2:04:45 - #53. Houston Rockets draft Ugonna Onyenso (Virginia) (Traded to Detroit via New York)
2:06:16 - #54. Golden State Warriors draft Lajae Jones (Florida State)
2:11:05 - #55. New York Knicks draft Nick Martinelli (Northwestern) (Traded to LA Clippers via Houston)
2:16:18 - #56. Chicago Bulls draft Vsevolod Ishchenko (Lokomotiv Kuban) (Traded to Dallas via Los Angeles Lakers)
2:23:48 - #57. Atlanta Hawks draft Narcisse Ngoy (Poitiers) (Traded to LA Clippers)
2:27:42 - #58. New Orleans Pelicans draft Jaron Pierre Jr. (Southern Methodist)
2:31:18 - #59. Minnesota Timberwolves draft Trey Kaufman-Renn (Purdue)
2:36:52 - #60. Washington Wizards draft Malique Lewis (South East Melbourne) (Traded to Milwaukee via Orlando)
2:39:45 - 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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