NBA Trade Deadline! Grizzlies Trade Jaren Jackson Jr. to Jazz | Ivey to Bulls | Game Theory Podcast

Game Theory Podcast

Sam Vecenie

Sports, Film Reviews, News, Basketball, Tv & Film, Sports News

4.6 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react to the trades that occurred on Tuesday. Jaren Jackson Jr. got traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Utah Jazz. Jaden Ivey was moved to the Chicago Bulls from the Detroit Pistons along with Mike Conley. Nikola Vucevic was moved to the Boston Celtics. Then, there's the specter of James Harden potentially being traded to the Cavaliers after last night's report. (UPDATE: Minutes after the show ended, Harden & a 2nd round pick were officially traded to Cleveland for Dariund Garland).

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Game Theory podcast. I'm your of Sam Vassini.
0:03.8	Today, Bryce Simon joins me and we're going to break down a wild day of NBA trades on Tuesday, February 3rd.
0:10.5	Darren Jackson Jr. is going to Utah. Nicole Vucevish going to the Boston Celtics.
0:15.2	Jaden Ivy going to the Chicago Bulls.
0:17.9	We'll also talk about this weirdo James Hardin thing that seems to be occurring in
0:21.7	LA. But first, let's hit the music.
0:38.3	What is this going to be? They do have a time out. Decide not to you can play down top.
0:39.2	Thanks!
0:41.5	What is this going to be?
0:44.6	Are you kidding?
0:47.0	Hello and welcome to this Game Theory podcast.
0:47.2	I'm here. Sam, Sam, but if you watch the tape, what you will see completely orchestrated this game.
0:57.4	Bryce, what's going on, buddy?
0:59.5	Sam, can we petition the NBA to not play games for the next few days?
1:03.5	I don't have time to evaluate and analyze the full Detroit Pissons basketball game on Tuesday night, let alone Thursday and Friday.
1:13.9	The freaking Detroit Pistons have a back-to-back Thursday and Friday.
1:17.9	And I'm just like, come on, guys.
1:19.8	Like, do we have to do this?
1:21.4	Can we just cut the games out for a few days?
1:23.9	We all know that these rosters are going to be incomplete.
1:28.9	It's going to be funny when there are multiple teams that have like six guys available on
1:34.4	Thursday and Friday just because of all of this. I mean, look, we're just in that time of year.
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