The 10 Players Who Can Swing the NBA Title; Sam Merrill Interview

Game Theory Podcast

Sam Vecenie

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

4.7 • 766 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

In a two-part episode, first I chat with Michael Pina about 10 high-variance players who can swing the NBA title race. Then, for the final 25 minutes, I chat with Utah State guard Sam Merrill, who is a top-50 2020 NBA Draft prospect and has helped himself as much as anyone in the pre-draft process. Conversation with Michael Pina: 0:00-1:18:00. We run through Eric Gordon, Eric Bledsoe, Jamal Murray, Kemba Walker, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, OG Anunoby, Marcus Morris, Kristaps Porzingis, Shake Milton and Joel Embiid. Conversation with Sam Merrill: 1:21:00-end Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the most wonderful time.
0:04.3	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.3	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.7	Silly bookers?
0:14.8	Well, enjoy those cues at the bar.
0:17.1	Stop booking around and visit Onthebeach.com.
0:21.3	Conditions apply.
0:22.6	Seven night minimum staying outbound only from selected airports from six people.
0:25.8	At all protected.
0:28.7	On the beach.
0:35.9	Hello and welcome to the Game Theory podcast. I'm your host Sam Vassini. We're presented by The Athletic. I've got a beautiful two-part episode scheduled for you today. I've already recorded the second part. It's going to be a really fun interview with Sam Merrill, who is, for my money, a top 50 prospect in the 2020 NBA draft.
0:55.4	We talked about some of the more interesting aspects of his life, such as being a 24-year-old
1:01.6	NBA draft prospect, going to Nicaragua on a LDS mission, and talking about his game as
1:08.5	kind of a sniper that can do a little bit more as a shooter and as a ball handler.
1:14.1	But before we get there, we've got good friend of the program.
1:17.2	Mike Pina here, Mike, the host of the Open Floor podcast, the host of the Winning Plays podcast.
1:23.9	How you doing, man?
1:24.8	I mean, I'm great, but I feel bad for your listeners as kind of the opening act for
1:29.7	what sounds like a much more interesting interview that you've had earlier today.
1:34.5	Merrill's the best, but I have full confidence that you can match that because we've got a really,
1:41.6	really great little podcast that we're going to do today.
1:44.7	I asked Mike over the weekend to send me five names of guys that are going to, or at least
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