In this episode of Game Theory, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon discuss the opening weekend of the Men's NCAA Tournament from an NBA Draft perspective before going through go through each NBA contender's biggest X-factor heading into the playoffs next month.

02:49 - Men's NCAA Tourney (NBA Draft Impact)

43:39 - NBA Contender X-Factors! (Set Up - NBA Standings)

52:47 - Oklahoma City Thunder

1:00:54 - Cleveland Cavaliers

1:08:52 - Boston Celtics

1:18:03 - New York Knicks

1:25:31 - Milwaukee Bucks

1:28:43 - Houston Rockets

1:37:09 - Denver Nuggets

1:43:45 - Los Angeles Lakers

1:49:26 - Golden State Warriors

1:54:11 - Draymond vs JJJ for DPOY

1:59:14 - Grizzlies, Timberwolves & Clippers

2:01:55 - Derik Queen buzzer-beater reaction

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