Sam Vecenie ✓

@Sam_Vecenie · Melbourne, Australia · joined 22 Feb 2010

I write about basketball. And watch movies. Senior Writer at @TheAthletic on the NBA/NBA Draft. Host of the Game Theory Podcast, 87k on YouTube ⬇️

129 294Followers

31 552Following

7 116Posts total

916.8KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

8 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views71 644this account6 178median for 100K–1M

Reach, %55.41%this account2.63%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %0.59%this account1.40%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	71 644	6 178	11.6×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	55.41%	2.63%	21.1×
Engagement rate	0.59%	1.40%	0.42×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

397.3K15 Jun

68.3K

4.7K

206.4K2 Sep

75K

14.5K

57.3K

93.3K3 Sep

Last 8 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.28%15 Jun

0.35%

0.82%

0.25%2 Sep

1.25%

1.34%

1.67%

0.17%3 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.40%.

What the audience does

Likes77.8%3 664 in total

Reposts7.4%348 in total

Replies2.1%100 in total

Quotes1.5%72 in total

Bookmarks11.2%527 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

Thought Draymond was super thoughtful and smart on this having listened to the full thing. 93.3K views · 154 likes · 7 reposts · 1 replies 03 Sep 2026 The Wachtell Lipton report is pretty damning for the Clippers when read in full. Easy to see why the NBA came down as hard as it did on the Clips based on what Wachtell sent them. 57.3K views · 873 likes · 63 reposts · 18 replies 02 Sep 2026 There’s not going to be an emergency show from me today. I barely have a voice right now. Hopefully it’ll be better tomorrow. But no one needs to hear me croaking like a frog trying to say Daktronics without coughing today lol. 14.5K views · 185 likes · 1 reposts · 7 replies 02 Sep 2026 A. Five first rounders is a massive penalty in the Kawhi circumvention saga. Huge deal. B. Think the biggest key here is near the bottom we have a statement saying the NBA and NBPA agreed to all punishments. 75K views · 844 likes · 63 reposts · 28 replies 02 Sep 2026 Draymond reacts to recent comments made by Jonathan Kuminga’s agent, Aaron Turner, on the Kevin O’Connor Podcast. “This is a tough one for me because I love JK. And I’ve met Aaron, a great guy. But this is this is no good... Number one, absolutely unnecessary to talk about this 206.4K views · 456 likes · 31 reposts · 13 replies 02 Sep 2026 @Sam_Vecenie @TheAthletic No PDF this year, Sam? Kinda enjoyed those! 4.7K views · 39 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 15 Jun 2026 @TheAthletic The full 2026 NBA Draft Guide. (the link here is free, too!) https://t.co/mrptVeEvtc 68.3K views · 206 likes · 23 reposts · 7 replies 15 Jun 2026 The 2026 NBA Draft Guide is here. -My top-100 prospect rankings. -The most in-depth breakdowns of all top-60 prospects that you will find anywhere. -Videos breaking down the top-10. -A wonderful, new design that is easily navigated from the folks at @TheAthletic. (link below) 397.3K views · 907 likes · 160 reposts · 26 replies 15 Jun 2026