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The Old Man and the Three

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The Old Man and the Three is back with a new host, NBA sharpshooter and Denver Nuggets forward, Cam Johnson. Every week, Cam joins Tommy Alter for insightful analysis of NBA games, trends, strategy and major moments in hoops culture along with exclusive interviews and highlights — all from a current player’s perspective. The legacy continues!

Don’t worry, The Young Man and the Three isn't going anywhere. Catch new episodes right here, where Tommy will continue to bring together your favorite rising stars from the NBA and culture to celebrate their love of hoops. Two shows. One feed. Every single week. Subscribe everywhere.

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Episodes

Bilal Coulibaly on Guarding NBA Superstars & Wemby’s Growth + Trey Murphy on the Luka Doncic Trade & His Recent Hot Stretch

On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans and Bilal Coulibaly of the Washington Wizards. Trey and Tommy opens the episode with Trey sharing his honest thoughts about the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, as well as the San Antonio Spurs trading for De’Aaron Fox. Trey also explains what has led to his success over his recent stretch of games, which includes multiple 40+ games. Then, Bi...

Feb 06, 20251 hr 8 minEp. 267

Austin Reaves and Duncan Robinson Talk JJ Redick’s Lakers & Making a Name for Themselves in the NBA

On this week's episode of 'The Young Man and the Three' we welcome Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers and Duncan Robinson of the Miami Heat. Austin and Duncan had an amazing convo. They start of the episode discussing what JJ Redick is like as coach of the Lakers and Austin’s unique relationship with him, and the important of forming relationships with your teammates and coaches outside of basketball. Austin then shares what it’s like being a huge part of an opponents’ scouting reporting no...

Jan 30, 20251 hr 21 minEp. 266

Ben Simmons Opens Up About His Battle Returning From Injuries and the Philadelphia 76ers

This week on The Young Man and the Three we welcome Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets, hosted by his teammate Cam Johnson. The episode begins with Tommy and Jason talking to Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans about the Pelicans’ hot streak, the play of CJ McCollum, and things that have caught their eye around the league recently (Hint: it’s Cade Cunningham and CP3). Then Cam and Ben discuss Ben’s return from injuries and surgeries and the battles that rehab requires, including Ben questi...

Jan 24, 20251 hr 31 minEp. 265

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane | The State of the Memphis Grizzlies and Hilarious Stories From Their Come Up

On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ Tommy Alter is joined by Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane of the Memphis Grizzlies. First, Tommy and Jason Gallagher open the episode with Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans to discuss his game saving ‘block’ against the Dallas Mavericks. Then, JJJ and Des take us back to how they first met in the basketball world. They also discuss which NBA players (Anthony Edwards, Zion Williamson, Lu Dort, Jrue Holiday) would make good NFL players. The...

Jan 18, 20251 hr 9 minEp. 264

Jalen Williams on The State of the Oklahoma City Thunder | YM3 Episode 10

Welcome to another episode of The Young Man and The Three podcast. Our guest this week is Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder. We get into so much this episode but first we open with Trey Murphy III, Tommy Alter and Jason Gallagher giving a shoutout to JJ Redick, Kylee Kilgore and everyone suffering from the fires in Los Angeles. We also discuss a few players who are having underrated seasons like Tyler Herro, Norman Powell and Andrew Nembhard. Then we welcome in Jalen Williams and kick ...

Jan 15, 20251 hr 11 minEp. 263

Derrick White and Payton Pritchard on The State of the Boston Celtics

We’re back this week for a great episode with a pair of NBA champions — Derrick White and Payton Pritchard of the Boston Celtics! First, Tommy and Jason talk with Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans about the MVP race and the state of NBA awards. Derrick and Payton open the episode reminiscing on their time in the Pac-12 at Oregon and Colorado, what their respective NBA draft processes were like, and their first few years in the NBA. Payton shares his incredible, one of a kind, offseason wor...

Jan 08, 20251 hr 25 minEp. 262

Sue Bird and Cam Johnson | The Current Climate of the NBA, WNBA, and College Basketball

This week on the Young Man and the Three we welcome Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson and the legendary Sue Bird to have an in-depth discussion about the current states of the NBA, WNBA, and college basketball. First, Tommy Alter and Jason Gallagher intro the episode with some takes and updates. Sue and Cam then discuss how star players in the NBA and generated differently than stars in the WNBA (Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese), how options like Overtime Elite and G League Ignite have affected the m...

Dec 20, 20241 hr 24 minEp. 261

Can the Thunder Stop Giannis? Can the Bucks Stop SGA? Plus Thoughts on the Warriors and Grizzlies

On this Monday’s episode of The Old Man and the Three Things, Joakim Noah and Tommy Alter share their takeaways from the NBA Cup semifinals between the Atlanta Hawks (Trae Young, Dyson Daniels) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo) and the OKC Thunder (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams) vs. Houston Rockets (Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun). They then preview the NBA Cup Final between the Thunder and Rockets. Then, Joakim shares his thoughts on the Golden State Warriors tr...

Dec 16, 202426 minEp. 260

Dereck Lively on Playing with Kyrie, Luka and His Experience Making the NBA Finals

Our guest this week is non other than Dereck Lively II of the Dallas Mavericks. In this episode, Lively opens up by talking about his passion for Legos and how it helps his hand-eye coordination. Then he gets into his draft night and thinking he might be a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder. He also gets real about learning how to play with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving and what it was like for the Mavs to make the NBA Finals his rookie year. This interview is so great and we're excited for you ...

Dec 13, 20241 hr 45 minEp. 259

Dyson Daniels on His Breakout Season With the Hawks | Hosted by Trey Murphy III

On this week's episode of The Young Man and the Three, Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels joins the show and is hosted by New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III. Daniels opens up about his breakout season, including what he thinks makes him such a great defender and his approach to defense (especially while matching up with the opposing team's best player every night), why he's found so much success in Atlanta compared to his first few years on the Pelicans, his background growing up in Austr...

Dec 11, 202448 minEp. 258

THE NBA CUP PREVIEW (Mavs vs. Thunder, Warriors vs. Rockets, Knicks vs. Hawks, Bucks vs. Magic)

On this week’s episode of The Old Man and the Three Things, Joakim Noah and Tommy Alter preview the midseason NBA Cup matchups between the Dallas Mavericks (Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams), the Golden State Warriors (Steph Curry, Draymond Green) and Houston Rockets (Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun), the New York Knicks (Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns) and Atlanta Hawks (Trae Young, Dyson Daniels), and Milwaukee Bucks (Giannis Ante...

Dec 09, 202433 minEp. 257

How the Magic Keep Winning Without Paolo Banchero, the OKC Thunder are Very Unique, and the New Detroit Pistons

It’s Monday, which means Joakim and Tommy are back for another episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three Things!’ This week, they discuss the success of the Orlando Magic (Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs) without star Paolo Banchero, how the OKC Thunder (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams) find success without having yet played with both of their bigs, and the improvements of the Detroit Pistons (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey). Let’s go! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Dec 02, 202426 minEp. 255

The Dominance of Nikola Jokic, the Houston Rockets, and How the New York Knicks Can Improve

On this week’s Old Man and the Three Things, former NBA all-star Joakim Noah and Tommy Alter breakdown the impressive (and unexpected) start of the Houston Rockets (Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun), the dominance of Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), and what the New York Knicks (Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns) need to do to improve. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Nov 25, 202427 minEp. 254

Jarrett Allen: The Most Interesting Man in the NBA

Introducing the newest member of the YM3 family, Jarrett Allen of the Cleveland Cavaliers. In this episode, we start by talking to Jarrett about how it felt to play JJ Redick and the Los Angeles Lakers and his love of reading and how he just finished The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. Then we get into the Cleveland Cavaliers hot start to the season and how he's feeling about teammates Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley. We also talk about his "Lights were brighter than we thou...

Nov 22, 202444 minEp. 253

Early Season Takeaways | OM3 Things with Joakim Noah

Welcome back to the Old Man and the Three Things with Tommy Alter and new member of the team, Joakim Noah! In this episode, the guys jump right into talking about Donovan Mitchell and the impressive Cleveland Cavaliers. Jo provides unique perspective on Kenny Atkinson and how he is as a culture setter and coach. Then we dive into Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors. And finally, we show some love to the french players of the NBA including Victor Wembanyama and Bilal Couli...

Nov 18, 202434 minEp. 252

Duncan Robinson and Donte DiVincenzo | The Real Life of a Successful NBA Role Player

We are so excited to welcome in two new members to the YM3 family, Donte DiVincenzo (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Duncan Robinson (Miami Heat). In this episode we get into so much including, Donte's trade from the New York Knicks to the Timberwolves and the difference in leadership style between Jalen Brunson and Anthony Edwards (ANT). Then the guys get into what it takes to be a successful at being an NBA role player and how to pick your spots and balance your ego. Donte then talks about what he...

Nov 14, 202456 minEp. 251

A Convo with NBA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Derrick White | YM3 Episode 3

This week on 'The Young Man and the Three’ we have a great conversation with NBA Champion and Team USA’s gold medalist Derrick White of the Boston Celtics - in what will be the first of multiple appearances for Derrick on YM3. Derrick discusses the Celtics title run last season and what it was like guarding Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving (Dallas Mavericks) compared to Steph Curry (Golden State Warriors) in the Finals. He then shares how he learned he was going to play for Team USA in the Olympics ...

Nov 08, 202440 minEp. 250

Kenny Beecham Interviews His Hero Joakim Noah | Plus Lakers Rookie Quincy Olivari!

Welcome to The Young Man and The Three, a new podcast hosted by a rotating cast of your favorite young NBA players and personalities. We have a fantastic episode this week: Enjoyer of basketball Kenny Beechman interviews his favorite center of all time, Joakim Noah. They talk about Noah's Chicago Bulls teams led by him and Derrick Rose (including the incredible 2009 playoff series against the Boston Celtics), load management in the current NBA as it relates to Philadephia 76ers star Joel Embiid ...

Nov 01, 20241 hr 9 minEp. 249

Barack Obama | Hosted by Tyrese Haliburton

Welcome to The Young Man and The Three, a brand new podcast hosted by a rotating cast of your favorite young NBA players. We have such an exciting debut episode with host, Tyrese Haliburton interviewing our first guest, former president and true NBA sicko, Barack Obama. In this episode, President Obama covers so many things from the Team USA run at the Olympics, to the expansion of the global game and his infamous handshake that reminded us all of that amazing Key and Peele sketch. Then we move ...

Oct 23, 202458 minEp. 248

NBA Finals: Celtics vs. Mavs Game 5 Preview | OM3 THINGS with Tim Legler

On this Monday's episode of The Old Man and the Three Things, JJ Redick and ESPN's Tim Legler recap the Dallas Mavericks' (Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving) blowout win over the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown) in Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals and then preview Game 5. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 17, 202430 minEp. 246

Jamal Crawford on the Celtics NBA Finals Dominance and FX's "Clipped"

We are thrilled to be joined by JJ's former teammate and TNT broadcaster, Jamal Crawford to breakdown the 2024 NBA Finals between Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and the Boston Celtics and Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks. But first, JJ and Jamal talk about their media careers as analysts and calling NBA games and they react to the new FX show CLIPPED. They also talk about why players like Jrue Holiday and Lu Dort are such awesome defenders and the next ...

Jun 14, 202452 minEp. 245

Celtics Up 2-0: NBA Finals Games 1 and 2 Takeaways | OM3 THINGS

On this Monday’s episode of The Old Man and the Three Things, JJ Redick is joined by Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of The Dunker Spot to break down Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday) and the Dallas Mavericks (Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving) and share their takeaways. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 10, 202426 minEp. 244

An NBA Finals Mailbag with Zach Lowe, Plus a Jalen Williams Draft

On this week’s episode of The Old Man and the Three we welcome ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams! JJ and Zach preview the 2024 NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics by answering listener questions from the mailbag, including: how the Celtics can attempt to slow down Luka Doncic, is this Finals more important to the legacy of Doncic or Jayson Tatum, who the most important role players in the series will be, the most effective way Dallas can guard ...

Jun 06, 20241 hr 22 minEp. 243

NBA Finals Preview: The Road to the Finals for the Celtics and Mavs

This is a bonus episode of The Old Man and the Three brought to you by BMW. On this episode of The Old Man and The Three, JJ Redick and Tommy Alter preview the 2024 NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks (Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving) and the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown). They discuss how the Mavs turned their season around at the trade deadlines, how the Kyrie Irving trade paid off, and the list of things that went right this season. They also talk about the Celtics past success an...

Jun 05, 202431 minEp. 242

A 2024 NBA Playoffs Award Show | OM3 THINGS

On this Monday’s episode of The Old Man and the Three Things, JJ Redick is joined by Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of the The Dunker Spot to create and hand out awards for the 2024 NBA Playoffs ahead of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown) and the Dallas Mavericks (Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 03, 202432 minEp. 241

A Boston Celtics NBA Finals Preview With Ryen Russillo

On this week’s episode of The Old Man and the Three we welcome The Ringer’s Ryen Russillo to preview the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown) side of the NBA Finals ahead of their matchup against the Dallas Mavericks (Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving). They also discuss why it’s so difficult for teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves (Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns) to make history and win a series after being down 3-0, the importance of finding the right role players on your team in today’s...

May 31, 20241 hr 23 minEp. 240

Breaking Down The Dallas Mavericks’ Ability to Close Games | OM3 THINGS with Tim Legler

In this Monday’s episode of The Old Man and the Three Things, JJ Redick is joined by ESPN’s Tim Legler to break down the 3-0 leads that the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics have in the Western Conference Finals and Eastern Conference Finals. They explain the Mavs’ ability to close out tight games with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, how this series will leads to growth for Minnesota Timberwolves young star Anthony Edwards, the shooting struggles of Karl-Anthony Towns, and how the Indiana Pacers...

May 27, 202438 minEp. 239

2024 NBA Playoff Trends with Tim Legler

Welcome to another episode of the Old Man and the Three with JJ Redick and special guest, Tim Legler. In this episode we talk about NBA trends we've noticed in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, primarily around the impact of role players. Guys like P.J. Washington, Derrick White, Naz Reid and T. J. McConnell are all making a huge impact this postseason. Then we move on to specific series starting with Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers vs. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics. Finally we...

May 25, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 238

Western and Eastern Conference Finals Previews: Mavs vs. Wolves and Celtics vs. Pacers | OM3 THINGS

The NBA Western and Eastern Conference Finals are set! JJ Redick is joined my Steve Jones Jr. of The Dunker Spot to share their initial thoughts heading in the Dallas Mavericks (Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving) vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves (Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns) and Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown) vs. the Indiana Pacers (Tyrese Hailburton, Myles Turner) matchups. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...

May 20, 202436 minEp. 237
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