We’ve formed a superteam for this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’: Duncan Robinson, Ryen Russillo, and Big Cat. They start the episode with Russillo recalling some stories from the beginning of his career before they get into a discussion about NCAA basketball, starting with Big Cat’s huge bet on Florida’s National Championship. They then have an in-depth convo about the current effects of NIL and how that landscape might develop in the future. Then, Duncan explains the truth abo...
Apr 10, 2025•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 276
For this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three Things’ we welcome back Alex Caruso and Jalen Williams of the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder, as well as Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans. Trey opens the episode by sharing his thoughts on the Thunder season, their addition of Isaiah Hartenstein, the leap Jalen has taken in his career, and also Nikola Jokic’s (Denver Nuggets) 60-point triple double. The Alex and Jalen join to discuss all things about the Thunder’s historic season, including...
Apr 04, 2025•57 min•Ep. 275
We’re so excited to welcome Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard of the Indiana Pacers to ‘The Young Man and the Three’ this week, also joined by Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans. We start off the episode catching up with Trey about his season-ending injury, what his recovery process looks like, and his review of HBO’s ‘The White Lotus.’ Then, Pascal and Andrew join to discuss the state of the Pacers, including their post-all star break play and recent 162-point game, the pace and speed ...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 274
On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome back Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo! The Big Ragu. Donte opens up by sharing how he’s gotten acclimated to his role on the Wolves since the start of the season, and praises the young depth on the Wolves. He also shares what Mike Conley and his experience and poise mean to the roster. Donte also explains what Julius Randle’s return from injury means to the Wolves, and how Julius and Anthony Edwards have found succes...
Mar 21, 2025•45 min•Ep. 273
We have an amazing episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ this week with ESPN’s Shams Charania, Enjoy Basketball’s Kenny Beecham, and Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson. The episode opens with Kenny, Cam, and Tommy Alter discussing the current NBA MVP race between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets). Then, Shams joins the show. Shams and Kenny share how they both achieved their current positions in the NBA media landscape. The group then has a very ...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 272
On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Alex Caruso of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans. To start the episode, Trey shares what it was like facing the Los Angeles Lakers with Luka Doncic for the first time and discuss everything surrounding the trade for the Dallas Mavericks with Jason Gallagher. Then, Alex opens up his interview with sharing his thoughts on JJ Redick coaching the Lakers. Then, he shares his recruitment experien...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 271
On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Norm Powell of the Los Angeles Clippers and Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets. Cam opens the episode by brainstorming with Tommy different ways to fix and help all-star weekend going forward. After, Norm begins with discussing his basketball beginnings in South California and attending UCLA, the difficulties he dealt with in his college career, and more. He then opens up about his time on the Toronto Raptors, including defeating S...
Feb 20, 2025•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 270
We have a loaded episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ this week. The episode opens with Tommy Alter and Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans discussing Brandon Ingram being traded from the Pelicans to the Toronto Raptors. Then Duncan Robinson (Miami Heat) and Cam Johnson (Brooklyn Nets) join to discuss trends in the NBA and have a fascinating, in-depth discussion about jumpshooting, their routines and workouts, and more. Then, Jarrett Allen (Cleveland Cavaliers) stops by one of his favori...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 269
On this special episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we are joined by Duncan Robinson of the Miami Heat and Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets to discuss all things NBA trade deadline. The break down Luka Doncic being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Jimmy Butler being traded from the Miami Heat to the Golden State Warriors, share honest thoughts about what’s it like being involved in trade talks as an NBA player, and much more. It’s a truly fascinating conversation. See Privacy Policy at htt...
Feb 07, 2025•27 min•Ep. 268
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, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 267
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, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 266
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, 2025•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 265
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, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 264
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, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 263
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, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 262
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, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 261
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, 2024•26 min•Ep. 260
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, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Ep. 259
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, 2024•48 min•Ep. 258
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, 2024•33 min•Ep. 257
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, 2024•26 min•Ep. 255
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, 2024•27 min•Ep. 254
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, 2024•44 min•Ep. 253
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, 2024•34 min•Ep. 252
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, 2024•56 min•Ep. 251
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, 2024•40 min•Ep. 250
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, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 249
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, 2024•58 min•Ep. 248
Jul 08, 2024•4 min•Ep. 247
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, 2024•30 min•Ep. 246
