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New show. Same mission. It’s all about our love of basketball. Subscribe everywhere. Subscribe to The Young Man and The Three podcast aka YM3 today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights. Previously The Old Man and the Three w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter.

2024-12-20

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 men’s game, and the differences between men’s and women’s college basketball. Then, they break down everything surrounding NBA and WNBA television ratings and if they even matter at all. Cam and Sue also both get very candid about what it’s like playing for rebuilding teams, being in trade talks, and Dennis Schroder’s trade to the Golden State Warriors. They also discuss the new NBA all-star game format. Lastly, they have an honest convo about the three-point shooting boom, if teams are truly taking too many threes, if teams are copying the Boston Celtics or if it’s actually the best way to win games, and how current NBA play compares to past NBA generations and Olympic play. This is truly one of our best episodes. Let’s go. 0:00 Intro 6:13 Sue and Cam 6:20 College basketball and generating stars in the NBA and WNBA 28:20 NBA and WNBA tv ratings: factors and fixes 43:00 What it’s like playing for a rebuilding team & trade talks 58:17 Lessons from CP3, playing and against elite talents 01:07:47 The new NBA all-star game 01:12:15 Commissioner for a day 1:16:32 Three point shooting boom See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1h 24m
2024-12-16

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 trading for Dennis Schröder from the Brooklyn Nets, and how impressed he is with the Memphis Grizzlies and Jaren Jackson Jr. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

26 min
2024-12-13

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 all to here it. The episode also features Pablo Torre of the podcast, "Pablo Finds Out" to talk about Mavs/Thunder, a recap on their fantasy football team and then the guys draft BEST TOYS. Let's go! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1h 45m
2024-12-11

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 Australia and playing Australian football at a high level, and so much more. Then, Dyson, Trey, and Tommy draft their necessities on a 17-hour flight. Let's go! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

48 min
2024-12-09

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 Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard) and Orlando Magic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

33 min
2024-12-02

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 and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

26 min
2024-11-25

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.

27 min
2024-11-22

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 thought" meme, his growth as a player, defending Nikola Jokic and what it's like being a modern big man in the NBA. Finally we dive into his love of building things like electric skateboards and keyboards. Subscribe to The Young Man and The Three podcast aka YM3 YouTube channel today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights. Previously The Old Man and the Three w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter #nba #nbapodcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Introducing: The Old Man and the Three

“The Old Man and the Three with JJ Redick and Tommy Alter” launches August 5th. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Best pod of all time

2024-08-27

Curry1Fan

My favourite pod to listen to wherever I’m at
Tj McConnell is a PROBLEM

2023-12-03

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The best NBA show of any kind!

2023-03-28

Dan Bremner

No NBA show is as insightful or as entertaining as this one. Can’t recommend it highly enough.
Love the pod

2023-05-17

The Salt & Pepper Cracker

Hey guys First off I love your pod. When I listen to y’all it feels like when I’m discussing sports with buddies. And secretly rooting for you JJ in the raptors coaching search. I’m sorry I didn’t send this on twitter but my mental health comes first and Twitter is a cesspool. I only wanted to say regarding Ja Morant. In short I feel badly for the kid for 2 reasons. 1. Nothing can prepare you for the level of scrutiny you get from the public until you’re in it. The amount of pressure he must face on a daily basis must be ridiculous and I don’t think there are many 23 year olds who would or could handle it well. Myself included. 2. He clearly wants to have his boys around and have some semblance of normalcy and he should especially if you’re a celebrity and feel like you’re in a bubble. But I also fear for him. I think of the Plaxico Burress case and how it robbed him of future earnings and separated him from his family for a time. Accidents happen and if you keep playing with fire you’ll end up getting burned. Thank you for the hours of entertainment and Go Raps!

New show. Same mission. It’s all about our love of basketball. Subscribe everywhere. Subscribe to The Young Man and The Three podcast aka YM3 today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights. Previously The Old Man and the Three w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter.