The Young Man and the Three

On this week’s episode we welcome Nicolas Batum of the Los Angeles Clippers and Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets. Cam joins at the start of the episode to discuss the New York Knicks firing head coach Tom Thibodeau and his thoughts on the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. Then, Batum joins the show to preview the Finals as well before talking us through the rest of his career, including what ...

On this week's episode we assembled a crew that you just need to hear to believe: the legendary Bomani Jones, comedian Stavros Halkias, and Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans. The crew discusses NBA topics such as who can be the face of the league and the changing of the guard with young superstars, what changes need to be made to the league, if any, the state of NBA media, the 82-game season, and much more. They ...

LeBron James and Steve Nash sit down for an unfiltered, in-depth conversation about basketball—how it’s played, how it’s evolved, and what it really means to understand the game.

From breaking down the Nash dribble and the evolution of the short roll, to dissecting playoff adjustments, body recovery, and how great players process the game in real time, Mind The Game goes deep into the nuances that define elite basketbal...

This week we welcome ESPN’s Jay Bilas to the show alongside the New Orleans Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III. This was such a great, well-round hoops conversation; the group begins by sharing their reactions to this past weekend’s Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder. They then preview the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Finals between the Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks vs. th...

On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall, hosted by his best friend Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans. It’s a truly hilarious episode with both of them. Naji shares where he was on the night of the NBA Draft lottery and his thoughts on the Dallas Mavericks securing the number one pick and top prospect Cooper Flagg. Trey and Naji then reminisce on their ...

Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans and Nekias Duncan & Steve Jones Jr. of ‘The Dunker Spot’ break down the Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA Draft Lottery and the presumed sweepstakes for Cooper Flagg, as well as the New York Knicks (Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges) taking a 3-1 series lead over the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum and his injury, Jaylen Brown). They also preview tonights matchups betw...

On this week’s episode, we welcome Pat Spencer of the Golden State Warriors and Cam Spencer of the Memphis Grizzlies, as well as Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets. Cam Johnson opens up the episode by breaking down what we’ve seen so far in the second round of the NBA playoffs, including the New York Knicks Game 2 comeback over the Boston Celtics, Tyrese Haliburton’s game winner, and the rest of the series. Then, the Spencer...

We’re backing with another Monday morning NBA playoffs recap with Trey Murphy III (New Orleans Pelicans) & Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of ‘The Dunker Spot’ podcast. Today we’re reacting to and breaking down what we saw in the Golden State Warriors Game 7 victory over the Houston Rockets, the Indiana Pacers Game 1 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, as well as previewing the Game 1 matchups betwe...

*This episode was recorded on March 30*

On this week’s episode we welcome point guard T.J. McConnell of the Indiana Pacers. T.J. opens up about his career up to this point including his University of Arizona teams in college, the start of his career on the Philadelphia 76ers with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, and this season’s Pacers team. He also shares his relationship with Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick, what he ...

We're back with another NBA playoffs breakdown with Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans and 'The Dunker Spot' to discuss another things Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves vs. Luka Doncic and the Lakers, Damian Lillard's injury, the dramatic ending to Knicks vs. Pistons, and much, much more. Let's go.

0:00 Intro

0:41 Start of show

1:21 Lakers vs. Wolves

13:40 Knicks vs. Pistons

23:00 Pacers vs. Bucks

26:30 Praise for th...

On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we’re joined by Steve Nash (NBA legend, Mind the Game Podcast) and YM3 favorite Cam Johnson (Brooklyn Nets for a check-in on the first round of the NBA playoffs (Nuggets vs. Clippers, Lakers vs. Wolves, Thunder vs. Grizzlies, Pacers vs. Bucks, Pistons vs. Knicks, Warriors vs. Rockets, Cavs vs. Heat). Steve and Cam also share learnings from their own playoffs experiences, in...

On this special episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we create a superteam with Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans and Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of ‘The Dunker Spot’ to discuss all reactions and takeaways for each Game 1 of the first round of the NBA playoffs. Let’s go!

0:00 Intro

1:25 Warriors vs. Rockets

6:14 Knicks vs. Pistons

10:20 Bucks vs. Pacers

14:55 Clippers vs. Nuggets

21:11 Thunder vs. Grizzlies

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On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome back Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets to discuss how he’s feeling at the end of his season and preview the four playoff matchups we had locked before the play-in tournament: Indianapolis Pacers vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, and Los Angeles Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets.

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On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Quentin Grimes of the Philadelphia 76ers for his first ever podcast appearance. And he didn’t disappoint. Quentin shares all things about starting his career with the New York Knicks, his time with the Dallas Mavericks and the team finding out about the Luka Doncic trade, being traded to the Sixers, and what led to his breakout at the end of the season. He also op...

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 ...

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...

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 the...

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...

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 thei...