The Old Man and the Three

On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we welcome ESPN’s Shams Charania! Shams shares some of the craziest stories he’s ever reported on (including Chauncey Billups’s arrest, Trump having Covid, and Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant trades), an in-depth perspective on tanking and expansion in the NBA, his career journey (which started as a high school student reporting on the league), his approach to which reports are worth sharing, and so much more! Let’s go!

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On this episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three,’ Cam Johnson shares his thoughts on the Denver Nuggets intense recent stretch against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, and more, as well as reacts to Bam Adebayo’s 83 point outing, and the World Baseball Classic.

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This week, Cam Johnson (Denver Nuggets) welcomes John Fanta (NBC Sports) to break down all the expert predictions and exciting storylines for this year’s March Madness! They discuss potential upsets and key players to watch as the NCAA Tournament unfolds, such as Cam Boozer (Duke), AJ Dybantsa (BYU), Darius Acuff (Arkansas) and much more. Let’s go!

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On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we welcome Isaiah Stewart and Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons! They dive into so much, including:

• Stewart’s date farm, and the strength he gains from working on the farm in the offseason
• Stewart’s background growing up in Rochester, NY
• The rebuilding years of the Pistons and how that has translated to becoming first in the Eastern Conference
• The fight between the Pistons and the Charlotte Hornets
• Misconceptions about Stew
• Stew’s ability to block dunks and becoming a great defender
• What make Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren so great

…and much more. Let’s go!

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We’re back with another OKC Thunder episode for this week’s ‘Young Man and the Three,’ featuring Alex Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein!

The duo get into so much, including:

• How the Thunder have been dealing with injuries this season
• Jared McCain joining the squad
• Hart’s experience joining the team last summer
• Hart’s basketball journey, his skill progression, and G-League experience
• SGA’s impact on the Thunder’s culture
• What Hart learning playing with James Harden and Nikola Jokic
• Hart’s time the Knicks, their playoff series, and playing with Jalen Brunson

…and so much more. Let’s go!

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This week on ‘The Old Man and the Three,’ Cam Johnson welcomes one of his Denver Nuggets’ teammates, Christian Braun!

They get into CB’s college career at Kansas University, including the legendary comeback against UNC in the National Championship game. He also reminisces on what it was like winning the NCAA Tournament and then winning an NBA championship as a rookie in back-to-back seasons, and what the biggest difference was on each championship run. Cam and Christian also have an in-depth conversation about the current college landscape and NIL and share what their experiences were like were in school.

Then, CB explains what it’s like playing with Nikola Jokic and the things he had to learn about playing with him early on, what it was like playing for coach Michael Malone, what it was like playing with Russell Westbrook, and this year’s Denver team. He also opens up about why he thinks he’s facing the biggest tests of his career this season.

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It’s the Cleveland Cavaliers episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ featuring Larry Nance Jr., Jarrett Allen, and Sam Merrill!

The trio discusses what it’s been like adding James Harden to the roster, the dynamic of him and Donovan Mitchell playing to together, and how it all affects their offense.

Sam also shares the WILD story of his two-year mission trip to Nicaragua, the time he got jumped there, and what it was like getting back into basketball after the trip.

They then get into each of their NBA backstories, including Larry playing with the Los Angeles Lakers during Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour for his rookie year, Jarrett’s time on the Brooklyn Nets, and Sam’s experience being the last pick in the draft, winning a championship with Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks, and his G-League journey. 

Then, they end with sharing some of their interests outside of basketball, their favorite movies, and Pokemon. Let’s go!

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On this week’s episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three,’ we welcome Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs!

Pete is coming off his first MLB All-Star season, in which he hit 30+ HRs, had 30+ stolen bases, and earned his first Gold Glove Award. Pete gets into how he made his jump last season, what he expects from this upcoming season, his young career so far and getting traded from the Mets, what makes players like Shohei Otani and Paul Skenes so great, and much more.

Pete and Cam also have a fascinating discussion about the similarities and differences in basketball vs. baseball and the NBA vs. MLB around schedules, watching film, measuring success in their statistics, and lots more. Let’s go!

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On this week’s episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three,’ Cam Johnson and Tommy Alter discuss everything from All-Star weekend, including the game, dunk contest, and location, as well as the recent developments and conversations around tanking in the NBA and what suggestions they can think of to fix all of it. Let’s go!

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On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’, we welcome Noah Clowney, Danny Wolf, Egor Dёmin, and Drake Powell of the Brooklyn Nets. 

The group discusses the Nets young roster and their mindsets and approach to this season, each of their backstories playing AAU, overseas, and college (including a great discussion about how NCAA basketball is changing), stories from their draft nights, standout moments from their young NBA careers so far (including Danny’s viral moments getting sh*t talked by Jimmy Butler and Kevin Durant), and so much more. Let’s go!

00:00 Intro

0:48 Show start

2:45 Egor on Moscow Academy and Real Madrid

6:45 European style of basketball

11:50 Drake growing up, going to UNC

13:30 AAU experiences

18:30 Danny at Yale and Michigan

21:50 Noah on Alabama

24:00 Changes in college and NIL

28:40 Egor on BYU

34:19 Everyone’s draft nights

43:40 Biggest differences in NBA v college

49:45 Mindset on the Nets this season and dealing with losing

54:55 Wow moments and welcome the NBA moments

1:01:15 Adjusting to NBA defenses

1:03:30 Lessons they’d give to younger selves

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