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 at which they play at, lessons from their playoff matchup against the New York Knicks last year, and more. They also discuss their unique journey’s to the NBA, how to gain trust of your teammates and coaches in the NBA, and how to take advantage of opportunities. Pascal also discusses his career with the Toronto Raptors in-depth, including winning a championship with Kawhi Leonard, how he now fully appreciates his time in Toronto, and explaining why it was the most fun he’s had playing basketball. Also: their advice to younger players in the league, debating is Pascal is now an OG, and so much more. Let’s go!

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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 success in their two-man game. He also compares Ant’s athleticism to a former teammate in Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), and shares a list of some of the most unguardable players in the league (which includes Josh Hart on the Knicks). Donte then gives props to TJ McConnell after their recent game against the Pacers, and shares his thoughts on the Western Conference playoff picture before diving into a range of current topics in basketball like NIL, tanking for draft picks, and more. Let’s go.

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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 nuanced, thoughtful discussion about the current media landscape in the NBA and the role the media plays. Shams then shares insane, untold stories about the behind-the-scenes of the night he broke the news about the historic Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, and Kenny and Cam shares thoughts on the reactions of the Mavericks fan base. They also recall the night that Cam Johnson was traded to the Nets with Kevin Durant and Mikal Bridges. They, of course, also share what their current favorite storylines and what they’re looking forward to the rest of the season. Let’s go.

0:00 Intro

1:09 Kenny and Cam on the MVP race

7:19 Shams joins the show

7:49 Shams and Kenny share their career arcs and backgrounds

19:14 The media’s role and criticisms in the NBA

27:55 Shams on breaking the Luka Doncic trade

37:25 Kenny and Cam on the reaction of Mavs fans

45:25 The night Cam, KD, and Mikal Bridges were traded to the Nets

50:34 Trades from a player’s perspective and analyzing trades

56:55 Favorite storylines and thoughts on the rest of the season

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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 experience in college, how he wasn’t initially playing in college to make it to the NBA, and his run-ins with Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M. Alex then discusses all things Thunder, including how young the team is and how scary it is that they will only get better, his impressions of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, hilarious stories about being the oldest on the team, and much more. He then closes out the episode by sharing the important career lessons he learned winning the championship with the Lakers in the bubble. Let’s go.

0:00 Intro

0:30 Trey Murphy III

20:29 Alex Caruso

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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 Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, Kawhi Leonard’s game-winner against the Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs, what he learned from Kyle Lowry and Demar DeRozan, resisting a roster that had himself, Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siam, and OG Anunoby, and why he was upset that the Raptors traded him. He later shares what he learned about him himself from his time on the Portland Trailblazers, how James Harden is as a teammate, what he meant by his “addition by subtraction” quote about Paul George, and what has led to his jump in play and career year. Let’s go!

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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 favorite bookstores in Washington DC, Bridge Street Books, to discuss with Tommy some of his favorite reads, the Cavs (Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell), some of his favorite roles players around the league, and much more. Let’s go.

0:00 Intro

0:18 Trey Murphy

11:50 Duncan Robinson and Cam Johnson

42:31 Jarrett Allen

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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.

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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, Bilal joins to discuss his journey to the NBA, including his insane growth spurts and playing on Metropolitans 92 with Victor Wembanyama. He then shares how he's tasked with guarding the best player on each team and his experiences with guarding stars like Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks) and Steph Curry (Golden State Warriors). He also recalls what the Paris Olympics, his takeaways from the French national team, and what it was like playing Team USA. Bilal also shared his immediate thoughts of the Luka trade while he heard about it at Rudy Gobert’s house. He shared what he’s focused on improving in his game and what he expects from the Washington Wizards going forward as well, and much more. Let’s go!

0:00 Intro

0:23 Trey Murphy

24:47 Bilal Coulibaly

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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 now compared to earlier in the year and his approach to the game. He also opens up about his relationship with LeBron James and how LeBron’s trust in him as a player has grown. Duncan and Austin then discuss the NBA Draft process, their experiences as ‘older’ players draft, and why players like themselves and Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht always seem to get overlooked. They also each share their routines while on the road and on game days, as well as address the current three-point narrative around the league. To close out the episode, Tommy and Austin shares their thoughts on the latest update to the NBA 2k25 ratings. Let’s go!

0:00 Intro

3:22 Austin Reaves and Duncan Robinson

01:04:26 NBA 2k25 ratings with Austin

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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 questioning if he wanted to continue playing basketball. Then, Ben talks about his mindset when it comes to people talking sh*t to him. He also reflects about his time with the Philadelphia 76ers and what he appreciated about playing in Philly. Ben also opens up out his upbringing in Australia and his fishing hobby. Cam and Ben then share why they enjoy playing with ‘sickos’ like JJ Redick and Jimmy Butler. Toward the end of their conversation, they discuss some of their favorite playmakers in the NBA like Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Trae Young, and more. We close out the episode with Trey, Tommy, and Jason drafting NBA players past and present that they’d least want to get stuck in an elevator with. Let’s go!

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0:00 Intro

6:42 Ben Simmons and Cam Johnson

01:18:21 Draft

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