We are so psyched to welcome in Philadelphia 76ers guard, Tyrese Maxey today. Tyrese was such an awesome interview and we're really grateful that he sat down with us. Let's get to it. Topics include: JJ gives his take on the 76ers chances at a championship and Embiid's chances at MVP, then Tyrese comes on to talk about his new friendship with JJ (and why he recently gave JJ a cold shoulder), how he stays positive during tough times on the 76ers, how he's handled the James Harden trade request situation and what he's learned from The Ben Simmons trade request situation, how he's grown as a shooter and scorer, learning how to play with Joel Embiid, how Joel has grown into a wonderful leader for the 76ers, his time at Kentucky with John Calipari, learning from crucial playoff losses, how it's been with Nick Nurse so far and much more.

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The coaching series is BACK and this week we're delighted to welcome in, Boston Celtics Head Coach, Joe Mazzulla. Joe was gracious enough to give us an hour of his time to cover all sorts of things. So without further ado, let's get into it.

Topics include: JJ's thoughts on the tier 1 teams in The NBA including The Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and more, then Joe joins us to talk through his sudden rise to becoming head coach of The Celtics, his recruitment of JJ to join his coaching staff, what he did to lead his team through the firing of Ime Udoka last season, how an introvert handles being a head coach, his D2 coaching journey and how he broke into the NBA, learning from his mistakes and building relationships with players, what he learned about last NBA season, his strategy of not calling timeouts at pivotal moments last season, teaching Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, integrating Kristaps Porzingis into the offense, reacting to The Milwaukee Bucks having both Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo, his mindset heading into this upcoming NBA season and what he learned from his father and how he applies it to coaching.

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Our guest this week is our neighbor on The Brooklyn Nets, Cam Johnson. It's not typical that such a young player has so much insight into the NBA. We're pumped for this episode so let's get into it. Topics include: The UNC North Carolina vs. Duke rivalry, Team USA's loss in the FIBA World Cup, what he learned from Monty WIlliams and why he thinks The Detroit Pistons will shine under him, an in depth conversation about intricacies of shooting a basketball, when he realized Devin Booker is the real deal, what he expects from Mikal Bridges, Ben Simmons and The Brooklyn Nets this season and so much more.

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We have an action packed episode of The Old Man and The Three with special guests Andre Iguodala (The Golden State Warriors) and Evan Turner of The Point Forward Podcast. This is a wildly entertaining episode so buckle up. Topics include: What white players like JJ do to get themselves pumped up before NBA games, the way the game has changed since they first got into the league to now, Iggy on weighing out playing or retiring from the NBA, the best NBA cultures they've ever been a part of, Iggy on the good and the bad of Heat Culture, real talk about the Jordan Poole situation in Golden State (with Draymond Green, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson), why 'embracing your role' can be a challenge if you get drafted by the wrong team, Evan's honest assessment on Sam Hinkie and The Process Philadelphia 76ers, the negative impact of the supermax deal, why Iggy thinks Philly should've been fined the same as James Harden, more talk about white players in the NBA, the time a truck crashed into Evan Turner's swimming pool in Portland and JJ gives his take about how Chris Paul will help The Warriors.

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Finally, we have "notable" WNBA and NBA announcer, Ryan Roucco on the pod for a bonus episode of The Old Man and The Three to talk all things WNBA Playoffs. Topics include: Ryan talks about whether the Las Vegas Aces are truly "inevitable", the phenomenal play of A'ja Wilson and why Candace Parker's injury is very underrated, the guys then talk about The New York Liberty's incredible season behind Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu, then we get into why Alyssa Thomas is a deserving MVP candidate leading the Connecticut Sun to an amazing season and finally why The Dallas Wings have the best chance to upset one of the favorites to make a deep playoff run.

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It's another day here in OM3 world and we're psyched welcome in Milwaukee Bucks star, Khris Middleton. Khris was gracias enough to sit down for his very first podcast interview. Let's get to it. Topics include: JJ's intro on Milwaukee's ability to compete in the future, Khris Middleton on last year's playoff disappointment, playoff Jimmy going OFF on The Bucks, Giannis' comments last year about "failure", his stressful NBA draft story, the growth and development between he and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the batman vs. robin media narrative with he and Giannis and how they've learned to play together, why the series against Kevin Durant and The Brooklyn Nets was SO stressful, the key moments from that playoff run that led to an NBA Championship, what he learned from becoming a champion, why he tries to stay out of the limelight, and the most gratifying part of his NBA career.

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Welcome to a very special episode of The Old Man and The Three with special guest, New York Liberty guard, Sabrina Ionescu. In this episode, Sabrina talks about the upcoming playoffs, winning the Commissioner's Cup, the budding rivalry between the Liberty and The Las Vegas Aces, what her teammate Breanna Stewart brings to The Liberty, how awesome A'ja Wilson has been this season, her INCREDIBLE 3-point contest performance and taking a closer look at her brand new Nike signature shoe - the Sabrina 1s'.

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Welcome to a very special episode of The Old Man and The Three where we're previewing the WNBA playoffs by highlighting our some of our favorite players with Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. from The Dunker Spot. First we start with the defending champs - Kelsey Plum, A'ja Wilson, Candace Parker and The Las Vegas Aces. Then we dive into their biggest competition heading into the playoffs - Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and The New York Liberty. We also talk about the teams looking to upset like Alyssa Thomas and The Connecticut Sun. And finally, which players are going to be the biggest wild cards, outside of those three teams, that could really shake up the playoffs.

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The coaching series is BACK with a banger. This week we welcome in Minnesota Timberwolves head coach, Chris Finch. We are so grateful for the time he gave us and hope you all enjoy the episode. Topics include: Chris coaching JJ Redick on The New Orleans Pelicans, his unique coaching journey in Europe, coaching for The Houston Rockets G-League team, experimenting in the G-League, balancing analytics and personnel, figuring out how to use Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert, the evolution of Anthony Edwards, learning from the playoffs, the very public bench fight between Rudy Gobert and Kyle Anderson and dealing with team conflict and so much more.

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The Old Man and The Three is BACK! And we have an amazing interview in store for you all. This week, JJ Redick welcomes in Rajon Rondo (The Boston Celtics / Los Angeles Lakers / Chicago Bulls & more). Tommy is at The World Cup supporting Team USA so it's just JJ and Rondo this week. We're psyched to be back so let's get to it!

Topics include: Rondo's first impressions of being JJ Redick's teammate in high school. What those early days with the Celtics were like and why he requested a trade his rookie season. Being teammates with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. What made Kevin Garnett SUCH an amazing teammate. Why he thinks the game DIFFERENT and what basketball intelligence means to him. Trying to outsmart Brad Stevens and Erik Spoelstra during his time with LeBron James and The Los Angeles Lakers, his injury that signified the end of his time in Boston, what he's learned from coaches like Doc Rivers, Rick Carlisle and George Karl, why he thinks the Dwyane Wade, Rondo, Jimmy Butler Chicago Bulls teams didn't work, feuding with Chris Paul, battling Kobe Bryant and The Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals, how he views his career as a whole and so much more.

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