The Old Man and the Three
The Old Man and the Three is back with a new host, NBA sharpshooter and Denver Nuggets forward, Cam Johnson. Every week, Cam joins Tommy Alter for insightful analysis of NBA games, trends, strategy and major moments in hoops culture along with exclusive interviews and highlights — all from a current player’s perspective. The legacy continues!Don’t worry, The Young Man and the Three isn't going anywhere. Catch new episodes right here, where Tommy will continue to bring together your favorite rising stars from the NBA and culture to celebrate their love of hoops. Two shows. One feed. Every single...
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On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we have two separate conversations: one with the legendary Stephon Marbury, and another with Trey Murphy III (New Orleans Pelicans) and Naji Marshall (Dallas Mavericks).
Marbury shares some amazing stories about his extensive basketball career, his thoughts on Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks Finals run, and so much more.
Then, Trey and Naji discuss Cooper Flagg’s rookie season and who they like in the upcoming NBA Draft, before having a draft of their own picking what they think are the best nicknames.
Let’s go!
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On this episode of ‘The Old Man of the Three’, host Cam Johnson (Denver Nuggets) breaks down the New York Knicks (Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Karl-Anthony Towns) sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers (James Harden, Donovan Mitchell) in the Eastern Conference Finals and advancing to the NBA Finals. We’re also joined by NBA Draft prospect Allen Graves (Santa Clara) to announce his decision about remaining in the draft this year, discuss what his draft process has been like so far, and what he expects from his career. Let’s go!
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On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans for a special collab episode with Jeff Teague and the Club 520 Podcast! The group shares hilarious NBA stories from both Jeff and Trey’s careers, what their relationship with NBA media is, as well as discuss the NBA playoffs, what they want to see in the Finals, the appeal of small market teams, if we could see Giannis, Kawhi, and LeBron get traded to new teams, and so much more. You don’t want to miss this one.
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Cam Johnson (Denver Nuggets) breaks down the San Antonio Spurs win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, including the performances of Victor Wembanyama and Dylan Harper, how the Spurs guarded MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and more. He also reflects on the Nuggets first round loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and how he is approaching his offseason.
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We welcome Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets & Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers on this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’!
In this episode, they discuss the intricacies, similarities, and differences of becoming an NBA and MLB player, and what they think it takes to be a great pro — which was really interesting to hear given the dynamics of Kon just finishing his rookie season and Yelich being an MLB veteran.
Kon discussed his background growing up in the Milwaukee area and Wisconsin as a basketball state, going to Duke, a new approach he took over the last year, and his thoughts on his impressive rookie season on the Hornets.
Christian also discussed his background making it to the majors, his career on the Brewers, what he changed during his MVP season, his thoughts on the new MLB rules (pitch clock & ABS), Shohei Ohtani, getting thrown out of games, and much more.
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It’s Part 2 of our conversation with Adam Friedland, Bomani Jones, and Trey Murphy III!
In this episode, Bomani and Adam start by getting into a heated debate about ‘The Sopranos’ vs. ‘The Wire’. The group also discusses the Frank Isola and Kenny Beecham happenings this week, how Adam become so comfortable interviewing people on ‘The Adam Friedland Show’, and share each of their own pieces of career advice for making it in both media and NBA. They also discover how much Bomani looks like Trey’s dad, hear Adam’s hilarious encounters with Maury and Zoe Kravitz, give predictions for the rest of the NBA playoffs, and much, much more. Let’s go!
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On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we welcome Bomani Jones, Adam Friedland, and Trey Murphy III!
On this Part 1 (Part 2 drops Friday!) this hilarious crew discusses the first round of the NBA playoffs, including their favorite storylines, the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves seemingly hating each other, LeBron James & Bronny and the Los Angeles Lakers, Victory Wembanyama and the Spurs, and more. Let’s go!
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It’s the Sacramento Kings episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ featuring Maxine Raynaud, Precious Achiuwa, and Nique Clifford!
In this extremely enjoyable and candid conversation, they get into so much including:
- Max and Nique’s draft night
- Nique’s backstory growing up Colorado and more
- Max’s backstory in France and decision to go to Stanford
- Precious moving to Queens from Nigeria and going to Monteverde Academy
- The moment they knew they could be pro and welcome to the NBA moments
- Precious on his Miami Heat and New York Knicks Years
- Learning from Russell and DeMar DeRozan, especially Max and Nique in their rookie years
- Lessons from this season and the attitude of the team
…and so much more. Let’s go!
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Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans joins Tommy Alter to discuss the Atlanta Hawks (and CJ McCollum) beating the New York Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves beating the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of each of their first round playoffs series. They also analyze what’s happening around the rest of the East and West first round series: Rockets vs. Lakers, Raptors vs. Cavs, Blazers vs. Spurs, Celtics vs. Sixers, Magic vs. Pistons, and Suns vs. Thunder. Let’s go!
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On this episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three,’ Cam Johnson of the Denver Nuggets helps get us ready for the 2026 NBA playoffs by sharing some thoughts on the play-in tournament (Hornets, Steph Curry, and more), lessons he’s learned from playoff series he been a part of in the past, and what he’s excited for in the Nuggets first round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Let’s go!
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