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...
Latest Episodes
On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and Three,’ we welcome Nickeil Alexander-Walker and CJ McCollum of the streaking Atlanta Hawks!
The duo gets into so much, including why the Hawks got so hot post-trade deadline and why they enjoy playing for head coach Quin Snyder. They also get into a lot of Nickeil’s background and growing up with his cousin Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and when Nickeil knew SGA was special. Nickeil also shares his journey of being traded multiple times in the NBA, his time on the Pelicans, Jazz, and Wolves, and what has led to his impressive scoring jump this year. So much more fascinating basketball discussion in this episode as well. Let’s go!
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On this week’s episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three’, Cam Johnson of the Denver Nuggets opens the listener mailbag to answers questions about the incredible game against the Spurs and the Jokic vs. Wemby matchup, the 65-game rule for NBA award season, Michael Malone being hired as the head coach at UNC, the Nuggets recent stretch of games, and much more. Let’s go!
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It’s the Dallas Mavericks episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ featuring Cooper Flagg, Max Christie, and Ryan Nembhard! It’s Cooper’s first-ever podcast. The group gets into so much, including:
- Ryan’s background with his brother, Andrew on the Pacers
- Ryan and Cooper’s time at Monteverde
- Cooper’s background and come up
- Cooper’s decision to go to Duke
- Max’s background and come up, and MSU
- Each of their NBA draft and draft lottery experiences
- Cooper on Kon and Khaman
- Max’s time on the Lakers and the Luka Doncic trade
- Learning to deal with losing
- Hobbies and anime
- What Max has learned from Klay Thomson
…and so much 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 are joined by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst!
We loved this conversation. Windy and Cam discuss everything from some of Windy and Cam’s favorite basketball stories and travels around the world, the current relationship between NBA media and players and how it’s evolved throughout Windy’s career, Windy covering LeBron James since high school and his origin story of getting into media, NBA storytelling, and what Windy is looking forward to about this upcoming playoffs. Let’s go!
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On this Friday’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we welcome Nicolas Batum of the Los Angeles Clippers back to the show! He opens up about so much, including:
- How the Clippers turned their season around after starting 6-21
- Kawhi’s dominance this season
- The James Harden and Ivica Zubac trades
- Addition on Darius Garland
- Brandon Roy stories
- His tough Charlotte years and the motivation that came from them
- Victor Wembanyama
…and much more. Let’s go!
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On this week’s episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three’, Cam Johnson breaks down the final 10-game stretch of the regular season for the Denver Nuggets and the Western Conference playoff battle. He also discusses Tim Hardaway Jr.’s big games, the return of Peyton Watson, and the Nuggets finally being healthy for the first time since early November. Cam then gets into the NCAA Tournament and March Madness, and shares his thoughts on UNC basketball after the Tar Heels were upset in the first round by VCU. Let’s go!
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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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