

The Old Man and the Three
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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 week. Subscribe everywhere.
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Aug 24, 2023 • 1h 21min
Paul George (March 2023)
Guest Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers star, discusses various topics such as his take on Nikola Jokic, the Clippers' load management issue, developing rhythm with the team, playing with Kawhi Leonard, being overlooked in high school, leading the Indiana Pacers, their impact on the NBA, facing LeBron James and The Miami Heat, time with Russell Westbrook, and mental toll after injury.

Aug 17, 2023 • 1h 36min
Richard Jefferson (April 2023)
Former NBA player and ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson talks about podcasting and media, winning championships in the NBA, the dominance of Shaq, Magic Johnson as the greatest Laker, Michael Jordan's impact, his reflections on New Jersey Nets, his despise for the New York Knicks, LeBron's dominance in 2016 NBA Finals, his evolution as a 3-point shooter, predictions for this year's NBA Championship, and more.

Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 32min
Stephen Curry (2022)
Today's episode of The Old Man and The Three is a bucket list episode for us. Our guest is Golden State Warriors guard and greatest shooter of all time, Stephen Curry. Steph was gracious enough to give us almost 90 minutes of stories, insight and so much more. Topics include: the immediate importance of Klay Thompson's personal success as it relates to the team's success, Steph's thoughts on JJ "hating" on him on First Take, dissecting Steph's various forms of trash talking moves and the origin of his look-away three pointers, how he developed his confidence at an early age, what his recruiting process was like and how he ended up at Davidson, idolizing LeBron James in college, Steph almost getting traded to The Phoenix Suns on draft night, his rookie year struggles, JJ's favorite Steph moves, the time JJ made Steph fall on the court, The Golden State Warriors first NBA Finals and whether or not he feels he should've won Finals MVP over Andre Iguodala, what it meant to him to win Finals MVP last season, that legendary 2016 Warriors season and winning 73 games, getting beat by LeBron James and Kyrie Irving in The NBA Finals, how he, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and The Warriors stayed motivated during the first dynasty, the dominance of The Kevin Durant era of The Golden State Warriors, a great story about Drake not remembering Klay Thompson's name at a concert in San Francisco, how he is able to reach the 'flow state' of basketball, why The 2022 NBA Finals against The Boston Celtics meant so much to him, breaking down the emotions of Game 4 of The 2022 NBA Finals and MUCH more.Subscribe to The Old Man and The Three on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts AND Listen to OM3 Things on Amazon Music.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aug 3, 2023 • 1h 3min
Damian Lillard 2 (March 2023)
Portland Trail Blazers Superstar, Damian Lillard for our 150th episode. This is a TRULY special conversation that we hope you all enjoy as much as we did. Topics include: Dame's historic scoring stretch and how it was birthed out of necessity, how he attacks drop coverage and other defensive schemes, why he isn't totally satisfied with his 71 point game, if he believes anyone in The NBA can score 100 points in a game, his unique shooting technique that allows him to confidently pull-up from deep, how he feels The NBA has changed with the 3-point revolution and when he felt comfortable to start taking 10 a game, why he feels the NBA's de-emphasis on veterans is hurting the game, how he feels the NBA is changing for the worse and how he finds peace in all the discourse/noise, why he also feels 'rings culture' is cheapening the game, what he personally defines as a 'successful career', the reality of why he's choosing the NBA path he's currently on instead of joining a super team, reliving his game winners against The Houston Rockets and The Oklahoma City Thunder and so much more.Subscribe to The Old Man and The Three podcast w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter YouTube channel today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights.And be sure to check out this week's episode of The Old Man and The Three Things EXCLUSIVELY on Amazon Music. http://www.amazon.com/OM3_us_hfd_wiaa_110122See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 28, 2023 • 1h 14min
The Mid-Summer Mailbag (Season Finale!)
Welcome to our final episode of The Old Man and The Three for the season. You guys have been so amazing and we continue to be grateful for your support. So thank you thank you thank you. Episode topics: JJ on the Jaylen Brown supermax contract with the Boston Celtics, the state of the NBA CBA, how we got the CBA in the first place, JJ's dream teammates including LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo, what if Knox Redick when to UNC over Duke, whether JJ would ever play in a lesser league than the NBA for money (ala Kylian Mbappé), what the NBA would be like without a salary cap, why he's so interested in The Cleveland Cavaliers next season and their ability to sneak up on people, which NBA cities he'd most like to see have an NBA team, JJ's love of Mad Men, JJ's dream golf group including Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, JJ's favorite golf movies, JJ's favorite NBA "what-ifs", how he feels about Cade Cunningham and Monty Williams on The Detroit Pistons and moreSubscribe to The Old Man and The Three podcast w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter YouTube channel today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 21, 2023 • 1h 39min
Grant Williams (Featuring Shea Serrano)
Our guest this week is former Boston Celtics player and current Dallas Mavericks player, Grant Williams. Plus, THE DRAFT IS BACK with New York Times best selling author, Shea Serrano. This is an awesome ep so let's get to it. Topics include: A debrief of Michael Rubin's "white party," Grant's decision to join Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and The Dallas Mavericks, how he handled line-up changes with The Boston Celtics, playing with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the difference coaching styles of Ime Udoka, Brad Stevens and Joe Mazzulla, why Boston seems to always have The Philadelphia 76ers number in the playoffs, trash talking Jimmy Butler (The Miami Heat) and Devin Booker (The Phoenix Suns) the funny IMMA MAKE EM BOTH moment against Donovan Mitchell and The Cavs and much more. The Shea Serrano joins us to draft action movie set pieces.Subscribe to The Old Man and The Three podcast w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter YouTube channel today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 14, 2023 • 1h 2min
Gabe Vincent
We are psyched to welcome in one of our favorite players to watch over the last couple seasons, brand new member of the Los Angeles Lakers, Gabe Vincent. Topics include: Why Gabe ultimately chose to go to The Los Angeles Lakers to play with Anthony Davis and LeBron James, why he thinks he'll fight in with that roster, the difficulties of leaving behind The Miami Heat, playing at UC Santa Barbara, the notion that "offense wins championships," what Jimmy Butler is like as a leader, breaking down the series against The Boston Celtics and The Milwaukee Bucks, his favorite Udanis Haslem story, a glimpse into #HeatCulture and what players fit in with that culture, what he learned from playing Nikola Jokic and The Denver Nuggets, why Gabe is unsure of the new NBA Mid-Season Tournament and so much more. Subscribe to The Old Man and The Three wherever you get your podcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 7, 2023 • 1h 8min
Brian Windhorst
We have a special FREE AGENCY episode of The Old Man and The Three with JJ Redick and Tommy Alter. Our guest today is none other than the ESPN legend, Brian Windhorst. Topics include: JJ and Tommy discuss Summer League and Chet Holmgren's Rookie Of The Year odds against Victor Wembanyama. Then Brian joins us to dig into all things free agency, including why he likes what The Los Angeles Lakers have done and why The Denver Nuggets might've had one of the more disappointing free agencies thus far, a deep dive into the business side of the modern NBA and looking at the history of the CBA, why Brian doesn't blame Damain Lillard for asking for a trade from The Portland Trailblazers, Brian's journey covering LeBron James from such a young age and why Pat Riley and The Miami Heat weren't big fans of his when he followed LeBron to Miami, his biggest career regrets, the amazing "What's Going On In Utah" meme and so much more. Subscribe to The Old Man and The Three podcast w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter YouTube channel today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 28, 2023 • 1h 12min
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Matas Buzelis
We have an action packed episode of The Old Man and The Three podcast featuring 2X NBA Champion, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and newest member of the G-League Ignite and a top 5 prospect in the 2024 NBA Draft, Matas Buzelis. Topics include: JJ and Tommy talk about their realistic expectations for Victor Wembanyama and other rookies, then KCP joins us to talk about getting drunk at the NBA Championship parade after The Denver Nuggets won their first title, the differences between this championship and the Los Angeles Lakers 2020 NBA Bubble championship, the similarities between Nikola Jokic and LeBron James, what Jokic is like as a person, his relationships with Danny Green and Ish Smith, why Anthony Davis is the most unnecessarily maligned NBA Superstar today, then Matas joins us to talk why he decided to skip college and play for the G-League Ignite, his relationship with Scoot Henderson, how he got into basketball, why he loved watching JR Smith growing up, how he prepares for the game and expectations put on him and much more. Subscribe to The Old Man and The Three podcast w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter YouTube channel today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 21, 2023 • 54min
Victor Wembanyama
We are so psyched to share with you all, Victor Wembanyama's first ever podcast appearance. So much to get to from likely going #1 in the 2023 NBA Draft to going to the San Antonio Spurs. Topics include: JJ and Tommy discuss potential draft night trades. Then Wemby joins us to talk about his time in the US so far, playing basketball in France, the advantages to playing in Europe over play college in the US, why he wishes he could've gone to college, what he missed out on his childhood, his workout routine and the unique care he has to take on his body, the pressures of being called "The Best Prospect Ever", his attitude towards staying motivated while getting praise, how excited he is to play with Gregg Popovich and The San Antonio Spurs, why he loves watching Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo, why he can't wait to play against LeBron James, what he's looking forward to most about living in the US, why the Star Wars prequels are his favorites and what being called the #1 pick on draft night will mean to him. So much to get to. Let's go! Subscribe to The Old Man and The Three podcast w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter YouTube channel today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights.#nba #nbadraft #victorwembanyama See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.


