The Young Man and the Three

This podcast features Cam Johnson, NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets, discussing thrilling playoff moments, like the Knicks' comeback. Pat Spencer, professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors and former lacrosse star, shares his unique transition from lacrosse to basketball. His brother Cam Spencer from the Memphis Grizzlies recounts his journey after winning a National Championship at UConn. They delve into player experiences, how they navigate pressures of the NBA, and the strategies impacting their teams in the playoffs.

We’re backing with another Monday morning NBA playoffs recap with Trey Murphy III (New Orleans Pelicans) & Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of ‘The Dunker Spot’ podcast. Today we’re reacting to and breaking down what we saw in the Golden State Warriors Game 7 victory over the Houston Rockets, the Indiana Pacers Game 1 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, as well as previewing the Game 1 matchups between the Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

*This episode was recorded on March 30*On this week’s episode we welcome point guard T.J. McConnell of the Indiana Pacers. T.J. opens up about his career up to this point including his University of Arizona teams in college, the start of his career on the Philadelphia 76ers with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, and this season’s Pacers team. He also shares his relationship with Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick, what he feels makes him a great defender, his mindset on needing to prove himself in the NBA, sh*ttalking, and much, much more. Let’s go!0:00 Intro0:43 Start of show3:05 T.J.’s relationship with JJ Redick6:16 High school career and the “Michael Jordan of Pittsburgh”8:56 T.J.’s amazing college career and his Arizona teams18:44 On his defensive skills21:21 His Sixers years31:31 T.J. as a sh*ttalker36:20 Hardest part about leaving Philly37:30 The pace of this Pacers team42:14 Game 7 vs. Toronto & end of that Philly team46:49 Advice on coming off the bench, important of being in shape51:05 Teammate who plays the hardestSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back with another NBA playoffs breakdown with Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans and 'The Dunker Spot' to discuss another things Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves vs. Luka Doncic and the Lakers, Damian Lillard's injury, the dramatic ending to Knicks vs. Pistons, and much, much more. Let's go.0:00 Intro0:41 Start of show1:21 Lakers vs. Wolves13:40 Knicks vs. Pistons23:00 Pacers vs. Bucks26:30 Praise for the Cavs29:52 Celtics vs. Magic32:43 Warriors vs. Rockets37:20 Clippers vs. Nuggets47:20 PredictionsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we’re joined by Steve Nash (NBA legend, Mind the Game Podcast) and YM3 favorite Cam Johnson (Brooklyn Nets for a check-in on the first round of the NBA playoffs (Nuggets vs. Clippers, Lakers vs. Wolves, Thunder vs. Grizzlies, Pacers vs. Bucks, Pistons vs. Knicks, Warriors vs. Rockets, Cavs vs. Heat). Steve and Cam also share learnings from their own playoffs experiences, including how and when teams need to make adjustments, their most emotional series they’ve played in, the mental toughness required in the playoffs, how to stop players with incredible basketball IQ like Luka Doncic, LeBron James, and Nikola Jokic, what makes a great team leader, and much more. Let’s go!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this special episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we create a superteam with Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans and Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of ‘The Dunker Spot’ to discuss all reactions and takeaways for each Game 1 of the first round of the NBA playoffs. Let’s go!0:00 Intro1:25 Warriors vs. Rockets6:14 Knicks vs. Pistons10:20 Bucks vs. Pacers14:55 Clippers vs. Nuggets21:11 Thunder vs. Grizzlies24:10 Ty Jerome shoutout26:10 Celtics vs. Magic28:35 Lakers vs. Wolves34:50 Game 2 lookahead See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome back Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets to discuss how he’s feeling at the end of his season and preview the four playoff matchups we had locked before the play-in tournament: Indianapolis Pacers vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, and Los Angeles Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Quentin Grimes of the Philadelphia 76ers for his first ever podcast appearance. And he didn’t disappoint. Quentin shares all things about starting his career with the New York Knicks, his time with the Dallas Mavericks and the team finding out about the Luka Doncic trade, being traded to the Sixers, and what led to his breakout at the end of the season. He also opens up about his relationship with JJ Redick, what he’s learned from playing with vets like Jalen Brunson, Kyrie Irving, and Klay Thompson, getting cosigned by James Harden while he was in college, and so much more. Let’s go.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’ve formed a superteam for this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’: Duncan Robinson, Ryen Russillo, and Big Cat. They start the episode with Russillo recalling some stories from the beginning of his career before they get into a discussion about NCAA basketball, starting with Big Cat’s huge bet on Florida’s National Championship. They then have an in-depth convo about the current effects of NIL and how that landscape might develop in the future. Then, Duncan explains the truth about Heat Culture, what it actually is, and if it can compares to any organizations in other sports. Duncan and Ryen then get into the recent firings of Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone and Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins, and share interesting perspectives on what goes into these decisions how the media can possibly affect them. Later, they discuss tanking in the NBA and what it takes to build a successful franchise, before Russillo closes with his life advice to finding your way in a media career. Let’s go.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three Things’ we welcome back Alex Caruso and Jalen Williams of the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder, as well as Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans. Trey opens the episode by sharing his thoughts on the Thunder season, their addition of Isaiah Hartenstein, the leap Jalen has taken in his career, and also Nikola Jokic’s (Denver Nuggets) 60-point triple double. The Alex and Jalen join to discuss all things about the Thunder’s historic season, including Shai Gilegeous-Alexander and more. They also unleash some takes they have on coverage of the NBA in the media, NBA awards, and movies and tv. It’s another great episode, let’s go.0:00 Start0:50 Intro with Trey Murphy9:11 Alex and Jalen join9:30 “Watch the games” and their issues with NBA media coverage18:39 The collective effort of the Thunder23:53 Jalen on his improvement26:36 Thoughts on NBA awards, Lu Dort praise34:00 Efficiency of the Thunder and Shai praise37:45 Shoutout to the Bulls39:00 Teams we like watching39:57 March Madness and NIL46:59 TV and movie talk55:40 MVP cases for ShaiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.