The Young Man and the Three

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<p>New show. Same mission. It’s all about our love of basketball. Subscribe everywhere. Subscribe to The Young Man and The Three podcast aka YM3 today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights. Previously The Old Man and the Three w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter.</p>

  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    The Brooklyn Nets Episode: Noah Clowney, Danny Wolf, Egor Dёmin, and Drake Powell | YM3

    On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’, we welcome Noah Clowney, Danny Wolf, Egor Dёmin, and Drake Powell of the Brooklyn Nets. 

    The group discusses the Nets young roster and their mindsets and approach to this season, each of their backstories playing AAU, overseas, and college (including a great discussion about how NCAA basketball is changing), stories from their draft nights, standout moments from their young NBA careers so far (including Danny’s viral moments getting sh*t talked by Jimmy Butler and Kevin Durant), and so much more. Let’s go!

    00:00 Intro

    0:48 Show start

    2:45 Egor on Moscow Academy and Real Madrid

    6:45 European style of basketball

    11:50 Drake growing up, going to UNC

    13:30 AAU experiences

    18:30 Danny at Yale and Michigan

    21:50 Noah on Alabama

    24:00 Changes in college and NIL

    28:40 Egor on BYU

    34:19 Everyone’s draft nights

    43:40 Biggest differences in NBA v college

    49:45 Mindset on the Nets this season and dealing with losing

    54:55 Wow moments and welcome the NBA moments

    1:01:15 Adjusting to NBA defenses

    1:03:30 Lessons they’d give to younger selves

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    13 February 2026, 11:00 am
  • 44 minutes 4 seconds
    NBA Trade Deadline Reactions with Cam Johnson | Anthony Davis, James Harden, and More | YM3

    On this episode of YM3, Tommy Alter and Cam Johnson break down all the moves of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, run through some mailbag questions, and preview the Super Bowl.

    00:00 NBA Trade Deadline

    17:52 Mailbag questions

    28:06 Super Bowl preview


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    6 February 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Michael Porter Jr. and Cam Johnson Have an Honest Convo About Their Trade, the Denver Nuggets, and the Brooklyn Nets

    This week, Michael Porter Jr. of the Brooklyn Nets joins ‘The Old Man and the Three’ hosted by Cam Johnson of the Denver Nuggets — that’s right…it’s a podcast featuring the very two players that were traded for each other.

    They obviously discuss what went down with the trade, the differences in playing for the Nuggets and the Nets, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and their overall adjustments on both teams.

    MPJ also gets very candid about his back and shoulder injuries, why he was disappointed in his draft process, and his early career with the Nuggets. They also have an awesome conversation about the differences in their shots, the NBA trade market, and so much more. Let’s go!

    00:00 Intro

    0:35 MPJ joins

    1:20 Cam and MPJ’s Nuggets-Nets trade

    9:00 MPJ’s mindset coming to Brooklyn

    15:50 MPJ’s adjustment to NYC

    20:00 MPJ on his shot making, playing for Jordi

    24:40 Keeping morale up on the Nets

    27:20 MPJ leaking Adam Silver’s phone number

    28:55 MPJ’s draft experience & dealing with his back injuries

    36:30 Early career in Denver & playing in the bubble

    42:00 Jamal Murray and Jokic praise

    48:30 MPJ on the Nuggets Finals run

    51:50 This year’s depth on the Nuggets

    56:00 The best tough shot makers in the NBA

    58:30 The NBA trade market & keeping level

    1:03:08 Has MPJ ever lost his confidence?

    1:05:00 Cam and MPJ have a in-depth shooting convo

    1:10:16 Closing thoughts

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    3 February 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    The Boston Celtics Episode: Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Anfernee Simons, and Luka Garza | YM3

    ‘The Young Man and the Three’ & ‘White Noise’ — It’s a special collab episode!

    Tommy is joined by Derrick White and Alex Welsh of the ‘White Noise’ pod for an incredibly fun convo with Derrick’s Boston Celtics teammates: Payton Pritchard, Anfernee Simons, and Luka Garza.

    The group gets into so much and share so many great stories about head coach Joe Mazzulla, the Celtics offseason, and D White’s glow up. 

    They also discuss moments about their individuals careers like Anfernee playing and learning from Damian Lillard, and finding out he got traded to the Celtics, what Luka learned playing in Minnesota with Anthony Edwards, Payton’s hardest players to guard when he entered the league, and so much more. Let’s go!


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    29 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 40 minutes 38 seconds
    JONAS VALANCIUNAS | The Old Man and the Three

    On this week’s episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three,’ host Cam Johnson welcomes his Denver Nuggets teammate Jonas Valanciunas!

    The begin the episode Cam and co-host Tommy Alter address the current events in Minneapolis and the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

    Then with Jonas, they dive into Jonas’ 14-year NBA career, his professional career in Lithuania before the NBA, his advice to bigs in the the current NBA, why he enjoys this year’s Nuggets roster, what it’s like playing with Nikola Jokic, and so much more. Let’s go!

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    27 January 2026, 5:30 pm
  • 44 minutes 34 seconds
    The Washington Wizards Episode: Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly, and Kyshawn George | YM3

    On this week’s episode of YM3, we welcome Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly, and Kyshawn George of the young and up-and-coming Washington Wizards! 

    The trio dives into so much, including why they’re excited to play with Trae Young, Alex and Kyshawn’s jumps in their second year, what they learned from vets like Khris Middleton and CJ McCollum, some of their biggest learning and “wtf” moments in their career so far, Bilal’s lockdown defense, Kyshawn’s draft night moment, and so much more. Let’s go!


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    22 January 2026, 4:00 pm
  • 52 minutes 25 seconds
    Kenny Beecham on Midseason NBA Rankings and Storylines | The Old Man and the Three

    This week, Cam Johnson and Tommy Alter welcome the legend Kenny Beecham!

    They share some various rankings and takeaways from this midway point of the NBA season: Teams and players they have been impressed by and enjoy watching, who’s underrated, the players your want to have the ball in the fourth quarter, and more. They also lament the end of the Chicago Bears season. To close out the episode, Cam shares his extensive thoughts on the NCAA and the current situation regarding his brother Puff Johnson at Ohio State. Let’s go!

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    20 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 seconds
    Bobby Portis on How Hard It Is to Win the NBA Finals, Giannis, and His Improved 3-Point Shooting | YM3

    On this week’s YM3, we welcome Bobby Portis of the Milwaukee Bucks!

    Bobby opens up about so much — what it was like in his first few years in the NBA on the Chicago Bulls, winning a championship with the Bucks in 2021 and the challenges of winning the Finals, what it’s like playing with Giannis Antetokounmpo, his improved three-point shooting, and his goals for the rest of the season. Let’s go!


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    15 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 54 minutes
    Cam Johnson’s Mid-Season MAILBAG! | The Old Man and the Three

    This week’s episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three’ is a special mailbag episode! 

    Your OM3 host Cam Johnson answers listener-submitted questions about the Denver Nuggets, some of his favorite moments of his career, the 65-game rule, what career path he would’ve chosen outside of basketball, and so much more.

    Thanks to everyone that sent in questions! 

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    13 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    An NBA-NFL Media Crossover with Taylor Rooks and Mina Kimes | YM3

    On this episode, we have a really great discussion with two of the most prestigious members of NBA and NFL media: Taylor Rooks of Prime Video and Mina Kimes of ESPN!

    Taylor and Mina get into so much, including their media backgrounds and lessons, what it's been like for Taylor in the first season of the NBA on Prime Video, advice they'd give to people getting into media, the upcoming NFL playoffs, and much more. Let's go!


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    8 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 seconds
    KEVIN LOVE | The Old Man and the Three

    On this week’s episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three,’ your host Cam Johnson of the Denver Nuggets is joined by Kevin Love of the Utah Jazz!

    Kevin shares so much from his decorated career including why he chose to join the Jazz this season, his thoughts on playing with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving and their Cleveland Cavs’s battles against the Golden State Warriors, what he thinks makes a great NBA coach, his deep issues with the second apron, his pop culture takes on film and television, and so much more. Let’s go!

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    6 January 2026, 11:00 am
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