The Old Man and the Three

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Bomani Jones, Stavvy, and Trey Murphy III | The Most Eclectic Basketball Podcast Ever Recorded May 29, 2025

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On this week's episode we assembled a crew that you just need to hear to believe: the legendary Bomani Jones, comedian Stavros Halkias, and Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans. The crew discusses NBA topics such as who can be the face of the league and the changing of the guard with young superstars, what changes need to be made to the league, if any, the state of NBA media, the 82-game season, and much more. They also discuss just as many non-NBA related topics such as the worst purchases they've ever made, the different aspects of comedy, how the internet and our usage of the internet has changed over the years, and more. Like we said, you need to hear it to believe it. Let's go!

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Jay Bilas on the State of NBA Prospects & Conference Finals Previews | With Trey Murphy May 20, 2025

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This week we welcome ESPN’s Jay Bilas to the show alongside the New Orleans Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III. This was such a great, well-round hoops conversation; the group begins by sharing their reactions to this past weekend’s Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder. They then preview the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Finals between the Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks vs. the Indiana Pacers. They also discuss the team-building dynamics of each of the conference finals teams as well. Then, Jay shares some fascinating insights and lessons from his decades of covering and analyzing college prospects. He also recalls what he first thought of SGA, Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson, and Tyrese Haliburton when they were coming out of school. Jay and Trey also share prospects they are most excited about from Cooper Flagg and this year’s draft class. Let’s go!

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Naji Marshall on Being Hurt That Luka Was Traded, the Mavs’ No. 1 Pick, and the Biggest "Dogs" in the NBA May 17, 2025

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On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall, hosted by his best friend Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans. It’s a truly hilarious episode with both of them. Naji shares where he was on the night of the NBA Draft lottery and his thoughts on the Dallas Mavericks securing the number one pick and top prospect Cooper Flagg. Trey and Naji then reminisce on their time on the Pelicans together, including what some career lessons they learned were and some of their funniest stories together. Naji then opens up about his reaction when the Mavs traded Luka, what contributed to his own breakout season, and more. They then close out the episode discussing what they're looking forward to in this weekend's playoff games. Let's go.

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Reacting to the Mavs Winning the Draft Lottery and the Knicks 3-1 Lead | Trey Murphy & The Dunker Spot May 13, 2025

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Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans and Nekias Duncan & Steve Jones Jr. of ‘The Dunker Spot’ break down the Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA Draft Lottery and the presumed sweepstakes for Cooper Flagg, as well as the New York Knicks (Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges) taking a 3-1 series lead over the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum and his injury, Jaylen Brown). They also preview tonights matchups between the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets and the Indian Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Pat Spencer & Cam Spencer | Plus an NBA Playoffs Second Round Check-in With Cam Johnson May 08, 2025

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On this week’s episode, we welcome Pat Spencer of the Golden State Warriors and Cam Spencer of the Memphis Grizzlies, as well as Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets. Cam Johnson opens up the episode by breaking down what we’ve seen so far in the second round of the NBA playoffs, including the New York Knicks Game 2 comeback over the Boston Celtics, Tyrese Haliburton’s game winner, and the rest of the series. Then, the Spencer brothers join and share their unlikely stories to finding an NBA career that you need to hear to believe; including Pat being the best NCAA lacrosse player in the nation and Cam winning a National Championship at UConn. They also share insights on the Warriors and Grizzlies, opinions on undrafted NBA players, and much, much more. Let’s go!

0:00 Intro

0:17 Cam Johnson and NBA Playoffs discussion

28:46 Pat Spencer and Cam Spencer

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Breaking Down Warriors-Rockets Game 7 & The Pacers Game 1 Win May 05, 2025

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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.

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T.J. McConnell on Still Trying to Prove That He Belongs in the NBA May 01, 2025

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*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 Intro

0:43 Start of show

3:05 T.J.’s relationship with JJ Redick

6:16 High school career and the “Michael Jordan of Pittsburgh”

8:56 T.J.’s amazing college career and his Arizona teams

18:44 On his defensive skills

21:21 His Sixers years

31:31 T.J. as a sh*ttalker

36:20 Hardest part about leaving Philly

37:30 The pace of this Pacers team

42:14 Game 7 vs. Toronto & end of that Philly team

46:49 Advice on coming off the bench, important of being in shape

51:05 Teammate who plays the hardest

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Breaking Down the Lakers Game 4 Loss to Anthony Edwards and the Wolves with Trey Murphy & The Dunker Spot Apr 28, 2025

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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 Intro

0:41 Start of show

1:21 Lakers vs. Wolves

13:40 Knicks vs. Pistons

23:00 Pacers vs. Bucks

26:30 Praise for the Cavs

29:52 Celtics vs. Magic

32:43 Warriors vs. Rockets

37:20 Clippers vs. Nuggets

47:20 Predictions

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Steve Nash & Cam Johnson | An NBA Playoffs First Round Check-In Apr 24, 2025

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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!

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NBA Playoffs First Round Game 1 Takeaways with Trey Murphy & The Dunker Spot Apr 21, 2025

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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 Intro

1:25 Warriors vs. Rockets

6:14 Knicks vs. Pistons

10:20 Bucks vs. Pacers

14:55 Clippers vs. Nuggets

21:11 Thunder vs. Grizzlies

24:10 Ty Jerome shoutout

26:10 Celtics vs. Magic

28:35 Lakers vs. Wolves

34:50 Game 2 lookahead

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