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 more
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I think a better comparison of an NBA with no cap would be European Football. The best teams dominate for decades and only about 5–7 teams in the league matter.
What if Bobcats did keep Kobe?
@JJRedick great content! Keep on!
Good Episode! Keep up the great work everyone!
Whenever Steph’s name is mentioned in every show, I tend to auto-play 😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🏀🏀🏀🏀👀
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What if OKC had held on to KD, Russ, Ibaka and Harden!
JJ and tommy name a better duo
LoOOOVE YEEEEWWW JJ
W Tommy
JJ, thanks for answering my question about Knox! Enjoy the break!
They are all overpaid..
My only issue with sport athletes making this amount of money is that unless u have that dog in u and do not want to lose anything. Guys stop playing like they love it and ball is there life. All sports. Julio Jones comes to mind cuz he got paid and decided he didn’t want to play. My point is it’s ruining sports cuz there is a handful of guys that ball is life but most get paid and don’t play like they could cuz they don’t need too. Which makes guys like butler, bron, etc frustrated as hell
Great pod as always lads.
Mbappe refusing that generational Saudi bag ($500m for one season). Imagine the bag Lebron will get taking his talents to Al-Hilal beach 😂
Franz Wagner… crazy jump last year? More like an above average rookie season and then followed it up by avoiding a sophomore slump. If your usage rises from rookie year to 2nd year, and you score 3 more PPG on similar FG% and turn it over about 33% more…. is that a noteworthy leap?
as an OKC fan… there are many what-if's beyond the obvious ones. What if OKC drafted Brook Lopez instead of Russ and then drafted Curry over Harden the next year. KD, Curry, Lopez might have been 3 personalities that coexisted well….. and basketball wise… that's a winner
Regarding life advice… One time in my twenties I was taking a wizz at a party and one of those calendars with a "quote for the day" was staring at me. The quote for the day was "success is a decision you make." It hit home. Like winning an NBA title, luck is a factor in success…. but for the majority, a decision to adapt successful habits and attitude yields results.
Omg somebody please timestamp. When does he talk about Cade?
What if the Sixers just drafted Tatum?
Why are the Thunder left out of every conversation? You’re excited to see Houston and Detroit over the Thunder? We were projected to win 24 games last year and won 40. Shai was all NBA first team, Giddey was in his sophomore season and has the record as the youngest player with the most triple doubles, JDub was the 12th pick and almost won Rookie of the year, our coach finished second in coach of the year voting. And you’re excited to see the Rockets…wtf?
What ifs… #1 Len Bias
DON'T SIGN A 5 YEAR CONTRACT WOTH A TEAM IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THERE. OH NO! YOU MAKE 200 MIL INSTEAD OF 250.
Normal people turn down jobs for less money for convenience and fit, so we wouldn't do the same thing, sorry JJ. I hope they let Dame rot on the bench, don't trade him.
Hahaha the fugitive is literally always on tv – but i ain't mad about it
The exact phenomena described by Tommy around the 11:00 mark is happening in baseball right now.
Great advice at the end thanks JJ's dad!
im no longer a jj fan, how tf are u not a dangerfield fan
Keegan Murray for MIP. Book it!
Barry Bonds analogy is on point especially when you consider you can walk batters in baseball and Barry got walked ALOT
Such a good episode
Poor Rodney, still gettin no respect.
Caddyshack is NOT overrated…. if anything, it's underrated…. that's the shittest take you've ever had JJ.
Tampa fl
whats with jjs beauty filter lol
Minnesota passing on Steph 2x!🤦🏿♀️👀🙄😳
Never knew that the Star Trek guy knows ball!
JJ out here pretending we don't know his real name is Jay Jay Reddick
I’m always curious as a what if, IF Detroit drafts Melo, to add to Chauncey, Tayshaun, Ben, I think he’s the piece that could keep that team going. An elite scorer, whose weaknesses would be hidden because of the great team play (defense, etc)
We really got to stop using normal jobs as an analogy for what a person would do if they were the NBA player. The numbers are too different, and also normal people take lower paying jobs all the time for various reasons whether it's work-life balance, commute, goals in relation to experience, etc
Man I wish you weren't joking about Columbus, good size city and a lot of good food, nowhere near the nightlife of a huge city but we would sellout every single game, all we have is hockey, soccer and Ohio State and its a bigger metro area than like 8 nba teams, more money in the city than Cleveland for sure
Maxey love in, up the Sixers
Hit the like button if you believe the Washington Wizards have a chance at making the play in!
Another great episode as always. Quick suggestion: when you guys come back, can you do a quick roster review, players analysis, fit and style of play of the top contenders of each conference!? Go player by player, do they fit? Strength of bench. Can this player help this team or should they find someone else!? This type of analysis based on your perspective of that team style of play, what the superstars on that team needs and style of coaching from the head coach, as well as expectations for that franchise going into the 2023-24 season. Thank you for the great content once again. I’m a big fan!
Portland isn’t drawing anything out. Miami knows they are the preferred destination and are offering less than the best, holding lillard as ransom. Portland SHIULD NOT accept Miami’s deal. Period. HE IS DAMIAN LILLARD
All the Portland what ifs 😂😂😂
Mj, Roy, Odem, Durant…. Man we messed up haha
Dead poets society scene where Robin Williams talks about Point of view standing on the desk is a true life advice!
Their choice is freedom to choose OR MAX money. They do have a choice.