Desmond Bane on Being Traded to the Magic, Defending Memphis After Stephen A.'s Comments, and the NBA Finals

The Young Man and the Three

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4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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On this week's episode, the newest member of the Orlando Magic joins us! Desmond Bane discusses his trade from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Magic and what he's looking forward to the most about playing Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. He also shares his thoughts about Memphis in reaction to ESPN's Stephen A. Smith's recent comments about the city and Ja Morant, and then helps break down the NBA Finals. Let's go.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Cassie Depeckel, host of Wondry's podcast Against the Odds.
0:03.3	In our new season, it's August 3rd, 1991.
0:05.9	A cruise ship sails into a brutal storm off South Africa's wild coast and soon starts flooding.
0:10.7	But with no leadership in sight, the ship's entertainers take charge, leading a desperate
0:14.3	evacuation before Oceano sinks.
0:16.4	Listen to Against the Odds on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:20.0	How'd you find out about the trade?
0:22.0	It was Father's Day.
0:23.1	So, you know, we're chilling, like, enjoying our morning or whatever.
0:27.2	And my GM text me, happy Father's Day.
0:29.5	You got a second.
0:30.8	And I was like, yeah, I do.
0:33.5	And I'm telling my lady.
0:34.7	And she's like, oh, like, this can't be good.
0:37.2	And I'm like, lady, and she's like, oh, like, this can't be good. And I'm like, yeah, probably not.
0:39.0	I thought it was going to be a real sincere happy Father's Day.
0:41.7	You know what I'm saying?
0:42.6	Like, we're getting deep like that.
1:09.1	We're getting deep like that. Welcome back to the Young Man in the Three presented as always by 3-4-2 productions and our friends at Wondery Media.
1:12.7	Mr. Desmond Bain in the building from the beach.
1:13.3	What's up, bro?
1:16.0	What's the word?
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