Episode 165: Victor Wembanyama

The Young Man and the Three

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4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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We are so psyched to share with you all, Victor Wembanyama's first ever podcast appearance. So much to get to from likely going #1 in the 2023 NBA Draft to going to the San Antonio Spurs. Topics include: JJ and Tommy discuss potential draft night trades. Then Wemby joins us to talk about his time in the US so far, playing basketball in France, the advantages to playing in Europe over play college in the US, why he wishes he could've gone to college, what he missed out on his childhood, his workout routine and the unique care he has to take on his body, the pressures of being called "The Best Prospect Ever", his attitude towards staying motivated while getting praise, how excited he is to play with Gregg Popovich and The San Antonio Spurs, why he loves watching Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo, why he can't wait to play against LeBron James, what he's looking forward to most about living in the US, why the Star Wars prequels are his favorites and what being called the #1 pick on draft night will mean to him. So much to get to. Let's go!

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to the old man in a three ad free on Amazon music download the app today
0:07.8	Welcome to the old man of three with JJ reddick and Tommy alter brought to you by three four two productions
0:12.7	This is episode 165 Victor Wemba Niyama
0:17.0	Tommy just a phenomenal human
0:20.2	phenomenal regardless of the basketball. I mean awesome dude. Yeah awesome dude
0:26.3	Thought he provided some really insightful stuff about
0:31.2	his mindset his makeup his
0:35.8	Drive all the things that motivate him
0:39.8	It's very rare that me as a soon to be 39 year old
0:46.9	Learns a lot from a 19 year old. Yeah, that's the level of wisdom this kid has was crazy first ever podcasts as he said does coming in for
0:54.5	Picas first ever American press he's done a couple things in France and he was just dropping jam after jam not even basketball stuff. I know I know
1:04.3	God, he's got it all he's got it all
1:07.4	Draftous Thursday night. I will be doing the preview show Wednesday night seven eight on ESPN and working the NBA draft on ESPN on Thursday
1:17.6	Tommy I know we talked about before we get to Vic. I know we talked about the Bradley Beale
1:22.5	Trade yesterday on the old man of the three things. I want to just
1:27.0	rehash that a little bit because we are headed into the draft
1:31.4	We've had one major trade there are tons of rumors swirling around
1:36.7	Trades with the draft specifically with the second pick and the third pick
1:39.7	And then we have free agency to look forward to dream on green opting out
1:43.8	I think the general expectation is that he resigns with golden state on a longer deal
1:50.4	But I want to talk real specifically about the Phoenix Sun's post Bradley Beale trade
1:56.8	so
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