Jose Alvarado on “Grand Theft Alvarado”, Untold Chris Paul Story & Knicks Playoff Push

7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony

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Sports, Music, Basketball, Society & Culture

4.8 • 567 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 103 minutes

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From being overlooked and going undrafted to carving out a role in the league, Jose Alvarado breaks down how he built his game around defense, energy, and doing whatever it takes to stay on the floor. The 7PM crew and Jose get into New York City basketball, what defines a real NYC point guard, and how that mentality shaped the way he approaches the game. Jose also explains how the “Grand Theft Alvarado” move really started, why it works, and why it was hard to catch Chris Paul lacking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Wave.
0:02.0	Matumbo had the block and the finger wave, you know what I'm saying?
0:07.0	LeBron got the chase down block.
0:08.0	You got, I guess, for lack of a better term, the grand theft.
0:11.0	As a player, that shit is annoying.
0:14.0	Has there ever been a time where you went for it and you got like embarrassed a little bit,
0:18.0	like some lights all coming in?
0:20.0	Chris Ball, bro. We in in Phoenix I try to do it
0:24.1	so he grabs the ball on in the one of the inbound it and told me get your ass back Yo, peace. Welcome back to 7th P. I'm Carmelo Anthony here with my co-host.
0:46.1	Monica McNat, y'all. It's always good to be back on the couch. Yeah, it's always good to have you on the
0:49.9	couch. And you know what it is. My name is Kazin Fahmiwere. You can call me Kaz. And this is a Wave
0:54.0	Original presented by Van Duel. Mello. Yes, this one right here is for the city. Yeah. A true New York point guard. A real true New York point guard. I said that twice. Undrafted, made his way into the league, and turned himself to one of the most disruptive players in the game. He plays with that New York edge, that energy.
1:14.0	A real bodicoa.
1:16.0	And now he's back home playing in the garden.
1:19.2	Jose Alarado.
1:20.6	Yeah.
1:20.9	Yeah.
1:21.8	Yeah.
1:22.8	Appreciate it.
1:23.6	Yeah.
1:24.6	Yeah.
1:25.4	Now, that was a great intro right there.
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