The Houston Rockets Episode: Steven Adams and Reed Sheppard | YM3

The Old Man and the Three

ThreeFourTwo Productions | Wondery

Sports

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

It’s a Houston Rockets episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ with Steven Adams and Reed Sheppard, and it’s a good one.

Some of their discussions include:

Reed’s background, playing for the University of Kentucky, and deciding to leave after one year
Steven’s experience coming to the US for basketball and his unorthodox draft path
How Steven became the strongest player in NBA and his wild diet
Steven’s relationship with Oklahoma City and his Thunder years
Reed’s impressive jump this season in his second year
Appreciation for Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson, and Dillon Brooks
What makes Ime Udoka a great coach
Steven’s farm

…and so much more. Let’s go!

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