This week we welcome Jabari Smith Jr. of the Houston Rockets and Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans to the show! Jabari discusses his new contract extension and the Rockets’ busy offseason, which of course included trading for Kevin Durant. He also shares what went into the Rockets rebuilding the past few years and his thoughts on herd coach Ime Udoka, and what makes his teammates Amen Thompson and Alperen Sengun such special talents. Jabari and Trey also reminisce on their summer league experiences and their first few years in the NBA before pitching ideas to fix NBA All-Star weekend. Let’s go! 0:00 Intro 0:52 Jabari’s contract extension 2:31 Thoughts on Kevin Durant joining the Rockets 5:06 Being a part of the Rockets’ rebuild 10:54 Looking back at Jabari and Trey’s summer league experiences 15:35 Jabari’s first experience guarding Giannis 18:35 Jabari and Trey’s career progression 22:36 Fixing all-star weekend 29:00 The Rockets young team, what makes everyone special 33:57 Getting older in the NBA Subscribe to The Young Man and The Three podcast aka YM3 YouTube channel today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights. Previously The Old Man and the Three w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter