On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we welcome ESPN’s Shams Charania! Shams shares some of the craziest stories he’s ever reported on (including Chauncey Billups’s arrest, Trump having Covid, and Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant trades), an in-depth perspective on tanking and expansion in the NBA, his career journey (which started as a high school student reporting on the league), his approach to which reports are worth sharing, and so much more! Let’s go! 00:00 Intro 1:10 Start of show 2:30 How Shams filters what’s real vs what’s not 10:00 Chauncey Billups and Trump stories 12:40 Reporting on the NBA draft 17:10 Moments that have surprised Shams 16:50 Approach to reporting on TV 21:00 Shams on tanking and gambling 28:400 Shams on expansion 31:40 Shams reporting in high school 33:40 The Bulls taking Shams’ credential & Windy’s email 35:50 Did Shams ever want to quit? 37:50 Relationships in the media ecosystem 39:05 Shams on his phone usage 41:50 Shams being fluent with all his sources and his upbringing 47:15 Reporting a story from a club 48:40 Reporting from planes 51:30 Tanking and expansion over next six months 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