Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It’s the Sacramento Kings episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ featuring Maxine Raynaud, Precious Achiuwa, and Nique Clifford!

In this extremely enjoyable and candid conversation, they get into so much including:

- Max and Nique’s draft night
- Nique’s backstory growing up Colorado and more
- Max’s backstory in France and decision to go to Stanford
- Precious moving to Queens from Nigeria and going to Monteverde Academy
- The moment they knew they could be pro and welcome to the NBA moments
- Precious on his Miami Heat and New York Knicks Years
- Learning from Russell and DeMar DeRozan, especially Max and Nique in their rookie years
- Lessons from this season and the attitude of the team

…and so much more. Let’s go!

00:00 Intro
1:27 Start of show
1:46 When they all become close
5:35 Nique’s backstory, Colorado, and more
9:15 Max’s backstory, in France and coming to Stanford
21:52 Precious moving to Queens from Nigeria
29:09 Precious going to Monteverde Academy
36:55 The moment they knew they could be pro
39:35 Welcome to the NBA moments
44:43 Max on Wemby
48:10 Precious on his Miami Heat and New York Knicks Years
56:20 Learning from Russ and DeMar
59:30 Max and Nique’s rookie year
1:03:03 Lessons from this year

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Previously The Old Man and the Three w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter