The Fourth Man: A BIG3 Podcast

NEW EPISODE - CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 🚨 🏆 This week we talked to both Chicago Triplets’ forward Amir Johnson and Miami 305’s assistant coach Mark Grey to give you perspectives from each side of @thebig3 title game. - Season recaps - Playoff bouts - Keys to winning the 2025 BIG3 championship Two great conversations in one episode. Tap in 🤝

BREAKING 🚨 Dallas Power have brought back Greg Monroe as their captain and Glen Rice Jr. as their co-captain while adding former Detroit Amps Cameron “Beno” Smith as their co-captain 💯 Monroe was named Best Big Man of the Year last summer after averaging 15.8 PPG and 11.5 RPG. Rice meanwhile averaged the second most points in the league at 19 PPG on his way to another All-Star season. Beno joined the league midway through the season but made the most of his opportunity putting up 15.8 PPG and 5 RPG and being named Best Newcomer of the Year. What do we think of Power’s trio heading into the draft Thursday?

Power Captains Confirmed! x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

ISO JOE VS. MICHAEL BEASLEY. Rivalry (noun) : competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field; a state of ongoing competition between two parties. Five MVPs between them. Two rings. And they’re on a collision course in Season 9. Joe leads the series 2-1, but Beas owns the box score: 25.7 PPG and 8.7 RPG to Joe’s 21.3 and 6.7. Numbers say one thing. Wins say another. Only one way to settle it. Season tips 6.20.26 on CBS. Who you got? 👇

BREAKING 🚨 2022 BIG3 MVP Kevin Murphy has been named co-captain of the Houston Rig Hands 💯 Murphy, who captained the Boston Ball Hogs last season, won Co-Rookie of the Year in 2021 and has been one of the top scorers in the league now joins a new look Rig Hands squad. Murph will team up once again with Jonathon Simmons and new addition Derrick Favors to try and turn around a Houston team that won just one game last season. Thoughts on the move?

San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama has cleared concussion protocol and will play in Game 4 against the Portland Trail Blazers (3:30 pm ET on ESPN), per me and @malika_andrews.

@BlackJck716 @thebig3 Yeah nice little core - we’ll see what they do in the draft

@4thManPod @thebig3 The were a force last year. But Harrell needed some more help imo

BREAKING 🚨 The Chicago Triplets have named reigning @thebig3 ROY Montrezl Harrell as their player-captain 🔥 Additionally, Amir Johnson and Brandon “Body Bag” Moss have been promoted to co-captains. Chicago brings back three of their five players from last season’s team that made the championship game. Harrell won ROY after averaging 17.9 PPG and 7.1 RPG. He was also named an All-Star. Moss started the season with the Houston Rig Hands after an All-Star season with the 3 Headed Monsters the year before. Body Bag was traded midway through the season to Chicago and averaged 7.8 PPG and 5.3 RPG while showcasing himself as one of the most elite defenders in the league. Johnson was drafted in the first round last year to Chicago but has been a steady force since joining the league in 2021. He’s a 2x champ with Trilogy and has made the playoffs every season in the league. Thoughts on this squad for 2026?

Nick Young has issued a challenge to the 1v1 YouTube circuit: Bring it to the combine. Season 9 just got its first storyline and it hasn’t even tipped off. May 7. Exclusively on @youtube Most fans watch from home. A few get in the room. Meet the legends. Combine access. Season 9 built in real time. Ultimate Combine & Draft Experience — Las Vegas, May 7. Limited VIP packages 🎟️🎟️ big3experiences.com

Los Angeles Riot head coach Nick Young weighs in on the ongoing conversations between Nasir Core and Austin Rivers and challenges YouTubers to squad up at @thebig3 combine May 7th 👀 Swaggy P, who also said to stop calling out older NBA guys past their prime, played a couple seasons in the BIG3 before transitioning to a coaching role in 2023. He helped Enemies win a title in his first season as head coach. Core is coming off an All-Star season in the league and previously won 4th Man of the Year and Rookie of the Year. Nas also helped his squad to back-to-back title games. This year he’ll be a part of the Detroit Amps alongside Joe Johnson and Corey Brewer. Over the years we’ve seen guys like Frank Nitty, Hezi God, Duke Jones, and Beno Smith all have their own success. Session is a 2x All-Star, Hezi God is and All-Star and former ROY and Beno won Best Newcomer of the Year this past summer. Which guys from the YouTube scene would you like to see all on one team?

BREAKING 🚨 @Miami_the305 coach and @thebig3 champion Michael Cooper named head coach of Cal State LA men’s basketball team 💯 The Naismith Hall of Famer joined the BIG3 back in 2018 as the head coach of 3’s Company and took them to the championship that season. Last year he captured his first ring as his Miami 305 squad won the BIG3 championship. After seven years, he won another title to add to his already historical resume that includes championships in the NBA, WNBA, and D-League. Congrats Coop 👏

REPORT 🚨 2x @thebig3 All-Star Isaiah Austin will face off against NBA veteran Jontay Porter in 1v1 April 25th in Houston as part of the The League vs The Scene event 🔥 Austin is the former BIG3 No. 1 pick and won a championship in 2023 as an integral part of the Enemies. He recently capped off another strong season during his first year with the DMV Trilogy averaging 7.6 PPG, 5.9 RPG, and 1.3 BPG. Porter played for the Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, and various G-League teams before being banned from the NBA for life for violating gambling rules. He currently plays for Seattle Super Hawks of the USBL. Tickets for the event are available now or can be seen on YouTube. Who ya got?

REPORT 🚨 Houston Rig Hands co-captain and 2x @thebig3 All-Star Jonathon Simmons set to face off against BIG3 draft prospect Kevin “Uncle Skoob” Kuteyi April 25th in Houston for the The League vs The Scene event 🔥 Simmons, who was recently named co-captain of his home town Houston squad, is coming off his best BIG3 season with the Boston Ball Hogs where he averaged 18.9 PPG, 4.1 RPG, and 1.1 SPG while finishing top-3 in the MVP voting. Kuteyi was one of the first ever to earn a BIG3 combine spot after a monster performance at the 2022 BIG3 tryout in DC. Skoob’s also one of the best players in the 1v1 space for years. A win could possibly help his draft stock this summer 👀 Tickets for the event are available now or can be seen on YouTube. Who ya got?

DRAFT ALERT 🚨🚨🚨 Troy Daniels has entered the Season 9 draft. Pure stroke. An all around bucket getter

REPORT 🚨 Detroit Amps co-captain Nasir Core and BIG3 champion Gerald Green set to square off in 1v1 April 25th in The League vs The Scene event in Houston 💯 Core, who hasn’t lost a 1v1 game in the past three years, is the former @thebig3 ROY and 4MOY. Nas is coming off his first All-Star season last year with the Chicago Triplets. Green sat out last season due to injury but won the BIG3 championship and championship game MVP in 2024 while captaining Bivouac. The former slam dunk champ is also a 2x BIG3 All-Star. Tickets for the event are available now or can be seen on YouTube. Who ya got?

DRAFT ALERT🚨🚨🚨 March Madness sniper Jack Gohlke has entered the draft pool for Season 9.

BREAKING 🚨 @thebig3 has announced that the draft and combine will take place May 7th in Las Vegas. Combine will be earlier in the day and be invite only. Draft will take place Fontainebleau Hotel at 7pm and be available to watch live on YouTube. Let’s goo Season 9 💯

This is what the work was for. BIG3 Draft 2026. Live from Las Vegas. May 7th. @BIG3Basketball on YouTube | 7PM ET / 4PM PT.

BREAKING 🚨 @DetroitAmps wing Cameron “Beno” Smith is headed back to the G-League for the San Diego Clippers💯 Beno, who started the year on the Wisconsin Herd training camp roster, had been playing for the Capital Seahawks of the TBL before he was claimed from the player pool. Smith is coming off his first year in @thebig3 where he averaged 15.2 PPG and 5 RPG. Congrats Beno 🤝

This June… Season 9- The 9th Wonder in the Summer touches down. Coming to a city near you. On @cbssports all summer

James Johnson Signs With The BIG3 🚨🚨🚨 Former Wake Forest standout and 16-year NBA veteran James Johnson has signed with the BIG3. The longtime enforcer brings his physicality and veteran presence along with underrated playmaking ability and frontcourt versatility that has defined his career.