“Teach ‘Em Young” is all about passing the game down. After showing my son what Vince Carter did for Toronto, it only made sense to take it back even further to the player who made flight part of basketball’s DNA.

Some people in the comments joked this one should really be called “Grandpa… Who Was Dr. J?” and honestly, they might be right. Based on my son’s age, I’d have to be pushing eighty for that to make sense. But that’s the fun of it. We’re not here to worry about logistics, we’re here to keep the stories alive.

Before there was Vince, there was Julius Erving. Dr. J was the blueprint. The way he glided through the air, the way he made the game look like art, he turned basketball into something bigger than points and wins.

Every dunk you see today traces back to him. Every kid who dreams about flying owes a little something to Dr. J.

Episode 2... “Grandpa… Who's Julius Erving?”