[2] In February 2016, Redick became the first active NBA player to host a weekly show when he launched his podcast with The Vertical, part of Yahoo!

[2] In 2020, following his stint with The Ringer, Redick co-founded ThreeFourTwo Productions along with Alter and the two began hosting The Old Man and the Three podcast.

[6] Mind the Game premiered on digital streaming platofrms on March 19, 2024, with its video format being released on an eponymous YouTube channel.

During his introductory press conference on June 24, Redick stated that he was "done with podcasting", including his appearances on Mind the Game.

[12] Redick did however add during his introductory press conference that there would be closure of sorts for Mind the Game, stating "we'll just do something for all of the people that listened and we'll have a small little video".

[18] Writing on the series after its first five episodes premiered, Kang wrote that "The show's gambit is to bring star power and the perspective of real insiders to analytical commentary, renegotiating the sportswriter's balance between geeky shoptalk and the audience's love of narratives".

[17] Thompson II added that "Most of the episodes are actually spent right where you want them: talking ball, breaking down plays and players, rehashing memories.

[6] Smith also opined that James' decision to launch the podcast in the middle of the 2023–24 NBA season while the Lakers' then head coach Darvin Ham was on the "hot seat" was an "egregious thing".

[6] Ham was fired from his position following the Lakers' elimination from the 2024 NBA playoffs and Redick emerged as a widely reported candidate for the vacancy; ESPN analyst and reporter Andraya Carter stated that Mind the Game reflected Redick's ambitions to be an NBA coach.