The Deep 3 Podcast - Tier Listing The Best 6th Men in The NBA | TD3 Clips

Episode Date: January 1, 2026

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We are going to put 2026 NBA six men into a tier list. I have a collection of players coming off the bench that are, by my estimation, the six men on their team, the best player off the bench, we're going to put them on a tier list. The tears are you should have a team. Franchise player waiting in the wingspan, you should be flourishing with the team that is all built around you should start. But politics. Damn politics, man.

Could start, I guess, right where you need to be. you're a six man. Okay. Quintessential six man. You move a lot, huh? South, self-explanatory. Lots of houses. Lots of rentals.

Get ready to speak Wongdong. Ooh. Starting off this tier list, I think a surprising six man, Jordan Poole. Jordan Poole. Probably should start. But politics?

But politics. He should have been, you're right. But Jeremiah Fier's isn't bad. So was it really politics? I don't know. But he is like, again like jordan pool is a good player but the head coach was like now i don't really rock with you like that we're going to start this other guy politicking but there's another head coach though

it doesn't matter the other guy's better not politicking there's another head coach so when the still still the same sentiment prevails exactly it's an organization wide thing he he should start but politics okay okay okay why not sure Reid Shepard I'm not going to lie Listen Should start Politics

Reed Shepard He's a start Eventually if this team Isn't going to have an offense That's playoff proof He should probably start At some point That the politics

Is just lack of experience And defensive virtue But fucking politics Is politics Okay They're lobbying against them In the coach's office Yeah

The assistants They're talking about Man I was watching film he was looking at his phone. The only cutting up clips of his bad defense. They're deleting the good clips on purpose. They're praying on his downfall.

Like you said, God forbid a white boy gets a motion. They hate it. Jaime Hawkes Jr. Could start, I guess. Kind of feels like he's right where he needs to be. Yeah, he's a unique player that's like really suited to be a six man with the lack of outside jumper and like downhill slashing.

If he's going to start, it would have to be, I guess, because he needs a very unique system. and it's probably his Miami Heat one. And that's what I'm saying. He really got to thrive because he's in this new system and that's why we like think about him on this elevated tier.

He's right where he needs to be. He's having the best year of his career by far. Keep him where he's at. Don't change the thing. Shit's going smooth. Isaiah Stewart. Oh, right where you need to be only because I don't want him

to play in another jersey for the rest of his career. I probably say. In real life, he could start. I would say he should start, but it's not politics. Jayland Durian is just a goon and you don't really need to start double Bigs but you can play it a lot. I would say could start

I guess because if you want to run double bigs for some reason you could very much start him. Yeah. And also like a lot of teams would be feeding to start someone like him. Yeah, he could step out, shoot threes and be a good like paint protector. That's him. Should we go, should start a politics in? The politics is just another guy

that's the franchise. Let's say I'll start I guess because he is a hot head and like God knows how many minutes he can play. Okay, you want to channel that? It's like when Janus under coach Buck couldn't play where in the six minutes in a row got to let him go 100 miles per hour gotta make sure he's not playing 30 minutes or he's more likely to punch someone yeah exactly yeah okay he'll get too irritated if he's touching people for too long exactly

we're saving him from himself okay gnaz reed man you are right where you need to be yeah stay there with that defense you are right where you need to be not too closer you are ideal as a backup big that can come in and play some minutes next to where you go bear that you were right where you need to be yeah

Dennis shooter you move a lot huh that man is everywhere I can tell I can tell. He's out here getting traded like three times in a single day. Yeah, he moves around a lot. That's a lot.

He was supposed to be the start of this year. Russell Westbrook came in. And it's my move again this year. Russell Westbrook took the chain. Bro, last year he thought I found a home in Detroit, went ahead and gave them their bench some good energy. Moved again. God damn, man.

Yeah, he's everywhere. Okay. Mitchell Robinson. Right where you need to be. Yeah, with that free throw percentage, you are right where you need to be, buddy. What's this free throw percentage of like? Two.

Yeah, that free throw percentage. the stamina too he also can't play 30 like 30 32 minutes a night because he does get tired playing in short bursts being a very energy goon that's what he needs to be keep him over there okay dylan harper i think you got to break the top tier could start oh he needs his own team yeah loki loki in 99% of outcomes in the multiverse dillan harper starting right now and he's a phrase of the franchise he just happened to get drafted the team that has a wendy and daren fox If he was on the team like the Brooklyn Nets, who would be dead ass averaging 18 and 5 assist a game.

Yeah, this is ridiculous lottery luck, has him on this team that's win now, but he should have his own team. Yeah. And this is a technicality pick because he's a rookie. He will be part of this team. Yeah. But he should certainly have his own team.

Okay. Has a rookie. Yeah, it's very debatable. If he had more opportunity, he would be the rookie of the year. There's no way you can look at him and be like he isn't like a tier one talent. Yeah, I don't mean Cooper Flax's pretty good.

So I don't know for sure, but he'd be in the conversation. Yeah, just talent. Yeah, he'd be in that conversation for sure. got his chain snatch sent straight to the bench get ready to speak Wong Dong

Who are we putting Dilo on Wang Don talks Potentially It sucks Because you don't ever want to just banish somebody to Wongdong It's a long flight Especially not someone that does this

Sometimes it's kind of cool It is pretty cool And somebody who's reached the heights But this is a team That needs a point guard Yeah You're a point guard You are a point guard.

And they need a point guard. Ultimately, they need a point guard. And he said, we don't need you. Ultimately, they don't need you. I think Wang Dong, I need you. He would have a great impact in Wongdon. He would have a long career. MVP.

Yeah, bro. You know how many people who would have just spamming this? Hell, you see what Javel McGee's been doing? First of all, no. Babe, I'm doing you right now. You go over to China. You start doing this. They shut that.

You're going to jail. You're getting you. arrested before you score four points, money. For that reason, we cast him to one gong. You move around a lot, huh? He won't fit in.

We're going to have to trade something and get you back. We're going to have to trade a more criminal. We're going to have to... Luke and... They're going to your own class. They said, man,

write the terrorists, man. We can have this. We're going to trade you for the guy who invented a new form of drug that kills you instantly. We're training you for the creator of the RPG or something. That's what I'm saying, man.

You better not go over there and start to talk about guys in my face. Go die and try to bed. I'm sorry. You're supposed to be so crazy. Did not do that. You imagine him during like teaming up with Nike or Adidas in their branch? It's just like, ah, little kids come. Oh, the Chinese kid, Delo!

The impact would be crazy, bro. Oh, my God. And there'd be a language barrier. He might as well be warming up a spoon. It's the same to them. Yeah, man. Oh, my God. All right, Dilo, you move around a lot, huh?

We can't let you in a long time. You saved yourself. We saved you. Saved yourself. Brandon Pajemski. Hey, man. Honestly, low-key should start

for politics. Like, he probably is their most talented secondary guard. They just keep trying these other combinations because Steve Kirk

can't decide who he wants to play. He's so indecisive, you're right. Or is it could start, I guess, because he's not like that. I think could start,

I guess, because it's like, all right, like, whatever. Listen, they've tried 75 lineum combinations. You've been in some of them, so you could start,

I guess. Yeah. It's not a good, though. It's not good. A.J. Mitchell. Listen,

He could have a team I don't know about all that I think he potentially could But I need to see more I'm not gonna play Jay Mitchell the top tier He could have a team Y'all are drunk

He might Is he Jalen Brunson waiting That separation You know what it's not impossible It's not crazy Put him on the Kings right now Unless you happen Yeah

It's not ridiculous I'm not gonna rule it out Yeah I'd probably say Could start I guess They're so talented There's no politics involved but he could start.

If they decided they want to go to a more ball handler look and they want to start him between Shea and J. Do? Okay. We get A.J. Mitchell and Conkin, for right now. That's a,

that's a, that's a nice NBA nerd duo that only we want to see let's sell no tickets. We get no highlights. It's okay. Zero motion, but we'd enjoy it. Lanzo ball. Oh, Guangdong, for sure.

Send him there. That hurts my heart. How far he's falling. But yeah, this season has looked so bad. It's tough. Refusing to shoot the basketball to the points where it's hurting your team? What are we doing?

We can't even tell him he moves around a lot? He doesn't even move around a lot. He can't move. He just started moving. Yeah, no. Mike Connley. I'm sorry. We got to put him down.

We got to send the remains to Wang Dong. It's time. Yeah, we have to do it. It's tough. He served us well. He had a great career. It's probably Wang Dong time. Yeah.

I think we trade his contract the Wongdong and he gracefully retires before making that move. Yeah. That's how we do it. Okay. We offload the contract and he decides to take a step to the side. That's fair. Yep, yep.

Like, who just did that in the NFL? Oh, like Daria's Slay. They claimed him in Buffalo. He said, hell not. Yeah, that's crazy. Quinn Grimes. You could start. I guess.

I'm not going to say he should start, but I think he could start, I guess. You could start, I guess, or right where you need to be. I think where he's at right now. out is the maximum of value that he'll have in the league. I'd say could start, I guess. Yeah, I'd say it could start. When you say right we need to be, it's like you are a six man, we don't want you starting. If you tell me a team starts queen grinds

for a playoff round, it's not crazy. Yeah. Like, you're not getting worse. Yeah. I guess, yeah, I guess so. He's perfectly equipped to be a fourth option shooting guard as he is to be a six man. It won't change him at all. Yeah, if he was on Christian Braun's spot, they'd be better. So I guess so. Low key. Low key, yeah. Make it Christian about $25 million a year.

Ikeel Alexander Walker He got some motion That one point does that motion Got his hair is different He's magic Mike Nikiel Alexander Walker Should start for politics And that politics is we haven't trade

Tray Young yet Ah no sorry wrong Trayton we're starting to kill him Because he is stealing money He got paid and he decided to be Way worse offensively Top bolt these guards Kick motherfucking rocks

We're starting to kill Alexander Walker Yeah man He could if he was way younger It was producing at this level you can have your own team but 26 years old or whatever 27 years old you should start like he's ancient Anthony Simons right where you need to be you're right where you need to be you're right where you need to be yeah yeah nothing more nothing less swell we're about like a couple months away from him being like you move a lot huh but but now you're right we need to be

but you're on watch Jake La Ravia I mean he do be moving sometimes just move three times He was a king. He was a Memphis Grizzies. Now he's a Laker. Yeah. It's a solid amount of movement.

Damn. Solid amount of motion. He hasn't been in the league for two, too long and too. That's a lot of motion. You move a lot, huh? Don't you? And that's our six man tier list.

Honest, look at this. It's the perfect distribution. It's a perfectly even pyramid. It's so good. That's crazy. Okay. If we just delete lots of from existence,

it's perfectly even. Okay. We did a good job. This is how you know, we know that we need to aim for this shape every single time this is super what you call that is that what that is we need a perfect parabola you don't know no it's a bell curve the parabola

oh is it inverse yeah my bad perfect bell curve look at that did our thing