The Deep 3 Podcast - We Tier Listed Every 2026 NBA Star Duo | TD3 Clips

Episode Date: April 29, 2026

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I'm going to show you guys some of the NBA duos that define today's league. We're going to put them into a tier list based on how good and how synergetic you think this duo is. I think we think about this on which duos would you want to build around. Who do you trust the most? Things like that. Be-solve read me the tears. Golden marriage. This is nice.

You should propose. Happy couple. Co-workers. You need a little therapy and toxic relationship. Toxic situations. This is how we're gauging NBA duos today. Who was up first? Janus and Miles Turner.

I think this basically means Janus and the Bucks because Miles Turner is just a placeholder. Okay. If we're doing, yeah, because if it's Janus and Miles Turner, co-workers. But Janus and the Bucs, toxic situation ship. You know, I think Janus and Miles Turner probably had like three conversations. Co-workers are probably pretty adequate. Yeah. They're probably just there together. They're two guys that

happen to be hired and paid by the same person. Did they even know they're going to play together before it happened? Probably not. No. Do they care now? Probably not. The cubicles are three cubicles away from each other. They have lunch around the same time.

Yeah. A couple head nods. Yeah. They're fine. And they kind of make each other better. They kind of make sense, even though nothing comes of it. It's like you hire middle manager. You expect to be good.

Nothing comes of it. Co-workers. Okay. Next up, we have Stefan Dremond. Oh, go to marriage. Goaded marriage. through thick and thin. They've had so many scandals,

so many things that could tear marriage apart, they stay together like this. This is one of the strongest relationships in Seth Curry's life. He's one of the strongest relationships in Jemong Green's life. It's probably the strongest relationship of Jermann Green's life.

To go to marriage. They complete each other. I see it. I see it. The death through them part. 100%. Steve Kerr is gone from the Warriors. They are still here.

Because true love lasts forever. Wow. Not wrong. Beautiful. Would you look at that? Thank you. Who's next? Lamello and Khan.

I would say happy couple right now. Yeah, I think happy couple. This is a duo you want to build it right? They're in the honeymoon stage right now. They are. So everything goes. Everything is just, they're just having fun. Yeah, but it's too early to say you should propose.

Because a year ago, we were questioning if Lamello is going to be somebody that you can rely upon. Good year. Do it again. Yeah. And then, like, maybe. Maybe we can start talking about, you know, moving in together and stuff like that. But propose, that's a bit much. Play 70 games again for me next year.

Then maybe I'll propose. Maybe I'll think about it. Yeah. You got some trust issues that work through with a mellow ball still. You're in step one of the process of repairing it. Yeah. Age gap. Age gap kind of crazy?

These little combos, man. All right. Next up, we have. Nah and Jalen Johnson Can I think about that one? Yes It's okay Co-workers, right?

Co-workers, yeah. Yeah, because I wouldn't say that they're like a happy couple McKell Alexander Walker just got promoted and so they're on the same floor now they work on the same team and like he's known that like, you know, Jaylon Johnson, he's kind of been running sales for a little bit

but he's like, yeah, I've actually been doing pretty well and now we're going band for band for Q1 sales. I think co-worker is good. Okay. Yeah. It was a coworker that, I think when he was hired, you didn't expect much of him. You're like, I don't know what his qualifications are why he's here, but the boss really fucks with him. And he's surprising you. He's showing that he's like

very, very capable at his job. And like, I hope you're here next year. I hope you stay around. Very good couple. Very good couple. They're on their way. They're on their way. All right. Next, we have Tatum and Jalen Brown. They've already proposed, right? Absolutely. Yeah, they're more engaged. I don't know if they're a go-to-marriage, but they're engaged. Like, they have a ring

there's a ring on their finger. I think they got to be in go to marriage. I think this is a duo that stood through thick and thin. They dealt with the trials and tribulations. Jaylor Brown was ready to leave. He was ready to walk out and find a new one real quick, but he stayed. He was convinced to stay and now they're happy for it. They support each other.

They might win more rings. Goaded marriage. And you know what? That's what gets a lot of people, the tribulations. Yes. Went through a cheating scandal already. Went through a cheating scandal already. Wasn't them though.

It wasn't them. And they dealt with that. They stood tall. Stood tall. came out better. Came out better. You know what I'm saying? So, yeah.

My guys up there, man. Oh, yeah, go to marriage. And there's a little bit of cheating. They were talking about some Kevin Durant for Jalen Brown. It was in the air, and Jalen Brown didn't let a little bit of cheating stop him from staying in a happy marriage. A little bit of cheese. He stayed despite them flirting with Kevin Durant.

Yo, funny, funny. Anytime Jason Tatum is on a podcast to ask him about the pre-draft process, every time. Yo, I never wanted to go to Boston. I always wanted to go to Phoenix. Okay. Keep that in mind. Okay.

Keep that in mind. And they stood tall. Stood tall. Next, Cade and Duren. I think, ooh. This is nice.

You might want to propose. Yeah. This might be second tier. I think you're, you're kind of ready to build around this. This is a duo that give them a little bit more shooting as years go on. But this year we saw Jalen Duren make the All Star leap. I think you're ready to build around this for the long term.

It's about to be, it's about to be them for the long haul. They're thinking about, like you said, giving Jalen Dern the mass contract as well, you know that the building block, the foundation of what we're doing is between Kate and Jalen Duren. Yeah, they should propose

Coming to the season, we were like, is Kate ever can get a co-star? Are they going to find a way to do that? Jay LaDare is your rock. Is love blind? Look at that. You were going all over the place. What you needed was right there for you.

The whole time. All you needed was to was look at the girl and take her glasses off, mix your hair bag, oh wow, she's beautiful. The girl at the locker next door. How many lessons from basketball? It's a beautiful. It's a beautiful sport. It's a beautiful sport. It's really a microcosmol life. How can you not be romantic about basketball?

Next up, there is Garland and Kauai Leonard. Oh, co-workers. They're definitely co-workers. Anybody that is duoed with Kauai Leonard as like Klipper, co-workers. There's Garland's like, yo, there's like a happy hour going on at the bar down the street. Like you're trying to pull up and Kauai's like, uh, we'll see. And then he's like, no. No. He just says no. He has no. He has never once entertained being anything more than coworkers than anybody. He had a good moment to her. Maybe him and Kyle Lowry could have had a little moment going on. Maybe they could have got engaged one day. Nope. Co-workers.

Kawai says, into every job, this is just a job I'm getting paid. I'm just here for money for my lifestyle. You guys are not my friends because the moment something goes wrong, you're going to HR. I'm not doing that. I'm out of here. I'm going to come in and I'm going to do my job and that's it. Lamarcus Aldridge. Co-workers.

Kyle Lowry, co-workers. Paul George, co-workers. James Hardin, co-workers. Darius Garland. Never changed. You are just. the next one. Tough.

And you know what? There will be another. There might be a couple more. There will be another. Next up, Paolo and France. You need a little therapy. Yeah.

Need a little therapy. It's a little rocky. You're standing tall. You're trying to be like Jalen and Tatum. You're trying to stand through those trials and tribulations and wait until the best version of yourselves come together and get better for being shipped through that fire. Fire is open your ass right now.

And everybody knows the best versions of, of you guys, you need to do a little bit of work on yourself individually in order to get there. And you're at your best when you're apart. That's the hard part. You go on a vacation, your friends see the light in your eye a little more. You start getting triple doubles. They were like, maybe you don't need that guy. Oh yeah, we potting today.

Maybe you don't need a little therapy. You need to figure out how to take your two worlds, turn them into world. Maybe Franz does need to move to the West Coast. I don't know. Step into his world sometimes, right? What does he like to do? Swing Franz don't rock. You remember about it?

Yeah. Oh, he likes hiking, going to hike with him sometimes. It might be nice. He likes high pick and roll. Stop hogging the post touches. You might never know what happens if y'all run a spain picking roll together.

You don't know. But it's not over. It's not quite toxic. They try. They like each other. Just need a little therapy to figure it out. Okay. All right.

Next. Jalen Brunson and Kat. Ooh, you need a little therapy to figure it out. The thing is, we know for a fact. You guys don't bring the best out of each other. you probably never will you never have

but we're sticking through it regardless because we need to because we paid you guys the kids are in the house already we're not going to break up a household Loki Nokia toxic situation ship Is it a toxic situation ship Maybe because you know what

There's Because at the end of the day Even whenever you see the highs right And some of the best moments of it Oh it's good I feel like I could be here For the long haul but then at the end of the day you just know it can never work between the two of us

we're incompatible fundamentally we'll never reach that peak we'll never get married we're just here yeah toxic situations we can we can have a good time great time even but not a long time I guarantee it but I can't marry you it's far though yeah

but it's really not though that's the thing like I'm no let's go it it's fine yeah I just I don't know Making a splash. All right, next. Joel and Bean and Tyrese Max. What's your problem? Happy couple.

These guys mesh. They're there. Talk about why are you like this? Why are you like this? Happy couple. They enjoy each other's company. They've been together through different roles. And Tyrese has stood by Joel's side as he struggles in life in his career.

Perfect couple. And they've been through, yeah, they've been through different seasons together. Indeed has supported Maxy when he was coming up now. Now they're in a different season of their lives. And Maxi is supporting it in Bede. They're there for each other at all times. And they make sure that each one of them gets to support the thing. Yeah.

Do they have an awkward age gap? Yes. But they make it work and they're happy about it. Are their timelines aligned? No, not really. But we make it work and we're happy about it. I feel like at some point Maxi's going to be like, I want to be on my own though. I doubt it honestly.

Like you holding me back. I think he loves Joel and Bede I think everybody at teammates with Joel and Bede loves him and was like I'm gonna stand by Okay, I see it James Hardin and Donovan Mitchell Ooh

I mean they just got They're co-workers But they're gonna be a happy couple of They just got put together though So co-workers for now Just for time We need time to build that chemistry We'll get to happy couple

Maybe we'll propose one day But we're just getting to know each other still Happy Cope just co-coopers Okay Next Bam and Tyler Hero Oh you need a little there Actually, toxic situation shit.

Blow this bitch up. Cut it. You will never work. You are still holding on to the memories from the bubble from 2020 when you're making East and Conference Final. Not even. Tally here's the rebound. Bam's real partner in crime? She left him.

He went to Golden State. She moved to the West Coast. And you're left with the guy that was just around. You just happened to see you'll do? Nah. Rebound. You cannot. Selling for someone.

Settling hard. Toxic. Settling with the rebound? Tough. You know, that's not who you want to be with? It'll do, though. I guess. But it really won't.

You think it will. It won't do. It won't. Never will. Now I've got to score 83. Fuck. And you scored 83 when they weren't around. Ooh.

At your best, they're not around. You're not even to score 83 type of guy. Damn. You and Miami turned up another night. Come on, man. Come on fire today. All right. Luca and Austin Reeves.

Happy couple. Maybe you should propose. Austin Reeves is coming up for free agency. Maybe you should say this is my duo for a long time. We're going to pay Austin Reeves and Max's money. Find a way to get defenders around them. This is your bedrock. They clearly like each other and they clearly love each other.

You should propose. Yeah. You're not goaded. You probably never will be, but you should propose and be happy with your arrangement. Because I've seen you in other relationships. I haven't seen, I haven't seen the, the, the glimmer that you've had with this person. I've never, ever seen him smile like this before.

He normally is not like this. But for you, it's because- Put him in cheer too. What are you doing? He knows that you're special. Yeah, you should propose. All right. Next up.

Dylan Brooks and Devin Booker. Oh, man. Co-workers or a happy couple? I think they fuck with each other. It's an arrangement that won't go anywhere, but they're happy not going anywhere together. It's definitely coworkers because you're only going to get this combination of personalities. Like, you're really not going to, going to meet this message. It's out,

out in the open. Okay. This is a workplace relationship where you just find, like, you find one of the, one of the weird combos. You know what this is? We don't have a tear for this. This is like an arranged marriage that you happen to be like, kind of like this guy. You don't want this guy. You want a Kevin Durant. And your mom's like, you're going to marry Dylan Brooks. And you're kind of enjoying it, but it's begrudgingly because it wasn't your choice. Man, this is tier one potting. Bill Simmons, we're coming after you. We're going to coworkers for right now.

All right. Jamal Murray and Nicola Yolkich. Go to marriage. Through and through. Absolutely. Since day one, love it for a sight. They've gone through trials and tribulations. They've held each other down at different points.

They got a ring together. It's a go-to-marriage. Okay. Next. You brought a ring to Denver, Colorado. You're goaded. Absolutely. SGA and Chet.

Goaded marriage. Again, love it for a sight. You were put together and immediately clicked like that and have nothing but success. He was the missing piece. He was, he completed him. Yeah, the ring was your proposal

and it's going swell since. How does the, how does J. Dub feel about this relationship? I'm a little jealous, potentially. Yeah. But, you know, sometimes being a third fiddle to a lot of success, It's a good open relationship

I was about to say the same We should have had an open relationship to you. It's a good polycule. Everybody's friends. Everybody's like a ruin dual situation. Nobody's upset about the situation they have going on right now. Okay.

We got a little SGA, Lou Will situation. Both girls like it. They're both happy. As long as everybody is in the fold with what the situation is. Who are we to judge? What I'm saying? They're all consenting adults.

They can do what they want with their lives. All right. Ant and Rudy Gobert. Mm. Oh, I think they're a happy couple, low-key. But they deal with some frustrations at times. Ant being mad at Rudy Gobert sometimes. But does that stop them from being a happy couple

which is a little bit of rage goes on? Aunt defends Rudy Gobert. Exactly. And will butt heads, but you can't butt heads of Rudy. And can get mad at Rudy, but you can't. And that's a good couple. That's very loyal. Very loyal.

Very loyal. Honestly? That's a good side of it. in a relationship. They should propose. The age gap difference. I don't think we're already proposed. We're going to enjoy it while we have it. But long term, I think we need to look somewhere else for Anne. He knows his one is somewhere

out there and probably in the draft right now. How does Randall feel about this? We don't give a fuck how Randall feels about this. Yeah, this is not open. Not at all. Randall thinks it is. Wait, let me in. All right. Next. Denny and Donovan

clinging. Co-workers move on. I don't care about them. Who even is? Is this Ingram and? Yes, Ingram and Barnes. Oh, Ingram and Barnes. Okay.

You need a little therapy. I place it in the right spot. We need some work on this couple to make it work. We need to round out the rough edges for us to see the vision with this couple. None of their friends are happy right now. It might be. It might be toxic situation just because you're trying to make people into something that they're not. Ah.

You know? But see, the problem is their pocket. their environments. They're not a supportive friend group right now. That's really nurturing them to be the right way. We got a lot of pointing fingers, a lot of you should be mad at him for this, you should matter her for that. They don't have a supportive environment, but if they did, I think they could thrive. But right now, like, it's not their fault that they're in the environment, but people are just products of the environment. Fair. Who are we? But it's tearless. Yeah. And so if that's what's going on around them, I do think right now it might be a toxic situation. Because other people,

are going to start saying, oh, you should be mad at him for this, for that. They're going to start to internalize that and then turn on themselves. They're getting broken up from the outside. So I would say toxic situations. I agree. Us as individuals in society are only products of our material conditions and the product of the environment we live in. So we were putting the Raptors duo in toxic situation ship from a very Marxist frame points. Type shit.

Type shit. They're also down, oh two, and they're not even successful. So, yes, toxic situation. Next, the Aaron Fox and Wembe. Who, co-workers. No. I would say. This is the crazy poly relationship.

I would say you need a little therapy. It's going well right now, though. So I think therapy might be on the horizon. Right now it's honeymoon phase, but pretty soon their warts might start to annoy each other. They might be at each other's neck. So us as friends of this couple can see the, see the cracks start to come. And we know therapy's on the way. But right now they're still pretty happy.

And that's why I just think they need to be a little bit proactive Yeah With their situation But that's on us We're the friends that see that and we know that But you got to let them come that conclusion on the road You're right I can't meddle but I see Wemby with the wandering eyes

You got a nickname with somebody else Area 51 How am I supposed to feel about that We traded for you It was supposed to be us to And now it's Area 51 Now it's French vanilla Now this other young Dylan Harper

is supposed to come in and take my spot How do you think that makes me feel? I know what? As I thought it was the franchise player. Nope. No, it isn't? They're happy couple right now, actually. There's no issue.

They're thriving, 60-win team. Happy couple, actually. But we know. And he knows. Yeah. And he knows. Therapies on the rise. But for now, happy couple, actually.

Wembe's dating a cougar. We'll get over it. Yeah. So let me happy couple. Okay. Next, or last, Sengoon and KD. Toxic situation.

This is one where they both know. It's not even that top. Not even the situation ship. They just hate each other. They're just ready to break up. They're only in it now because they're on like a group trip together right now and they have to wait until they get back home. They're in Miami or something with a group of 10.

And they're fighting every night. Everyone knows as soon as they get home, they're never seeing each other again. But they got to see the trip through. This is a thing. It was never fire. Not once. Actually, there was a couple. The first time they met, first night, October, first month of the season,

shit was thriving. It was great. Exactly. Am I with Baby Okich? What? was pulling out moves he's never pulled out before for kd he he was acting difference he was acting different he was showing out everybody was like wow you've never been on this before look at you he never done this then he stopped doing it the spark went up now he's just laying there yeah

he said listen but but now but now we can it's it's bad it's bad enough that I know that you talk mess about this other person but we can hear you guys arguing through the through the walls I You are, you're being outlandish and being out loud with your, with your hate and your vitual. You're out here name calling doing all this other stuff. You're not, that's not supposed to happen. But you're hanging on to those, to that first night, to the first week. You're using this history to keep the situation should going. It's not supposed to be like that.

It is toxic. Absolutely. Absolutely. And that's all I do was in the league. Wow. What a podcast. What a podcast.