The Deep 3 Podcast - Which NBA Player Has A Higher NBA 2k26 Rating?

Episode Date: September 15, 2025

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First off, Palo Bancaro versus Jalen Williams. See, normally I would love to side with Palo and say that the aesthetic, the bag getting, all of that is better. Jadab just won a chip. He just dropped 40 points in the NBA finals. With a broken wrist,

I'm going with Jadab. Jadab should be it. This is the ultimate That Boy Nice first nerd watcher debate It's been dominating Twitter all year And they have the same exact rating 90 overall That's fair You know what that's a win for the nerds

Actually no There's a win for that boy nice Because I don't Is Powell better than him right now? I don't know I think I might lean towards Jdub Because obviously he's proven it And he's fulfilled his potential

As the second guy For Pala there's a couple more steps for him to reach Some people will say Anybody who's the first option on team Automatically makes him better You can't compare a second option I'd rather have the premier second option than the first option

who isn't good enough to win anything as a first option so when Pella develops he should get better than J-dub like surely like he has a skill set to eventually be a on-ball player he should have a higher ceiling

but he's not at the point of his development curve yet that he's quite ready for that and he doesn't I don't think he'd be a better second option than J-dub yeah if he was on that 100%

they would be so much worse yeah that's a good word of phrase he'd be worse next to Shay than J-Dub is which isn't an indictment because not everything is based on can you play with Shake-Gidless Alexander but I think for most stars that be the case

Okay. Neither one of them are ready to lead a team to a championship and Jadab's more equipped to be a supplementary star. That's fair. Jury's still out. Cooper flag versus Paul George. Paul George's got to be better still. No, he's got to be better.

He was dropping last year. He's dropping a rookie, but 2K does like to do this thing where they boost up like the number one highly tired of dude always. And if you're ever going to boost up a highly tired of rookie, it's going to be the great white hope. There's some factors at play. Yeah. Cooper flag is for the fifth straight year, a judge.

generational prospect so I'm going with Cooper flag no I think I'm going with Paul George Cooper Flagg is one overall higher Paul George is 81 I'm telling you don't you ever doubt the great while hope to my face again don't doubt the main event don't let me hear you talking down on him ever again you know the other day on TikTok I saw randomly I don't know why I popped up but I saw Ronnie 2K like doing a duet on us randomly I saw Ronnie 2K I wonder why I saw Ronnie 2K I don't have no no tick no 2K on my feed but I just popped up there I'm like what the hell

And he was reacting to where it takes. Really? Yeah, about this with some rating game. Really? I swear to God. I didn't do that. I didn't see that. I'll say, yeah.

I'll send it to you. It's weird. Did he call his morons? No, he was, he was, he was just like, Oh, dude. He didn't you know what to do? He was just emo-D? Yeah, exactly.

It was like. Content. Exactly, Bray. He was getting it out. That's funny. That sounds hilarious. Devin Booker versus Trey Young. damn okay so for for the

PR is in the toilet for both of them I don't know for the longest like Troy Young has been underrated but then I feel like it's starting to creep a little bit back up but I still would go I think I would still go with Devin Booker though I think Devin might be Booker call it in Devin might be Booker that's it

you're probably right and Devin Booker is one overall higher he is indeed Booker we're on the street is Booker there you go That makes sense, yeah. The math is math. Deep Book has one more year where, and even this year, like, now that, now that KD.'s

gone, now that Beal's gone, if Booker comes in and he just puts up mad buckets on this team, even if they don't win, you're still going to look at him and be, like, free him. And even that, too, like, thinking about things from an attribute standpoint, Trey Young's three-point shot genuinely should have regress his defense as his defense. And then on top of that, too, like, Devin Booker, although he has three-point shot did get a little bit worse. It wasn't to the point to where it was like 31% or 32% like Tray Young. The passing, the number, that's his numbers, always going to be there.

The defense isn't terrible. So I can see a wording where he's 91 and Trayong's 90. Yeah. Makes sense. Okay. I found the video of Ryat 2K. He stitched us. That was in April.

Yeah. He didn't have just. Exactly. He didn't do anything. He's reacting. Right. We sat out Ron 2K. We posted our video.

That was a good reaction content. Kyrie Irving, Chris Kade cutting him See, now Kyrie's coming off the injury Yeah Kate is coming off of a playoff run Even though that he didn't play good People were like he played good

I'm going Kade Ooh, this is hard But Kade's a better defender Cade's up right now I'll go Kate Better, he averaged like nine assists The game By 2

I think the attributes might lean towards Kade Is better by 2 Yeah, there we go This is surprising Because you know 2K loves Kyrie Irving famously every year they love Kyrie Irving but you know they love the youngest ending point guard even more exactly you're come you tore your ACL

I like if we had a playoff run with with Kyrie where the last six months we have something in the back of our head yeah then that's that's fine but the last thing we saw from Kyrie was the injury so it's like ah yeah there's no ability for reasoncy bias he got it okay anyway it's fair Kate probably is better at this point Kawhi Leonard versus Jalen Brunson should be Brunson it should be

are we sure because you know 2K ratings is just about your abilities like it's not durability is not part of it it's just like what what how many boxes do you check and kai still good ones on the court yeah no i understand it it still should be brunson but i can see you know if they try to give me one reason it should be brunson without the word new york because he's clutch okay get out of here um clutch player of the year actually facts he's unanimously decided to be the clutches it should be what else do you need let's go jalen brunson It should be Brunson. And it is Jalen Brunson by one point.

93 overall to 92. I'll take it. He's nice for Kauai. Okay. He should take that. He's a solid respect factor still. Yeah. Quick look off break.

Next up, we got Shade Gildes Alexander versus 2007 LeBron from the classic team. Oh, 2007 LeBron. Now, he did drag the calves to the playoffs that year. On the finals, my bad. Finals at year. We're not, even as athletic as 07,

Brown was. He was as complete of a basketball player as he would have been in like 2009. Even 2009, yeah. Yeah, like 2009, 2011, all those stuff. I'm going shit. Oh, yeah, should be She's also like at a at like the top of the he's on the cover. He should be the best player in the game. I don't think they were making 07 LeBron

best player in the game. Yeah, Ms. Spoke. It definitely should be Shea. He's more complete, like you said. And on top of the two, they just boost everybody's rating. He's a 98. LeBron would have to be a 99. Well, to be fair. So this is 2007 LeBron in this game. It's not from an old game. It's in like this game. They're classic team.

So it's the same type of rating system. Still. I'm going to Shea's. Okay. They did not pay respect to the classic teams. Shea is higher by two. That is bullshit. The Bron was only 96-07.

Would you make sense? It makes sense. Like his jumper wasn't the same. Again, crazy athletic, but he wasn't as as refined, as skilled as he was two years later, three years later, all that stuff. It sounds like you hate the king. No more allegations Listen

No more allegations Next up We got Nicole Yokitch First 2016 Steph Curry From the classic team Oh 2016 Steph Curry Peak of his power stuff Yeah

Like when he literally broke the game Unanimous MVP stuff People had riots about how OPE stuff Was back then He did I'm going I'm going 2016 stuff I'm going same

Yeah I'm going same rating here I mean, Yokish is still the best player in the world. So, like, it's pretty hard to be better than the best player in the world. Yeah. 2016, Steph could have done that. The first year has MVP. Yeah, well, too damn bad. He's one overall below Yokic.

Wow. I feel like if Steph Curry in 2016 doesn't deserve a 99 overall, what does? No one does. What does? Yeah, that's kind of stinky. What does that mean? It's one of the greatest MVP seasons of all time. One of the most efficient volume scoring seasons of all time.

What are we doing? That should be 99. What are we doing? Especially because this is from a classic team. This isn't 2K26. Like, it's not an old. Rating where the ratings were lower. This is this metric.

2K doesn't realize this, but by rating these eras comparing to it and not like really correcting it to today's era too, you're actually like kind of ruining NBA discourse because a lot of kids get their knowledge from games like this. I did. If I would have seen this as a 12, 13 year old, I'm like, oh yeah, like Steph wasn't,

and Nicole Yokes is greater all time, even at this day and age. Well, to be fair, we're talking about 97 overall. It's not exactly disrespectful. It's not like, they call them trash. Yeah. Why do you hate to F. Curry? Answer that, Ronnie. Stitch this one.

Why do you hate to that? Huh? Yeah, come back. Come here. I hear you. Spend the block. Come back right now. We got many more videos we to react to.

This year's Luca Donchich versus 2001 Alan Iverson from the classic team. 2001 Alan Iverson, I think. Yeah, this is a down year for Luca. Versus the MVP season. Exactly. The best year of Alan Iverson. Yeah, I'm going to Allen Iverson. We, yeah, you kind of have to go.

Because if AI is not like a 96 or 97 overall, that team is unplayable. You can't, you can't play with the 0-1-6ers if you don't have a 97 overall. I'm going with Owen Arverson. Alan Arsons, 93 and Lucas 95. See, they're ruining NBA discourse. They're ruining NBA history right now. And that's why I don't play with them. The NBA should resent their fucking rights to the Lippecke.

What are we doing? Why did you guys never react to everything again? Ninety-three. Give it to EA sports Please no never mind Please no two cash I take that back There goes our Madden sponsorship They can say I'm madden man

Yeah I mean I don't know I mean Luca is like more complete Like in terms of checking box It's not crazy to someone to think Luca's a better player Overall for you know the reasons that people doubt Alan Ivers sitting or doubt isn't the word The reasons that people critique him And his weaknesses

It's not insane that somebody would think Luke is a better all around player Yeah but for the 01 season to not be higher 93 specifically at least for that one year the MVP of the league in 01 is it's pretty surprising

it's kind of pointless like if you're gonna give him a 93 don't even like make this a team but also it wasn't an MVP like where he was the best player in the world like shacking him so existed like nobody was arguing on Iverson's best from the world in 2001

it was like you know a carry job MVP which is still respectable but it's not like a default you gotta be 98 overall because you're MVP type of season no but if you're going to give that to somebody 95 minimum yeah yeah it's a little surprising

Yeah. Yeah, I would have thought 95. Okay. LeBron Jays versus Steph Curry this season. Listen, this is the unc off right now. This is the unction. I'm gonna say it. Which I'm still got it.

LeBron. Steph. LeBron has... Steph didn't turn up to the second half of the year. Not just one step, but two steps. I saw Steph loki. He just has some shots to make up for it. But Steph had no steps in the first half.

Steph has lost a step. LeBron has lost two steps. Okay. We're quantifying the amount of steps here. Okay. I'm using that. I'm thinking... Both are walking slower.

Attributes. I think LeBron, of course, passes better still. The better defender, better rebounder. The shooting has been better. Obviously, not he's in a different universe than stuff. But I think LeBron, with the technicalities of 2K, would win this. It's tough. Nope, it's a tie.

Both 94. Okay. Everyone's wrong. You live to find another day. I'm not mad at that. They said both Unks still got it. Honestly, they're just being agnostic. They're just choosing the easy way out.

This would cause a lot of debate. Like, I don't even want to say. say it be a man pick a damn side they don't want to do it they don't want to make the hard decision i get it uh and kevin durand is also lower than lebron they they they won't put it they won't do that is hilarious that is hilarious they won't put the pure statements yeah kevin ran's a 93 which is a little surprising i don't know why he's lowered than them they have yeah they should all at minimum be in 94 yeah if you're going to cop out with two of them to cop out with all three yeah wendy versus anthony davis it is victor women yambas time you think anthony davis is still all mb yeah

you think they've already given to wemby after half a season of great all play but before a blood clock? Damn right. I do. Damn right I do. He would have done it, man. Every time somebody working in 2K talks about Wemby, they're just like, our game's ruined.

How do we even rank them without getting a 99? Like, they already know you have to do honest work and he's got to be 99 very fast. Exactly. So like the, because we did something before where the only way that they can attack him is by saying like, man, you're weak. You can't live weights. Because everything else is like that.

I'm going with Wembe. The passing isn't like that on the game. They have to nerf that. I think I might go towards Anthony Davis. I'm sure the passing is so high for Anthony Davis. Wembe is one overall higher. I told you. It's a new dawn.

It's a new era. It's a new time in the NBA. I agree. It's Victor Worma Yama's time. I didn't think they're going to go that way, but okay. Just remind me that Skip Bayless video. It's a, no, that was, that was, you reminded me of that Stephen A. Smith video. Oh, yeah.

It's a new era. And get over it. Woo! I love that video so much. I have no clue. Probably Nick's basketball. He was like very, it sounds like fantasy. Maybe. It probably was. There's that. This is a Michael Irvin clip where they had as they, they traded for, for Amari Cooper and he went on first take and he was like, the Dallas Cowboys will regain their position amongst the kings.

Bro, it's just football. What are you talking about? Amongst the kings. I love Michael Urban. Unless I shouldn't, that I don't. Next up, Chet Hongren for Jimmy Butler. Chahongrin has no hips I'm going with Jimmy Butler For just going into the season We can get two weeks in No hips just like you wanted to be thicker What if you talk about? No this is a funny one of phrases

He's not throwing nuts Yeah, that's no cushion No figure No cushion No cushion That meme of those, like, guys that are ugly in lane talking about girls online. Not Thick enough. I've never seen that.

It would be like super model. Four out of ten not thick enough. David Chess? Yeah. I think Jimmy Butler of his shit. I think Chet might have this one. Because didn't Jimmy Bull like break his hip too? He broke his butt.

He broke his ass. Yeah. like he's got no ass yeah sound off that I'm off that what are you really going to do right now don't know if you had the prerequisite either way you're not having any way

if you don't have that disrespect you've even talk you even approach me right hey pick a player I'm going chat it's chat he said 210 count your boy in I've been saying, oh, my God. Yeah, Chet is one overall higher than aging Jimmy Butler. Okay.

Makes sense. Well, I really don't, but okay. Jalen Johnson versus Bobby Portis. Oh, they hate Jeline Johnson. Yeah. And that's why Bobby Portis is better. Because Bobby Portis can still give you a solid mid-reportis. range turnaround. Is he going to hit it six out of ten times and shoot 60% from the floor?

No. Is he going to hit it maybe 35% of the time? Yes. Somebody comments in our video a couple weeks ago that you like Bobby Porter so much because you look like him with the beer with the beard like that. That's pure racist. No, it's the beard. It's the beard. He's the same beer. See, how I'm about to say some. You look like Bobby Portis? I would hate to look like Bobby Ford is, bro. You have no idea how mad I will be. If you told me that I would find out. you man i'm using the meanest wedgy fucking ever i give you a fucking nuggett of death he's a black man bobby portis i'm mad for you now who said that man you fucking ban for life bro you're swirley for fucking hell fucking i'm talking about bobby porters yeah uh bobby that's racist bro we

we we we have let you guys talk with too damn much what i be portis come on now this is your fault like both y'all both y'all say that any black man with a beard that that's I'm saying enough for you right now, man. I do appreciate that. I can't fucking breathe. Who's the 2K overall's higher? God damn it. I'm saying Bob Portis.

They got the same overall, 81. That's bullshit, right? That's bullshit, too. Janlon is the better defender, better rebounder. He's the better passer.

He don't shoot better, but he's the better finisher. He does everything better except for a shoot right now. He don't yell. Shout to you, Bobby. Tell Jalen Johnson, get some tattoos, gets an aura up.

He has a tattoo. Plain Jane. He just can't see it. plain ass arms no accessories no chains on the left side of his sets you see it yes they're saying he looks like a two gay generated character he does

I can't even argue that generic duke recruit yeah this is a normal broccoli head dude that honestly we don't get into what I mean by this but that is the quintessential young NBA player these days he looks exactly like every vodka check you know exactly what it is so we know we know look at the three lights get in front of the league

And the Hawks of the case proven for that, bro. Zachary, I don't care. You are one of them, too. They got the template for the parents. You go to the factory. You get to stuff at NBA player. That's what it is.

Zachary's French. He gets off. He's a different category. He's Egyptian, but it's also like, you know, he's still asses of that. I didn't know he was Egyptian. That's funny.

They do it over there, too. Oh. Interesting.