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The Deep 3 Podcast

We Tier Listed Every 2026 NBA Rookie | Ep. 197

The Deep 3 Podcast

Isaac Gutierrez

Sports, Basketball

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 200 minutes

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Summary

Tier listing the 2026 NBA rookie class based on long term potential after 1 season!

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'd like to begin today's episode by quoting a scripture from our one and only great Chuck Charles Barkley that really defines how I woke up today feeling like with the topic of this episode in mind.

0:10.3

A little buddy wrote this. Let's do it.

0:12.4

Them young boys.

0:14.0

Them young boys coming.

0:16.8

As you guys see about the title today we're talking about every single NBA rookie and especially the ones that are coming, like are really the ones that are already here in Connoe Pooper Flag. They're here to take over the league. We're going to talk about every single one. Put them into a tier list based on how good we think they've been in their rookie year and how good we project them and be going forward with that evaluation. You know, you don't have to be like this.

0:42.2

Superstar, All-Star, elite role player, decent starter, bench guy, and you exist.

0:46.4

All 30 first-on picks from this year's draft class will be put in this tier list based on pure projection.

0:48.9

He's not wrong.

0:51.3

They're coming!

0:53.1

That's crazy.

0:56.0

I've been too much. To be across the Rubicon

0:58.0

That was weird

0:59.0

It is too early to be yelling

1:00.7

But yeah like I said

1:03.6

So we're going to talk about them

1:04.8

Based on what we've seen for them in their rookie year

1:06.3

Kind of treat it like if this was their college year

1:08.9

And we were doing a draft projection

1:10.3

Of what we think they're going to be now going forward Your new idea of who these players will be when they hit their prime, and that's the tier list. Not today, obviously there are rookies, none of them are good outside of a couple, but long term, what you project for them. All right, cool, this is what, so far, 67, 68 maybe games into their rookie years.

1:27.9

Okay, let's do it.

1:29.2

Year three of us putting every single rookie into a tier list.

1:31.6

Key the intro music.

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