25-26 Hoops: Jimmy Butler was having a good year until an ACL did his season in. With Steph out a good part of the season as well, the Warriors season was doomed. It'll be interesting to see what Golden State does in the off season. Not sure if a to be 37 year-old Butler coming off a major injury is part of the way forward but not sure they'll be able to move him. Either way, I'm a big Butler fan and I love this photo.
I wasn't aware Topps had a Hoops basketball brand but recently found them at Wal-Mart. These cards have a holo/shiny vibe to them. I know not all cards show it in the scans, but that Wagner is how all the cards look. It's an alright design. I'm not a fan of "shiny" cards but this is more in line with regular cards with a shiny vibe to them.
I like the Highlights subset. Good looking cards in a horizontal design.
Youngsters including a The Buzz insert. Ace Bailey averaged 13 points per game in his rookie campaign. More is expected from the highly touted youngster as Utah looks to take a step forward next season. And "Ace" is some great name game.
There are 30 cards in the All-Stars subset and I love it! I'm not a fan of the NBA All-Star game anymore but I love cards with actual photos from the All-Star game.
A Rainbow Purple & Blue Parallel #/199, Orange Hoops Parallel, and Net 2 Net insert. I like that purple and blue card and Net 2 Net isn't too bad either.
The back of my Steph Curry Highlights card. There are 10 cards in this subset.
The backs are fine though there is a lack of stats. We expect more from you Topps. I was skeptical of these at first, but they are growing on me. More expensive than base Topps so that factors in to these a bit. Jalen Duren had an All-Star season for the Pistons averaging 19 and 10 as one of the better bigs in the league.
BREAKDOWN:
25 – Total Cards
3 – RC
2 – Highlights
1 – The Buzz
1 – Net 2 Net
1 – Orange Hoops
1 – Rainbow Purple & Blue #/199
1 – 2025 All-Star Game Weekend
25 – Total Cards
3 – RC
2 – Highlights
1 – The Buzz
1 – Net 2 Net
1 – Orange Hoops
1 – Rainbow Purple & Blue #/199
1 – 2025 All-Star Game Weekend









The Topps Flagship brand was O.K. But this one and Bowman are really impressive - I think Topps is making Basketball better than Panini
ReplyDeleteI like what they are doing. I thought Panini had fine products but I like what Topps has done so far.
DeleteJa wins it.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing what his future holds. Good pick.
DeleteThat photo of Edwards is awesome! Topps should have used it for his base card. By the way, it's super weird seeing the NBA Hoops logo on a Topps card.
ReplyDeleteSo true. That's a great shot. I had to do a lot of double takes when I saw the Hoops logo. No clue they were doing a Hoops brand.
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