Random Wax: 2025-2026 Topps Basketball Hanger Box

25-26 Topps:   Cooper Flagg was the 2025-2026 NBA Rookie of the Year averaging 21 PPG, 6 RPG and 4 APG.  This Diamante Parallel which is exclusive to hanger boxes.  NBA starts tonight!

Great pull in this box. SGA won his second consecutive MVP award.  He and the Thunder will play at San Antonio tonight in a rematch of the Western Conference Finals.

One of my checklist cards.  I'm a big Domantis Sabonis fan so this was a fun pull for me.  I like that photo.

Dylan Harper was 4th in Rookie of the Year voting and a big part of the Spurs' run to the NBA Finals.

Kon Kneuppel really was clutch and gave Cooper Flagg a run for the Rookie of the Year award, coming in 2nd place receiving 44 of the 100 1st place votes.  He averaged 18/5/3 while shooting 42% for the Hornets.

Another Dylan Harper pull on this 1980-1981 Topps Basketball card.  We also have a Rainbow Foil Parallel and another Diamante Parallel.

Generation Now inserts are fine.

Paolo Banchero on a very colorful and sharp looking Power Players insert.  He averaged 22 PPG, a career high 8 RPG, and 5 APG last season.

DeMar DeRozan is now with the Denver Nuggets and another of my favorite players in the league.  He's 16th on the all-time points list.

KAT is one of the newly minted 2025-2026 NBA Champions.

Checklist card.

Great box of cards and so much fun.  I love retired greats and these are definitely some of the all-time greats.  George Gervin could flat out score.  The 4X scoring champ averaged 25.1 points per game for his career, good for 14th all-time.  He was also a 7X All-NBA, 2X All-NBA, 12X All-Star, and a member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

BREAKDOWN:

59 – Total Cards

12 – RC

4 - Checklist

4 – Retired Greats

2 – 8-Bit Ballers

2 – Diamante Parallels

1 – Power Players

1 – Generation Now

1 – Rainbow Foil Parallel

1 – Clutch City Prospects

1 - 1980-1981 Topps Basketball

2026 Topps Football Hanger Box

2026 Topps:   Jaxon Smith-Njigba is not only a stud wide receiver with a new record-breaking contract, but also a world champion thanks the Seahawks' surprising Super Bowl run.

How Mahomes comes back from injury will be a big story this year and help shape how the AFC plays out.  I'm rooting for him to make a good comeback.  We've already seen this design with the 2026 Topps baseball release.  I like the design and it works here as well too.

The backs lack the career stats we see with baseball.  I don't know why that is and it's very disappointing. 

Plenty of youngsters to go around.

Team card and its back.  I'd rather have team stats and team leaders here but it's hard to argue with the starting lineups.  But still, I want to see numbers.

Here we have 2 Diamante Parallels, exclusive to hanger boxes, and a Holo Foil Parallel.  I'm a fan of the Diamante parallels so I tend to pick up hanger boxes.  You get 2 in a box.

Horizontal offering.  Not enough of these in the set for my taste.  Football looks good in horizontal photos.  There are 400 cards in the base set.

James Cook ran for over 1600 yards and for 12 touchdowns last season.

I really like League Leaders cards and these look good.

Another QB coming off injury, Daniel Jones' play will determine how the Colts do this year.  They were 8-5 with him starting but lost the last 4 games, and last 6 overall, to miss out on the playoffs.  Was last season a fluke for Jones or is he the real deal?

Combo Cards always highlight some type of combo or duo.

Inserts in this box included Greatest Hits, All-Topps Team, 35th Anniversary and Pressure Cookers.  I like all of these.  Not a big fan of 1991 Topps but the tweaks here help.  I like the contrast on the Greatest Hits, and I've always been a fan of "All-Topps" teams.  Enjoy day 1 of the NFL football season!

BREAKDOWN:
59 – Total Cards
15 – RC
2 – Diamante Parallel
2 – Topps 35th Anniversary
1 – Team Card
1 – Combo Card
1 – Greatest Hits
1 – League Leaders
1 – Holo Foil Parallel
1 – Pressure Cookers
1 – 2025 All Topps Team
1 – Topps All-Rookie Team

Random Wax: 2025 Topps Baseball Hanger Box

2025 Topps:   Vlad and the Blue Jays have struggled this season.  Not sure what happened to his power but I hope he can find it again. He's been such a great hitter before this season.

Bryce Harper's averaged has dropped a little but he still gets on base at a good clip and is hitting dingers.  He's also been healthy this season.

Photos on Team Cards like this one are so much fun.

Youngsters.

I really like the Diamante Parallels exclusive to hanger boxes.

Some good photography.

Justin Verlander has said he'll hang it up after this season.  3X Cy Young, 2X ERA, MVP, Rookie of the Year, Triple Crown, 10X All-Star.

Topps 35th Anniversary cards and a First Pitch insert.  I like both and enjoy seeing Tatum on a card with local ties.

All good-looking cards with a couple of alternate unis.

Skubal is now a Dodger.  Man, it feels like they are going to be next to impossible to beat again in October.

Great Stars of MLB pulls.

BREAKDOWN:
59 – Total Cards
11 – RC
4 – Stars of MLB
3 - Checklist
2 - Diamante Foil
2 – League Leaders
1 – First Pitch
1 – Team Card
1 – Future Stars
1 – Topps 35th Anniversary

Random Wax: 2026 Topps Baseball Hanger Box

 2026 Topps: Garrett Crochet is injured and a big loss to the struggling Red Sox.  Their pitching is the lone bright point for Boston.  Injuries aren't new to Crochet, but he had an amazing season in 2025, his first with the BoSox - 18-5 2.59 ERA 205 innings 1 shutout 255 strikeouts.  He led the league in innings pitched, strikeouts and batters faced.

Looking to lead the league in triples for the 4th consecutive year, Corbin Carroll currently leads the league with 10.  Max Fried hasn't pitched since early May due to injury but has a 4-3 record with a 3.21 ERA across 10 games.

Somehow Corbin Carroll snuck into a second scan of cards.  Shea Langeliers was just named an All-Star for the first time and already has 20 dingers on the season.

Us Braves fans do miss Max.

Jac Caglianone is having a solid sophomore season with KC. 

Diamante, Pink Holo Foil, and Holo Foil inserts.

I do enjoy League Leader cards.

I think we get good photography again this season.

1991 Topps Baseball and Profiles by Ken Griffey Jr. inserts.  Not a huge fan of either but no complaints either.

One of my 3 Combo Cards.

Nice looking Texas Rangers Team Card.

More good photography with probably the best card in the set, in Clayton Kershaw.

Nice horizontal Diamante Parallel which are exclusive to hanger boxes and I like them.

More inserts to end this post.  Stars of MLB and Titans of the Game.  I'm good with though I wish the Titans of the Game inserts said "Titans" more in the design.  Not sure how you pull that off though.  Another good box of cards from this set which I enjoy.

BREAKDOWN:

59 – Total Cards

11 – RC

3 – Combo Card

2 - Diamante

2 – Team Cards

2 – Future Stars

2 – Stars of MLB

2 – Titans of the Game

1 – Holo Foil

1 – Pink Holo Foil

1 – League Leaders

1 – All-Star Rookie Cup

1 - 1991 Topps Baseball

1 – Pro Profiles by Ken Griffey Jr.