Random Wax: 2018-2019 Donruss Basketball

2018-2019 Donruss Basketball:  A set I enjoy this is always an easy one pack to pick up when I see them.  This one is headlined by LeBron James who has another super weapon next to him this year in Anthony Davis.  I'm definitely curious to see how the Lakers look this year.

The Beard and Dwyane Wade are two more big names from the pack while Og Anunoby was a part of the the Champion Toronto Raptors.

Inserts are a nice part of this set.  Here I find my lone Atlanta Hawk and KAT on an insert card.  The Rookie Kings design isn't my favorite I'll admit but it is an orange parallel #/125.

More big names here help this pack.  Joel Embiid is one of the premier big men in the league while Marc Gasol won a championship in Toronto last year after being traded by the Grizzlies.  Blake Griffin is a beast.  He is so athletic and is now shooting threes like nobodies business.  On seven attempts per game last year he hit 36% of his shots from behind the arc.  I really hope he can stay healthy which has always been the big concern with him.

Another fun pack of this brand.  Plenty of star power and a fun design.  I will rarely hesitate to pick these up when the opportunity arises.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards
6 – Rated Rookie
1 – Court Kings
1 – Fantasy Stars
1 – Rookie Kings Press Proof Orange #/125

Random Wax: 2018-2019 Donruss Basketball

The NBA Finals start today so let's look at a pack of 2018-2019 Donruss basketball.  Definitely not the most exciting pack I've ever busted but it did include this great photo of John Collins, great young PF for the Atlanta Hawks.

 Not only is there an outstanding free agent pool this year that includes D'Angelo Russell but where Mike Conley ends up will also be a talking point this offseason.  Memphis could grab their PG of the future with the #2 pick while looking to trade Conley.  I'm hoping Victor Oladipo can come back from his injury and play well again for the Pacers.  He was a nice surprise for Indiana in the Paul George trade.

The Timberwolves weren't any good this year so you didn't hear Karl-Anthony Towns' name much but he was as great as ever.  My 2nd Moritz Wagner card after just pulling my first in last week's Hoops pack.  Jerry West was so good - the dude could score on a level that is just amazing.  I think he'd be on a whole other level in today's NBA.

More solid players in Dennis Smith Jr., now of the Knicks, and Jrue Holiday, soon to be teammate of Zion Williamson.  Zach Collins looking much more comfortable than he did on his Hoops card Saturday.

This is a very solid pack, just didn't have any of the top 10 guys that get ya excited when you open a pack.  Won't deter me though.  The design is solid and I'll probably grab more at sometime.

Tough seeing this all-time great leave the game.  I always liked him and how couldn't you like this guy?  Great player and a good guy.  Always liked what I saw from Dirk Nowitzki.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards
6 – Rated Rookie
1 – Winner
1 – Retired Great
1 – Court Kings

Random Wax: 2018-2019 Donruss Basketball

The NBA All-Star Game is tonight so let's look at some 2018-2019 Donruss basketball.  This was a fun pack full of stars.  The Greek Freak on this Franchise Features insert highlights a team captain for tonight's game as one of the top two vote getters.  LeBron is the other captain.  

  All three of these great players will start in tonight's game.  James Harden also has an excellent chance of taking home MVP honors this year. 

A nice shot of Andre Drummond skying towards the rim.  Dwyane Wade was picked, along with Dirk Nowitzki as special All-Stars this year.  They will both retire after this year though Wade may not have made his official announcement yet.  Both are Hall of Famers to be.  Boogie Cousins was an all-star last year and was a great pickup by the Golden State Warriors in the offseason.

The Donruss basketball cards are always fun to rip and this was a great pack.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards
6 – RC
1 – Franchise Features
1 – Rookie Kings

Random Wax: 2018-2019 Donruss Basketball

I picked up two Dollar Tree packs of the 2018-2019 Donruss basketball.  Dollar General packs are almost always dogs.  This is probably the best I've ever pulled from those.  Yellow flood parallels have me thinking back to 1991 Fleer baseball and they add a bit of variety you won't get from fat packs.  Plenty of stars and nice young players in my pull to include Victor Oladipo, Bradley Beal, Rudy Gobert, Josh Jackson and Jaren Jackson Jr.  I, like most, don't know yet where Markelle Fultz is as a player.  Hopefully Philly can gix him - whatever is broken.  I'm very happy with the cards I grabbed and the design is one I enjoy so a win all-around.  

 BREAKDOWN:

10 – Total Cards (2 Dollar General Packs)

2 – Rated Rookie

2 – Yellow Flood

Random Wax: 2018-2019 Donruss Basketball

More of the 2018-2019 Donruss Basketball which I'm enjoying this year.  The retro '84 design and photos combined with the overall appearance really works for me.  It also helps that neither of my pulls of this year's Donruss have let me down.  Paul George is a favorite of mine and he and the Thunder are having a great year currently in the top four of the Western Conference.

This pack gave me a nice pull which I'll never complain about.

And the stars keep on coming.  These three all go straight to the personal collection.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Donruss

6 – Rated Rookies

1 – Rookie Kings

1 – Winner Stays

2018-2019 Donruss Basketball

Happy Thanksgiving!  I'm thankful for these 2018-2019 Donruss Basketball cards which I'm really enjoying.  This retro 1984 Donruss Baseball based design works with the NBA as opposed to Panini's Donruss baseball cards from this year.  Those were OK but didn't wow me.  These I really like though again you won't find the player's position.  I noticed the hobby boxes have two autographs each as well as 300 cards.  I could see me getting one down the road when they are a bit cheaper.  In the mean time I'll definitely pick more of these up when I get the chance.  

I had a pretty nice pull as well with Stephen Curry leading the way.  I also grabbed a few Trail Blazers in McCollum and Nurkic.  Plenty of other stars helped round out the pack.  The rookie cards weren't out of this world but they can take some time to pan out.

I enjoy the Court Kings normally but I'm withholding judgement on this year's design until I see another one in hand.  The colors here throw me off.  I like the Franchise Feature card and the Rated Rookies are fine with me as well.

   Plenty of nice action shots to enjoy.  The Kuzma photo from an elevated camera is a nice change of pace. As opposed to the Hoops cards these backs at least have a flash of color.  It shouldn't mean much but I do appreciate the effort.  So I'm a fan of these cards and I'm looking forward to breaking more packs in the future.  

I do hope your Thanksgiving is a joyful one.  I have plenty of be thankful for in my life and wish good tidings to you all.

BREAKDOWN:

30 - Total Cards

6 - Rated Rookie

1 - Franchise Feature

1 - Court Kings