2025-26 Topps NBA Hoops Basketball Hanger Box

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

1992 Triple Play (4 Packs)

1992 Triple Play:   Bo Jackson was known for so many different things including his smile which helps make this a good-looking card.

Some greats from the game.  Triple Play was a low-end option for kids and collectors.  I've always been drawn to the design.

Horizonal options as well.  Even as a low-end product it gave us good photos.

Triple Play leans into the fun with some of their photos which I really like.

Awesome Action cards come in horizontal and vertical form.  I like these cards.

Little Hotshots are cool cards and this one showcases Dale Murphy.  I like their take on Diamond Kings with these Gallery of Stars cards.  Not a lot going on with the backs, but they are fine.

Five World Series championships for this guy.  His first was with Toronto in '92 and then 4 more with the Yankees.  He had a 2.12 ERA across 29 innings in World Series play.

More stars from the era.  I purchased a box of this off eBay and I'll continue to show them off four packs at a time over time.

Pretty cool photo.  I've never been the baseball Hall of Fame.

These are fun.  Lots of memories, great players and a good design.  A few of my favorite players from that time.  That Eck photo really is nice.

BREAKDOWN:

60 – Total Cards

1 – Checklist

1 – Hall of Fame

1 – Little Hotshots

1 – Gallery of Stars

1 – Awesome Action

1991-1992 Upper Deck Hockey

 91-92 UD:  Brett Hull is a St. Louis legend.  Oh sure, he was a great hockey player.  But his drunk rendition of the Blues' anthem, Gloria when the Blues won the title in 2019 is legendary.  And Upper Deck did really well with this photo.

I'm not the biggest hockey guy and didn't remember this set or design.  I do like the design overall though I'd always be happier with a team logo.  Adam Oates is another Hall of Fame player who played with the Blues.  That Palffy is a 1991 Draft Choice.

Nice photo on the back of this card that has a photobomb from Brett Hull.

The backs are nice and similar from Upper Deck sets across football and basketball.  That Ellet photo is awkward looking.

I love Upper Deck Team Checklists from this era, and we get Tomas Sandstrom on this nice Kings checklist card.

 BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
1 – Team Checklist
1 – 1991 Draft Choice

1992 Upper Deck Football

1992 Upper Deck:   It's hard to find new props for Barry Sanders.  It's all been said before.  He was just crazy fun to watch during his 10 years on the field.  You just knew you were going to see greatness that day.  And this is such a nice photo.

As much as I like this set, I'm surprised I've never picked up packs before.  I love this design.  Simple and the stonework look at the bottom is a great look to me.  Emmitt catching the ball.  Not as a surprise as he had over 500 receptions in his career.

The backs are really nice with a separate photo and has the Upper Deck look we were used too from that year.  Barry's eyes seem to always stand out in his photos.

Youngsters in the set.  Bryan Cox was a 3X Pro Bowl selectee.  I really thought it would have been more.  He also won a Super Bowl with New England in 2001.

Team MVP and Season Leaders cards work nicely.  I like both of those photos as well.

I really like that we get horizontal offerings.

This Thurman Thomas card is my favorite card in the pack.  The photo, cropping, team colors all work for me alot.  As a Bills guy I'm probably biased but that's okay.

BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
3 – All Rookie Team
2 – Star Rookie
1 – Team MVP
1 – Season Leaders

1991-1992 Upper Deck Basketball High Series

91-92 Upper Deck:  1991-1992 would be the start of a successful run for Mitch Richmond with the Kings after three seasons in Golden State as a member of Run TMC.  Man, could this guy shoot.  He hit 38% of his 3's in his 14-year career.

I've always liked Alvin Robertson and Walter Davis.  Davis is a Hall of Famer and 2X All-NBA who averaged 18.9 points per game across 14 seasons.  Alvin Robertson was a 1X All-NBA, 3X steals champ, Defensive Player of the Year and 6X All-Defensive team selectee in 10 years.  He is also the all-time leader for career steals per game with 2.7.

The High Series backs are the same as the low series 91-92 Upper Deck cards.  The packs contain cards from both series and Jerry West autographs are possible though rare.  I'm a big fan of this set. 

Draft Pick cards are solid, but John Turner only played one season in the NBA.

I like the horizontal cards but I'm not sure Upper Deck did Scott Brooks any favors with this photo.  He looks to be out of control.  Brooks went on to win 521 games as a head coach, most notably with OKC from '08 - '15.

Hersey Hawkins does not look happy by Kevin Johnson's defense in the All-Star Game.  I love All-Star Game cards with actual in game photos.  Hawkins was another amazing shooter who hit 39% of his threes across 13 seasons.

BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
1 – NBA Draft
1 – All-Star Team

1990 Topps Football

 1990 Topps:  Bruce Smith was about as dominant defensive player as it gets.  Multiple Defensive Player of the Year awards, 8X All-Pro, All-1980s and 1990s Teams and is the all-time leader in sacks with 200.

1990 Topps isn't the best Topps design but it's fine.  I've always like the 1000 Yard Club card for receivers and running backs.  Hall of Famer Roger Craig won 3 Super Bowls and was a member of the All-1980s team.  So good and rushing and catching the ball.

Plenty of young players in these packs.  You always believed anything was possible when he was returning a kick.

The backs are plain but give us plenty of stats which is always great.  Can you guess which card had the gum against it?

Rich Camarillo was a 1X All-Pro and 5X Pro Bowl selectee in his 16-year career.  I like the Topps All-Pro designations.  Not sure if they align with the actual All-Pro designees, but I'm good with it.  And if anyone deserved it was Rod Woodson who was a 6X All-Pro selectee.  

BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
2 – Topps Super Rookie
1 – Topps All-Pro
1 – 1000 Yard Club
1 – 1990 Draft Pick
Gum

2026 Topps Baseball Hanger Box

2026 Topps:   Paul Skenes has been nothing short of great in his short career.  He has a 1.96 ERA through his first two years, a Cy Young and an ERA title.

I really like the design on this set.  No arguments with most of Topps' choices.  I haven't been this excited about a design in a while.  Great photo for Clayton Kershaw who retired after a Hall of Fame career.

Youngsters in the sports.  Matt Shaw had a solid first season with the Chicago Cubs hitting 13 home runs.

Maybe the greatest pitcher of his era.

1991 Topps Baseball, Diamante Parallel (Hanger Box exclusive) and a Profiles by Ken Griffey Jr.  I've always liked the Diamante look.  The others are okay but don't really move the needle for me.  James Wood struck out a league leading 221 times last season but had 31 dingers as well.

This Green Parallel Big Ticket Player insert is a good-looking card and is #/99.

Fun photos like these are always something I look forward to.

I really enjoy League Leader cards, and these are nice.  I do wish they had the season (2026) somewhere on the fronts.

I like that the borders aren't white all around the card, the team logo is prominent, the player's name is easy to read, and even the abbreviated team name in the corner.  Many small details along with the cloth/stitch look really work for me.

Crazy amazing start to his career.

I like the design on this year's Stars of MLB as well with team colors in the background being a nice bonus.

These team cards are done well with the exception that they don't give individual stat numbers for the team leaders.  Such an easy fix but Topps keeps omitting those.  We end it with a Titans of the Game.  I'm not sure about the design but I'm always up for an Ohtani pull.  Great box of cards and lots of fun.

BREAKDOWN:
59 – Total Cards
13 – RC
2 – Diamante Foil
2 – All-Star Rookie Cup
2 – 1991 Topps Baseball
1 – Team Card
1 – Future Stars
1 – Retired Great
1 – League Leaders
1 – Big Ticket Player
1 – Stars of MLB
1 – Titans of the Game
1 – Green Parallel #/99
1 – Profiles by Ken Griffey Jr.