24-25 Hoops: Feels like LaMelo Ball and the Hornets are stuck in mediocracy. They were very busy after the season ended but I'm not sure how much they'll move the needle. It'll be interesting to see how they do next season.
Shai and the Thunder are reveling in their championship while the Hawks made some big strides including picking up Kristaps Porzingis this offseason. LeBron and the Lakers seem stuck in neutral with cap issues leaving them little flexibility. With this winter offering from Hoops, we get plenty of snow. That sounds great now that we are in the dog days of summer.
Stephon Castle was the Rookie of the Year after averaging 14/3/4 per game. Alexandre Sarr and Zach Edey each had good rookie seasons.
These feel a little different, and better, with the snow but they could have done more to make them feel like a greeting card.
The always popular Hoops Tribute cards. The Dr. J is one of my favorite cards from this set.
Good looking Arriving Now cards. Kyle Filipowski had a solid rookie year and shows up on this hoops Hopeful Relic.
I love that Jerami Grant photo. Brook Lopez is on the move taking his talents to the Clippers.
I pulled six Premium Parallels with two of them being Purple Winter Parallels. Damian Lillard was released by the Bucks shocking the NBA world. He's injured and not expected to play next season but can sign with any team while still collecting the remaining ~$125M left on his contract. Crazy.
Edey averaged 9 and 8 in his rookie season for Memphis.
Pascal Siakam and the Pacers were so close to their first NBA championship. Jackson and Harden both signed big deals with their teams this offseason.
Wemby pulls are always fun. Even on the perplexing Pure Players inserts. We also get SkyView and Frequent Flyers inserts.
Great pull in this box. Plenty of stars, good rookies and personal favorites like Dame and Kawhi.
BREAKDOWN:
90 – Total Cards
18 – RC
6 – Premium Parallels
5 – Hoops Tribute
3 – Skyview
2 – Arriving Now
2 – Rookie Greetings
2 – Purple Winter Parallels
1 – Pure Players
1 – Frequent Flyers
1 – Hoops Hopeful Relic
90 – Total Cards
18 – RC
6 – Premium Parallels
5 – Hoops Tribute
3 – Skyview
2 – Arriving Now
2 – Rookie Greetings
2 – Purple Winter Parallels
1 – Pure Players
1 – Frequent Flyers
1 – Hoops Hopeful Relic
Yup. The Hoops Tribute cards are still my favorite.
ReplyDeleteGreat selection of cards from this blaster. I really like that above the rim shot on the LeBron James card but the all effort by Luka is great to see too.
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