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Is Anthony Edwards the Star the NBA Has Been Searching for?
The NBA over the last few years has been in eager search for the next face of the league. LeBron James having a prime continue until age 39 has ruined the decades long tradition of a player passing the metaphorical torch. Instead we have seen LeBron, drafted in 2003 career & prime outlast all but 2 players drafted in 2010/11. Anthony Edwards is on the trajectory to be the potential solution to the NBA's looming problem. Anthony Edwards has the aura to be that guy, whereas guys like Jokic seemin
2023-24 NBA Season Biggest Hobby Risers (Part 2)
With the season in the books and playoffs officially tipping off today, let's use the Card Ladder Pro player index feature to see which players saw the biggest uptick over the 6 month long season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Month Rate of Growth: 69.76% From buying a crypto scammers old mansion to being an MVP finalist, Shai has had quite the eventful last 12 months. Shai led a team that didnt make the playoffs last year to being the #1 seed in the most competitive Western Conference in almost
2023-24 NBA Season Biggest Hobby Risers (Part 1)
With the season in the books and playoffs officially tipping off today, let's use the Card Ladder Pro player index feature to see which players saw the biggest uptick over the 6 month long season. Tyrese Haliburton 6 Month Rate of Growth: 41.66% Haliburton led the Pacers to the finals for the NBA's first in-season tournament, causing his market to explode in late November/early December. Playing through injury to meet the 65 game requirement, his play declined but however turned it on late in
Marquise Brown's Market Receives The Mahomes Affect
Marquise Brown was supposed to be Lamar Jackson's #1 receiver for many many years. Unfortunately drop after drop after drop led to his departure and he got shipped to Arizona. While he put up solid numbers, injuries to him and Cardinals star QB Kyler Murray derailed each of the two seasons. Now the Oklahoma product is off to play with Patrick Mahomes, a 3x Super Bowl champion coming off back to back Super Bowls. Mahomes is by far and away the best player in the league and has the potential to b
How NIL & Topps saved College Basketball Cards
College basketball cards had long been a placeholder, something that satisfied the average person just temporarily while putting college collectors in a you just left me state. The model had been, college cards of the recently drafted players with products such as Prizm Draft, Contenders Draft, and Chronicles Draft coming out during the post-draft offseason. Die-hard collegiate collectors couldn't collect their favorite player while in college, only after the player departed for the NBA. While N
Fanatics Corporate Greed & Spite For Panini Hurting NBA Collectors This Season
Player exclusives are nothing new to the hobby and have been around for decades, however what we are experiencing this year is unprecedented and has been catastrophic for the hobby. Upper Deck was known for having the best exclusives during their reign; with most notably LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, & Kevin Durant to name a few. Topps signed exclusive deals of their own but unfortunately Emeka Okafor, Yi Jianlian, Brendan Wright, & Greg Oden did not pan out. It was a healthy system
Let D-Lo Cook! Rise of D'Angelo Russell's market
The Lakers had been missing a third option that can score since the 2020 bubble run. Many have tried to fill the void and many have fallen short with Austin Reaves coming the closest but ultimately just not being that guy. D'Angelo Russell was in trade rumors every which way you turned and was almost a lock to be dealt at the deadline. D'Angelo Russell speaks on the trade rumors. 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/hOkFpYMcq4 — theScore (@theScore) February 6, 2024 Russell is no stranger to being traded; be
Caitlin Clark Cards Are On Fire
Caitlin Clark has hands down been the biggest draw in Collegiate sports since Zion Williamson. She has transcended women's sports selling out stadiums with 13 block lines to get in & even selling out a football stadium. As a result of shattering records, her market is on fire leaving people wishing they invested. Above we can see what some of her cards were selling for in late November and now here is what they are selling for... Now these same cards have doubled to even tripled in a short per
Penny Stocks of Sports Cards: Daniel Gafford & Josh Hart
A penny stock refers to a small company's stock that typically trades for less than $5 per share. In sports cards, a possible equivalent of a penny stock is a relatively cheap under the radar player who's cards put you in a bad financial position if they never play again. Daniel Gafford has had a very solid 5 year career as a backup big man but not spoken about much just due to being on horrid Wizards and Bulls teams. Gafford got traded to the Mavericks at the deadline and is now playing for a
Potential Long Term Dangers of Applying Wax to Sports Cards.
The hot-button topic in the hobby over the last week has been the great debate of what is altering a card and what is not. One side feeling that applying any substance to a card is altering with another side viewing it as restoration. With the premium that PSA 10's demand on ultra-modern cards with some cards seeing as high as a 10x multiplier for just a $15-20 grading fee. It is understood why application of wax and other substances is done for economic reasons by both sides. PSA under their g
New Knicks Get A New York Market Bump
New York is called the Mecca of basketball and in a world where everyone wants to argue, that isn't even up for debate. In one of the biggest cities in the world, the players who put on the orange and blue tend to sell better than their small market counterparts. A historically bad and meme'd franchise since the Ewing days outside of 2 years with Carmelo, the Knicks are finally good again. The fans have something to root for, driving up excitement for the franchise. Off-season acquisition Donte
Same Idea, Different Market Reaction
Panini has turned their Downtown insert into an iconic card that has become synonymous with Panini America trading cards itself. Downtown's first appeared in 2016 Panini Studio, a revival from the 2009 inaugural brand. Studio was discontinued after 2016 and Downtowns got moved to cornerstones from 2017-2018 before finding a home in 2019 Panini One and One. Meanwhile Football has been a mainstay in Donruss and Optic, giving people reason to open Donruss. Downtown's are currently the most sought a
Super Bowl Market Reaction, One Week Later
One of the most opinionated Super Bowls where people with no dog in the race had a seemingly passionate hatred or love for both teams. Mahomes and Purdy were at the head of both franchises which was a very unpleasing passing game at times for both teams. One full week later, where at both of the quarterbacks markets? Mahomes is up and Purdy is down, not a shock to hear even for someone not in cards... However it is surprising how insignificant the overall percentage changes are on both sides.
New King of New York
Mark Cuban said his biggest mistake as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks was getting rid of Steve Nash in 2004. Cuban later revealed; “That’s my biggest mistake ever. Nash hated me for a long time.” Cuban thought that Nash could no longer play at a high level, which ultimate led to... Steve Nash winning two MVP's in the following 3 years after departing from Dallas. The Mavericks were still successful solely thanks to Dirk being one of the greatest players of all time. However from 2005-the res
Caitlin Clark, Bigger Than Her Own Sport
Caitlin Clark has become a transcendent talent for college sports, she is by far the biggest draw for all of college sports. Arguably the biggest since Zion in 2018 at Duke and easily the biggest box office women's collegiate athlete. She would be a unanimous #1 pick and is on pace to beat the all-time scoring record this Thursday vs Michigan. Fans line up for SIX BLOCKS hoping to see Caitlin Clark make history vs. Nebraska 🤯👏 pic.twitter.com/bBwGR2mPBj — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) Fe