We got a box of 2009 Topps NBA Basketball to review this week, and I have to say as a base product as an entry for collectors I loved this product. Unfortunately this will be one of, if not the last NBA product from Topps in the near future. Panini had the bar raised for base cards from Topps on this one.
As a huge basketball fan, but not a huge basketball card collector, I loved this set. From images like Kevin Garnett vs the Lakers on Christmas to Nate Robinson suiting up the Kryptonate uniform and dunking over Dwight Howard, they really did fantastic with the photography. It is a low end product, but has the potential for high end hits with Chrome and Superfractors inserted at very high odds, but it’s possible.
I spent a lot of time talking to the Panini guys about the NBA products for this year at the National, and am looking forward to their releases, but at the same time think it is a shame that companies like Topps and Upper Deck who have produced great basketball products are locked out of the game for now. Although who knows, we could see airbrushed or cropped NBA images of some players in other Topps or UD products.
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