Hoops Collectors: Basketball & Sports Card Podcast

Max @PutnamCards gives out his early 2026 Basketball Card Awards, comparing current hobby trends and modern basketball cards to players across the NBA.

Topics include 2025–26 Topps basketball releases, Topps Chrome Gold Refractors, Topps Finest Aura inserts, Topps 3 Basketball, Panini Downtown inserts, and patch autograph cards of Stephen Curry.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:34 Panini Revolution Galactics
05:55 High-End Stephen Curry Patch Autos
08:30 Topps Finest Base Set Design
12:11 Topps Chrome Gold Refractors
14:03 Topps Finest Aura Inserts
16:25 Topps 3 Basketball
18:37 PSA 10s vs. PSA 9s
21:13 Gold Logomans & Speciality Patches
23:49 Panini Downtown Inserts
28:33 “Not-Associated” Memorabilia Cards
30:47 Unlicensed Panini Basketball Products
31:53 Dallas Card Show

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Max @PutnamCards breaks down the 2012-13 and 2013-14 Panini NBA releases including 2012 Prizm, 2013 Kaboom inserts, Flawless, Immaculate, and Select.

Featuring cards of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant, Max analyzes why this era shaped the modern basketball card market — plus a quick detour into Kevin O'Leary’s walk down the red carpet.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
03:23 2012-13 Panini Basketball Releases
29:37 2013-14 Panini Basketball Releases
40:44 Reflections on the Early Panini Era

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Max (@PutnamCards) breaks down early pre-Prizm Panini basketball cards (2009–2012) to uncover what’s truly valuable and potentially underrated. He also discusses recent Victor Wembanyama and Josh Rosen Green Kaboom 1/1 sales, and explores the growing intrigue around TAG Grading and its role in the future of card grading.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Green Kaboom 1/1 Sales
05:40 TAG Grading
08:00 Overview of Early Panini Deep Dive
11:24  2009-10 Panini Basketball Releases
27:43 2010-11 Panini Basketball Releases
37:35 2011-12 Panini Basketball Releases
43:42 Wrapping Up

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Max (@PutnamCards) and Anthony Summerlin (@Summertime1of1) break down the impact of the $16.5M Pokémon Pikachu Illustrator PSA 10 sale on the sports card and basketball card market. They compare trading cards to fine art investments, explore 1/1 collecting, and analyze early basketball releases from Fanatics—including 2025 Topps and Topps Chrome—highlighting key inserts, chase cards, and long-term outlook.

Chapters
00:00 Intro: Sports Card Market & Investing
01:36 $16.5M Pokémon Sale Impact
09:07 Trading Cards vs Fine Art Markets
17:39 1/1 Card Collecting Strategy
22:37 Favorite 1/1 Cards (Anthony’s Collection)
25:13 BackYard Breaks: 11 Nebulas in One Case
29:57 2025 Topps Basketball Overview
43:18 2025 Topps Chrome Basketball Breakdown
54:50 2025 Topps Midnight Basketball Review

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Max (@PutnamCards) introduces the Hoops Collectors podcast and discusses his top 5 current observations of the basketball card market.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction to the Hoops Collectors Podcast
05:13 Observation 1: Peak Junk Slab Era
11:43 Observation 2: Case Hit Phenomenon
18:39 Observation 3: Finding Value in the Market
26:53 Observation 4: Vintage Modern Cards
30:59 Observation 5: Market Lagging Other Markets
35:55 NBA Talk

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