About Hoops Collectors: Basketball & Sports Cards Podcast
Hoops Collectors is a basketball card podcast exploring the sports cards we love, the ever-evolving trading card market, and the collectors and NBA stories that shape the hobby.
Max breaks down 5 underrated 2025-26 Topps basketball cards from products including Topps Midnight, NBA Hoops, and Topps Pristine.
He also dives into the Topps marketing machine and looks at why finding hidden gems in the basketball card market right now is nearly impossible.
Plus, Max analyzes some insane recent Topps basketball sales, including three million-dollar Topps Chrome Update Debut Patch Auto 1/1s: Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, and Kon Knueppel.
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Chapters:
00:00 Episode Introduction
01:49 Courtside Cardshow
02:32 Debut Patch Auto Sales
07:23 Curry Alter Ego Superfractor Sale
11:49 5 Hidden Gems
29:12 New Pickup
30:51 Weekly Alley-Oop
Social links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoopscollectors/ (https://www.instagram.com/hoopscollectors/)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hoopscollectors (https://www.youtube.com/@hoopscollectors)
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hoopscollectors (https://www.tiktok.com/@hoopscollectors)
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11 Sept 2026
Why Early Panini Basketball Cards Are Still Undervalued (2009–2011)
Max @PutnamCards explores why early Panini basketball cards from 2009–2011 might still be undervalued compared to the rest of the sports card market.
He compares recent sales of pre-2012 Prizm Panini cards of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Stephen Curry with newer basketball cards from both the Panini and Topps eras, highlighting the potential opportunity at hand.
Max also reveals his biggest basketball card pickup of 2026 and breaks down the thought process behind the purchase.
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Chapters:
00:00 Episode Introduction
3:00 Market Thoughts
4:50 Early Panini Undervalued?
10:06 Recent Sales Comparison
17:59 Biggest Pickup of 2026
24:02 Weekly Alley-Oop
Social links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoopscollectors/ (https://www.instagram.com/hoopscollectors/)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hoopscollectors (https://www.youtube.com/@hoopscollectors)
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hoopscollectors (https://www.tiktok.com/@hoopscollectors)
X: https://x.com/hoopscollectors (https://x.com/hoopscollectors)
27 Aug 2026
The Art in Sports Cards: Finding Meaning in Card Design w/ Chris McGill @Chris_HOJ
Max @PutnamCards is joined by Chris McGill @Chris_HOJ, CardLadder Co-Founder and host of the HOJ Cast and The Crossover, to explore the intersection of art and sports cards: how looking at card design through a critical lens can reveal deeper meaning and enhance our appreciation of the cards themselves.
Chris discusses how art movements of the past can influence our understanding of sports cards, why design can shape the way we value and interpret a card, and how collectors can approach their collections with a more thoughtful eye.
They also dive into a few of Chris’s recent Michael Jordan ‘90s 1/1 pickups, including the first-ever Michael Jordan Upper Deck 1/1.
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Social links
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoopscollectors/ (https://www.instagram.com/hoopscollectors/)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hoopscollectors (https://www.youtube.com/@hoopscollectors)
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hoopscollectors (https://www.tiktok.com/@hoopscollectors)
X: https://x.com/hoopscollectors (https://x.com/hoopscollectors)
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