Fanatics is expanding the international reach of Topps, with a new multi-year trading card deal with the top pro basketball league in Australia and New Zealand. The first of its kind agreement with the National Basketball League (NBL) will begin with several new products to be produced starting this fall. Topps says the products will feature “fan-favorite players and … [Read more...] about Topps Will Make NBL Basketball Cards Beginning This Season
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Topps Finest Basketball Is Back with Snappy Dressers, 90s Vibe
No, Topps doesn't have a license to produce cards of current NBA players. Not yet, anyway. However, the Fanatics-owned company is making good on an announcement they made earlier this year: they are putting out a Finest Basketball product for the first time since the 2007-08 season, when they did have a license with the NBA and its players. Say … [Read more...] about Topps Finest Basketball Is Back with Snappy Dressers, 90s Vibe
Overtime Elite Basketball Cards Put Topps Back in Hoops Market
It’s not an NBA license and that doesn't appear to be in works anytime soon, but Topps will once again be producing basketball cards this year after striking a deal with Overtime Elite, a new basketball league for teenage prospects. The first of four Overtime Elite cards launched Thursday on the Topps NOW platform. The group includes Jalen Lewis, Bryce Griggs, TJ Clark … [Read more...] about Overtime Elite Basketball Cards Put Topps Back in Hoops Market
The Rarest Topps Basketball Set Ever Made
One of the rarest and most expensive basketball sets ever produced has only 22 cards but nearly all of them would be considered all-time greats. Produced a year before Topps returned to official NBA card production with their 1969-70 set, the 1968-69 Topps Test cards are very different than any basketball sets the company ever made. The Topps Test cards are only black and … [Read more...] about The Rarest Topps Basketball Set Ever Made
1983-84 Star Company Basketball Launched Brief New Era
The basketball trading card market was a barren wasteland during the 1982-83 season and appeared to be headed that way again the following year until the arrival of 1983-84 Star Company basketball turned collecting in a completely new direction. Star cards were like the Moses Malone 76ers--something very exciting that appeared in the mid 1980s but didn't last very … [Read more...] about 1983-84 Star Company Basketball Launched Brief New Era