Although much of the hype in the card collecting world currently revolves around the All-Star Game and Aaron Judge's Home Run Derby exploits, today I am posting about a basketball card. I even have some Aaron Judge cards to post about, but they aren't scanned yet and there's like a 0% chance that they will get scanned this week.
I think I picked up this Manute Bol Main Attraction Memorabilia relic card from 2015-16 Panini Gala on eBay a while back. Bol's cards still command decent prices, especially low-numbered parallels, relics, and autographs. This one is numbered # 33 / 60, and I picked it up for just a few dollars. I don't add to my collection of Bol cards very often, and I am always happy when I get one. That 76ers uniform he's wearing on this card is pretty sweet, too.
My favorite NBA team, the Houston Rockets, recently completed a trade for point guard Chris Paul and also signed James Harden to a massive contract extension, basically betting on him as the guy to lead them to glory over the next few years. I don't know about that. I think they will continue to be a pretty good team and make regular playoff appearances, but those two guys plus whoever else they are able to add to the roster aren't going to beat the Warriors in a 7-game series.
If I ever start collecting basketball cards again... I'd probably start with a Bol PC. Great card.
ReplyDeleteHe's a fun guy to collect. His height and his humanitarian side made him stand out more than other players with fair-to-middling stat lines.
DeleteI miss the era of the giant centers like Bol and Bradley.
ReplyDeleteI always liked the really tall players. Today's game is probably too fast-paced, but in the 90's they had a good-sized portion of the NBA spotlight.
DeleteYeah, I miss the era of centers being centerpieces. Lots of 3-point shooting going on these days.
ReplyDeleteCenters need to be more mobile and stronger today than the beanpoles of yesteryear, and ideally also bigger contributors on the offensive end. It's a different game now.
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