As the 2026–27 NBA season tips off, Max @PutnamCards breaks down three big questions for Topps entering the second year of its NBA trading card license.

He explores Topps unique patch program, opportunities for innovation in card design, and how changes to product structure could deliver greater value to collectors of Topps basketball cards.

Plus, Max reflects on his own collection and discusses how his collecting philosophy is evolving.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
07:04 Question 1
14:55 Question 2
19:30 George Condo Topps Collab
24:00 New Platinum Portraits Design
25:24 Question 3
30:35 Personal Collecting Shift
40:23 Weekly Alley-Oop

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Max @PutnamCards sits down with Darius @DarsCards35KD to talk about his incredible 1/1 basketball card collection, how he identifies grail sports cards, and what it takes to land the best cards of his favorite players.

From surefire Hall of Famers to former NBA scrubs, Darius collects the ultimate grails across a wide range of players. They break down his collecting philosophy, his love for Kevin Durant, and their thoughts on Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa.

Darius shows off some of his favorite 1/1 basketball cards and shares an insane new mail day towards the end of the episode.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:48 Darius' Collection Overview
07:27 The 1/1 Research Process
12:02 Valuing 1/1s
13:59 Acquisition Process
19:23 Collecting Kevin Durant
31:46 Scrub Collecting
40:41 AJ Dybantsa & Darryn Peterson
52:58 2003 Finest Gold X-Fractors
54:16 Insane Mailday Reveal
57:54 Darius' Top 5 Cards (Non-KD)
01:01:15 Weekly Alley-Oop

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Max @PutnamCards recaps the Miami Courtside Cardshow with show Co-Founder Anthony @Summertime1of1 as they share their current thoughts on the sports card market.

They break down the biggest takeaways and best moments from the show, DJ Khaled’s surprise guest appearance, and what’s next for the Miami Courtside Cardshow.

They then discuss why 1/1 cards are becoming more popular than ever and make their price predictions for Victor Wembanyama’s 2025 Topps Chrome Superfractor.

Finally, Max and Anthony share their overrated and underrated NBA teams and players heading into the 2026-27 NBA season.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:03 Miami Courtside Cardshow Recap
13:08 Wembanyama Superfractor
15:49 DJ Khaled's Appearance
24:18 Max Warms Up to 1/1s
28:34 Card Market Thoughts
38:17 2026-27 NBA Talk

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