Posts by Gary Underwood
Duren’s Day (Guesswork Episode 1.0)
Basketball card collecting or investing sometimes starts at the bottom. The dollar box. The prospects. We scout, we dig, we negotiate, and we dream – we hope we will find the next Giannis, Joker, or Maxey. HoopsandCards.com talks about the 4G’s – players or cards can fall into one of these four categories: Guesses, Goods,…
Read MoreTrick or Treat? Breaking down the Late-Night James Harden Trade to the Clippers
Like most of us, I woke up to the news of Philly’s not-so-shocking blockbuster deal, moving James Harden and his beard to the Los Angeles Clippers. Here are the basics – the Clippers get James Harden, PJ Tucker, and Filip Petrusev (who?) while the 76ers get Nic Batum, Marcus Morris, Kenyon Martin Jr, Robert Covington,…
Read MoreThe 4G Strategy: GUESSES and Sleeper Picks for the 2023-24 NBA Season
Prospecting. Projecting. Forecasting. Like penny stocks for the investor, there are NBA “futures” – players who aren’t well known right now, but they have flashed hints of greatness and have the potential to become impact players. These are the sleeper picks, the fliers, and the fantasy basketball “late round steals,” and their Basketball card markets…
Read MoreThe 4G Strategy: Who are the Next GOATS?
Legacy players. Hall of Famers. Ring Chasers. Perennial All-Stars. Kawhi Leonard. Chris Paul. James Harden. Joel Embiid. Damian Lillard. Amazing players like these “already-greats” will try to add to their resumes and legacies this season. Some of them will see their card values soar if there’s a chance that a championship banner is in sight.…
Read MoreThe 4G Strategy: GUESS, GOOD, GREAT, GOAT!
With so many players, brands, and styles of sports cards, it helps when you have a common language when building your collection. Here at HoopsandCards.com, we’ve invented the “4G” categories to at least attempt to diversify, strategize, and describe which players we might target for a card collector or investor. It’s simple, memorable, attainable, reasonable,…
Read MoreBoston’s New Jrue: What the Celtics Card Market could look like this NBA Season
It didn’t take long for the Celtics to chase down a potential playoff “Dame-killer” in landing Jrue Holiday. Boston paid a hefty price, but make no mistake about this deal – Jrue Holiday is well worth it. As much as I love Milwaukee and the move to get Damian Lillard that shocked the entire Basketball…
Read MoreCard Fallout from the Lillard and Jrue Trades
Finally, some answers to the huge summer questions in the NBA. The past seven days in the NBA have shifted the NBA playoff landscape ever so slightly, even with the big names trading places. What’s the fallout, the consequences, the “ramifications” of Dame and Jrue’s adventure? I think Milwaukee and Boston are the favorites to…
Read MoreThe Seven “DON’Ts” of Basketball Card Buying Season
Yesterday, at our local card show, a lot of dealers had moved basketball cards to the corner. It’s almost September, and that means the NFL takes center stage, and every single table had hits from the usual suspects – Burrow, Lawrence, Hurts, Fields, Herbert, Brady, Pickett, Mahomes and Purdy. They were everywhere. I went from…
Read MoreBasketball Cards 101: NBA Playoffs and Offseason Shopping List
For the love of Basketball cards! Today’s episode takes on the incredible NBA playoff action and what it could mean for Basketball Card players, collectors, and investors. Gary, our host, looks at some of the challenges and tendencies of buying cards during big moments in April or May. Some players (think Jokic or Embiid) could…
Read MoreBasketball Cards 101: The Playoff Edition!
For the love of Basketball cards! Today’s episode takes on the incredible NBA playoff action and what it could mean for Basketball Card players, collectors, and investors. Gary, our host, looks at some of the challenges and tendencies of buying cards during big moments in April or May. Some players (think Jokic or Embiid) could…
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