Often the best cards of the biggest names are far too expensive for me to buy into. So I look for players that I love that are more affordable to collect. Enter Victor Oladipo. I’ve followed him since his college days and through his NBA career in Orlando, OKC, Indiana and Miami. I wished he would have stayed in Indiana where the hometown crowd loved him. This is one of his best rookie cards, a true vertical National Treasures RPA graded a gem mint BGS 9.5. Hope he’s able to make a comeback next year!

Anyone outside of Indiana might not even know the name. But, unlike the current one-and-done or NIL college landscape, Yogi played for 4 years for the Hoosiers and was a floor general and leader of some great Hoosier teams. He had some limited success jn the NBA for a couple years as a PG for the Mavs and Kings. He will always be an IU legend and this was my very first 1/1 card (before there were a million 1/1 card every year). The Hoosiers team will have to rebuild with a new coach and system.

Say what you will about Harden, one the most prolific scorers in NBA history. He is just not very likable, which impacts his collectability (same can be said for players like Westbrook, Kyrie and Durant). This is a beautiful game-used jersey auto from a high end brand in gem mint BGS 9.5 grade. It’s one of my only Harden cards.

I’m a collector at heart, therefore, I typically don’t sell many cards. On occasion, I will trade for other cards, but I don’t usually sell. This is one card I bought back in 2018 that I ended up selling. It’s still a super cool piece, but I’ve tried to evolve my collection into only patch autographs, preferably game-used patch autographs. But man… I do love watching Luka play!