3 Big Questions Topps Must Answer This 2026-27 NBA Season + Recent Collecting Shift
Hoops Collectors: Basketball & Sports Cards PodcastShow Notes
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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