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This is a factory sealed 2007/08 Topps Basketball HTA Edition Hobby Box with 10 packs per box and 46 cards per pack.
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Topps Basketball with today’s Stars, Rookies and NBA legends. Topps commemorates this event by highlighting 50 players from today on the 1957-58 Basketball design. Featuring NEW Rip Cards, a commemorative series featuring Bill Russell, and sharp-shooting action photography and autographs from the 2007 NBA Rookie Premiere Photo Shoot, 2007-08 Topps Basketball will be a slam dunk with collectors and fans alike!
PRODUCT FEATURES:
NEW! RIP CARDS! HOBBY EXCLUSIVE!
NBA ROOKIE PREMIERE PHOTO SHOOT AUTOGRAPHED CARDS! HOBBY EXCLUSIVE!
NEW! BILL RUSSELL: “THE MISSING YEARS,” 1958-1969!
Base Cards:
Veterans/Legends:
110 current and past NBA stars.
Rookies:
25 stars in the making!
1957-58 Variations:
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Topps Basketball, 25 Veterans and 25 Rookies will be featured in the 1957-58 card design.
Bill Russell: The Missing Years: (5 per HTA box)
Bill Russell, five-time NBA MVP and 12-time NBA All-Star, is acclaimed as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is highly recognized for revolutionizing defensive play and brought the Boston Celtics to 11 championships during his 13 years with the team. Russell led the league in rebounding for four years and over the course of his career accumulated 21,620 rebounds, at an average of 22.5 per game. 2007-08 Topps Basketball celebrates the achievements of this ground-breaking NBA legend with cards highlighting Russell’s accomplishments from 1958-1969, a period in which Topps basketball cards were not produced.
Insert Cards:
11 cards commemorate Bill Russell’s NBA career during the years that Topps cards were not produced, from 1958-1969.
Autographed Cards:
The same 11 cards as above, with autographs. ALL ONE OF ONE!
Insert Cards: 15 per HTA box)
Generation Now:
30 rising stars are highlighted with their statistical achievements.
Own The Game:
9 statistical leaders from the 2006-07 NBA season.
Rip Cards:
HOBBY EXCLUSIVE! 40 cards feature various combinations of triple player cards, highlighting the 1980-81 Topps design. These sequentially numbered* cards can be ripped open to reveal an exclusive mini card. Collectors must decide whether to leave their card intact or rip it open to reveal the NBA star hidden inside. As an added surprise, some of the mini exclusive cards are autographed!
Outer Rip Card:
10 subjects. Sequentially Numbered to 75.
Mini Exclusive (Inner RIP Card):
30 subjects. Sequentially Numbered to 99.
Relic Cards: (1 per HTA box)
1957-58 Relic Variations:
25 of the fifty base card variation subjects will be featured with a relic in the ’57-58 design.
Generation Now:
25 promising NBA players are featured with a relic piece.
Autographed Cards: (1 per HTA box)
1957-58 Autograph Variations:
25 of the fifty base card variation subjects highlighted on the ’57-58 card design will be showcased with their autographs.
NBA Rookie Premiere Photo Shoot:
Single Autographs:
Cards from the 2007 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot, showcasing 30 Rookies with their autographs signed the same day as the shoot. Hand Numbered to 100.
Dual Autographs:
10 cards, each autographed by two NBA Rookies. Hand Numbered to 50.
Triple Autographs:
5 Cards, each autographed by three NBA Rookies. Hand Numbered to 25.
Parallel Cards: (6 per HTA box)
All 185 Players from the base set will be featured in the following versions:
First Edition:
All cards from the base set are stamped with a gold “First Edition” logo. Sequentially Numbered. HOBBY EXCLUSIVE!
Platinum:
ALL ONE OF ONE!
Copper:
Sequentially numbered to 50. HTA EXCLUSIVE!
Gold:
Sequentially Numbered to 2007.
Printing Plates:
All 1 Of 1!
The 185 cards from the base set are each featured on four printing plates to create 740 different printing plates. ALL ONE OF ONE!
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