Random Card of the Day

Would have been a better looking card had they been able to fit the complete player and ball somehow in the frame and on the back as well. A little too cropped I'd say.

Looks like the numbers in this set need a little work as well. Shouldn't the "a" and "b" denotions be in the sub-number field, and VAR: added to those with image variations?

  I agree with Billy. As a Yogi Berra fan,  I really don't want a 2019 Berra card.  Keep it current.

I would love an all-Legends set...but cramming the same few players in to every base set gets old. Quickly. The NBA is a 525 man league, and this year's longest set only included 280 of them. That is not right. 

But, knowing Panini, even if they did an all-Legends set, it would just be the same guys from the 80s to current that the put into every set, with about three players who entered the NBA before 1979-80- Mikan, Russell and Chamberlain. 

I hold out hope that there will be a proper history set issued in 2021-22 as that is the NBA's 75th anniversary, but I am not going to hold out too much hope since Panini's exclusive license lasts until that season or later, I can't remember. 

I second Mr. Kingsley's sentiment.  If I buy an archives set, mixing current and past players, fine.  If an insert set is put in because of a significant date or context, fine.  But non-active players in base sets, while active players get no card...not cool man.  Not cool.  

Cal Ripken had over 800 cards issued in 2018.  Think about that.  So it's a problem in baseball too.  It seems to me that Topps and Panini don't think the current players are enough to sell their product.   Not that there is a shortage of Harper or Trout cards.  But it's overkill.  It's especially bothersome because they reuse so many photos of the old timers too, since you can't take a new picture of Ty Cobb.  So it's not exciting to pull one at all.

I agree with what everyone is saying, it's the same way with football. As Billy said a all legends set or hof set would be awesome.

There is 800 Ripken cards because you know each card needs 50 different variations.

I think there's a simple explanation: The card companies know that kids aren't buying cards anymore, so they include the players us old farts fondly remember from back when we were kids.

I'm not sure even NJDevils is old enough to remember Rogers Hornsby!!

(Sorry Joe, I couldn't resist)