NASHAQ INDEX - Basketball Cards on a Budget

Nathaniel and Camden give their farewell tour (at least for now) as they discuss the Topps Finest sets between 1993 and 2008.  The podcast is going on a hiatus for now.  Thank you for your support.  You can feel free to email us at [email protected].

Nathaniel and Camden talk about the great Bill Russell, and evaluate the market for some of his basketball cards.  They discuss some recent card purchases, and then turn to last year's rookie class.  Which rookies are worth targeting from the 2021-22 class?  

The Lost Episode was recorded after Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals.  Nathaniel and Camden rank the top 20 players in the NBA Finals, and list 2-3 different rookie cards for each player.  

Nathaniel and Camden talk about Steph Curry's legacy.  What would another finals win do for his legacy, and who could he pass on the list of All-Time Greats?  Next, they play a game of True/False, and Nathaniel decides to use his own special terms in place of true and false.  Finally, they answer some listener questions.  

Nathaniel and Camden host Keith, also known as DirkNashty, from the podcast Hobby Time.  Keith gives some great tips for using data analytics from the website Basketball Reference to help evaluate players.  What are some of the more advanced metrics you can use to evaluate young basketball prospects?  The guys also discuss DirkNashty's favorite team, the Dallas Mavericks.  

Nathaniel and Camden go over the ESPN list of the Top 10 point guards of all-time.  They also go over the card markets for rookie cards of all 10 players, and then talk about whether they would reorder the list.  Is Steph Curry too low on their list?  Who would Chris Paul pass on the list of all-time greatest point guards if he were to win a championship this year?  

Nathaniel and Camden lament the demise of the Bulls and the Nets.  Guess which 90s card Nathaniel bought  90s card for his PC?  Nathaniel talks about the '96-97 Finest set he's now in the process of collecting.  They discuss the Bam Adebayo Impeccable rookie auto /99 they just bought.  They discuss the possibility of investing in Jordan Poole.   They then systematically go through several of the teams that have been bounced from the playoffs, discussing some players that are potential "buy low" candidates.  Are any of the Bulls worth buying now?  Is KD still a "buy?"  Camden throws up a buzzer beater from half court and wants to talk about James Wiseman for some reason.  

Responding to a listener question, Nathaniel and Camden systematically go through all of the non-playoff teams and identify players for potential card investments.  

Nathaniel and Camden give their thoughts on "The Icons Club" podcast series by Jackie McMullan, which appears on Bill Simmons' The Book of Basketball 2.0 podcast.  Which current players are likely to become icons?  How does the basketball card market respond to icons versus other players?  They discuss these questions and much more as they give their thoughts on the Icons Club.