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New Rookies Turn up the Heat in 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot Prospects Basketball
Autograph Rookie Patch Cards of players like Derrick Rose, Kevin Love,Michael Beasley and O.J. Mayo will have collectors saying 'Flame On'this Fall
North Las Vegas, NV (October 14, 2008) – What makes a player a "HotProspect?" Draining six three-pointers, leading all scorers andcatapulting his team to victory is a good answer. That's what O.J.Mayo did this week for the Memphis Grizzlies against the IndianaPacers. Mayo leads one of the NBA's most talented rookie classes inyears and Upper Deck is the first to bring Autograph Rookie Patchcards of each of them in 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot Prospects Basketball.Each hobby box will include one of these coveted Autograph RookiePatch cards on average.
There are two other key rookie-themed inserts that pack plenty ofsizzle. First are the "Rookie Materials" autographed letter patchcards that will afford collectors the opportunity to put together theplayer's full name or team name. Hoop fans will also see the return ofthe extremely innovative autograph insert set, "Draft Day Postmarks."This set will be limited to just 50 copies of each card.
If the opportunity of finding autograph cards of the top rookie talentwasn't enough, 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot Prospects keeps the heat on withother exciting autograph inserts. The "Numbers Game" are comprised ofautograph memorabilia cards numbered to the players jersey andspotlight top stars like Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryantand LeBron James. There are two parallel versions of these cardsnumbered to 25 and 1.
"Sweet Selections" cards chronicle where some of the biggest starswere picked in the draft and include names like Chris Paul, BaronDavis, Dwight Howard and Yao Ming. The "Road to Springfield" set is atribute to the players already enshrined in the Basketball Hall ofFame or those who are destined to arrive there featuring autographs ofJerry West, Julius Erving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and MichaelJordan. Both the "Sweet Selections" and "Road to Springfield" cardswill be numbered to just 25 copies with parallel versions numbered to 10 and 1.
"The world was captivated by NBA talent this summer during the BeijingOlympics," said Tone Stakes, Upper Deck's associate brand manager forBasketball. "The talent that this rookie class will bring at tip-offtime will likely catch their attention again. Some of the most soughtafter rookie cards in the market will surely come from 2008-09 UpperDeck Hot Prospects Basketball when the season begins. Pick them up nowbefore they get any hotter."
The heat wave begins today as 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot ProspectsBasketball arrives in stores. Each five-card pack carries a suggestedretail price of $6.99
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
o Find one Autographed Rookie Patch per box! (on average)
o Find 2 additional autograph and/or memorabilia cards per box!(on average) o Look for Hobby-exclusive Autograph and Base Set parallels!
o Find Rookie Materials autographed letter patches and thereturn of Draft Day Postmarks, signed by the top rookies and limitedto 50 copies!
o Each box contains a variety of box-break inserts, includingCream of the Crop, Hot Tandems, Alumni Mates and Supreme Court!
PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
Autographed Cards
o Rookie Autographs Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Rookie Auto Patch Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Rookie Autographs White Parallel (# to 1)
o Rookie Auto Patch White Parallel (# to 1)
o Numbers Game Auto/Mem (# to jersey #)
o Numbers Game Auto/Mem Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Numbers Game Auto/Patch Parallel (# to 1)
o Rookie Materials Auto-Letter o Sweet Selections (# to 25)
o Road to Springfield (# to 25) o Sweet Selections Red Parallel (# to 10)
o Road to Springfield Red Parallel (# to 10)
o Sweet Selections Spectrum Parallel (# to 1)
o Road to Springfield SpectrumParallel (# to 1)
o Draft Day Postmarks (# to 50) Memorabilia Cards
o NBA Game Issue (# to 149) o Property of… (# to 199)
o NBA Game Issue Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Property of… Red Parallel (# to 25)
o NBA Game Issue Patch Parallel (# to 1)
o Property of… Patch Parallel (# to 1) Inserts and Parallels
o Base Set Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Draft Night Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Rookie Non-Auto Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Base Set White Parallel (# to 1)
o Draft Night White Parallel (# to 1)
o Rookie Non-Auto White Parallel (# to 1)
o Cream of the Crop
o Hot Tandems o Alumni Mates
o Supreme Court Regular Cards, Subsets and Rookies
o Base Set – 90 Cards o Draft Night (# to 499)
o Rookie Non-Auto (# to 199)
o Rookie Autograph (# to 199)
o Rookie Auto Patch Level 1 (# to 399)
o Rookie Auto Patch Level 2 (# to 199)
Autograph Rookie Patch Cards of players like Derrick Rose, Kevin Love,Michael Beasley and O.J. Mayo will have collectors saying 'Flame On'this Fall
North Las Vegas, NV (October 14, 2008) – What makes a player a "HotProspect?" Draining six three-pointers, leading all scorers andcatapulting his team to victory is a good answer. That's what O.J.Mayo did this week for the Memphis Grizzlies against the IndianaPacers. Mayo leads one of the NBA's most talented rookie classes inyears and Upper Deck is the first to bring Autograph Rookie Patchcards of each of them in 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot Prospects Basketball.Each hobby box will include one of these coveted Autograph RookiePatch cards on average.
There are two other key rookie-themed inserts that pack plenty ofsizzle. First are the "Rookie Materials" autographed letter patchcards that will afford collectors the opportunity to put together theplayer's full name or team name. Hoop fans will also see the return ofthe extremely innovative autograph insert set, "Draft Day Postmarks."This set will be limited to just 50 copies of each card.
If the opportunity of finding autograph cards of the top rookie talentwasn't enough, 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot Prospects keeps the heat on withother exciting autograph inserts. The "Numbers Game" are comprised ofautograph memorabilia cards numbered to the players jersey andspotlight top stars like Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryantand LeBron James. There are two parallel versions of these cardsnumbered to 25 and 1.
"Sweet Selections" cards chronicle where some of the biggest starswere picked in the draft and include names like Chris Paul, BaronDavis, Dwight Howard and Yao Ming. The "Road to Springfield" set is atribute to the players already enshrined in the Basketball Hall ofFame or those who are destined to arrive there featuring autographs ofJerry West, Julius Erving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and MichaelJordan. Both the "Sweet Selections" and "Road to Springfield" cardswill be numbered to just 25 copies with parallel versions numbered to 10 and 1.
"The world was captivated by NBA talent this summer during the BeijingOlympics," said Tone Stakes, Upper Deck's associate brand manager forBasketball. "The talent that this rookie class will bring at tip-offtime will likely catch their attention again. Some of the most soughtafter rookie cards in the market will surely come from 2008-09 UpperDeck Hot Prospects Basketball when the season begins. Pick them up nowbefore they get any hotter."
The heat wave begins today as 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot ProspectsBasketball arrives in stores. Each five-card pack carries a suggestedretail price of $6.99
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
o Find one Autographed Rookie Patch per box! (on average)
o Find 2 additional autograph and/or memorabilia cards per box!(on average) o Look for Hobby-exclusive Autograph and Base Set parallels!
o Find Rookie Materials autographed letter patches and thereturn of Draft Day Postmarks, signed by the top rookies and limitedto 50 copies!
o Each box contains a variety of box-break inserts, includingCream of the Crop, Hot Tandems, Alumni Mates and Supreme Court!
PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
Autographed Cards
o Rookie Autographs Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Rookie Auto Patch Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Rookie Autographs White Parallel (# to 1)
o Rookie Auto Patch White Parallel (# to 1)
o Numbers Game Auto/Mem (# to jersey #)
o Numbers Game Auto/Mem Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Numbers Game Auto/Patch Parallel (# to 1)
o Rookie Materials Auto-Letter o Sweet Selections (# to 25)
o Road to Springfield (# to 25) o Sweet Selections Red Parallel (# to 10)
o Road to Springfield Red Parallel (# to 10)
o Sweet Selections Spectrum Parallel (# to 1)
o Road to Springfield SpectrumParallel (# to 1)
o Draft Day Postmarks (# to 50) Memorabilia Cards
o NBA Game Issue (# to 149) o Property of… (# to 199)
o NBA Game Issue Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Property of… Red Parallel (# to 25)
o NBA Game Issue Patch Parallel (# to 1)
o Property of… Patch Parallel (# to 1) Inserts and Parallels
o Base Set Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Draft Night Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Rookie Non-Auto Red Parallel (# to 25)
o Base Set White Parallel (# to 1)
o Draft Night White Parallel (# to 1)
o Rookie Non-Auto White Parallel (# to 1)
o Cream of the Crop
o Hot Tandems o Alumni Mates
o Supreme Court Regular Cards, Subsets and Rookies
o Base Set – 90 Cards o Draft Night (# to 499)
o Rookie Non-Auto (# to 199)
o Rookie Autograph (# to 199)
o Rookie Auto Patch Level 1 (# to 399)
o Rookie Auto Patch Level 2 (# to 199)
