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2004-05 Finest Basketball Has Rookies Before They're Even Rookies

Topps has announced their plans for 2004-05 Finest Basketball, which will include redemption cards for players selected in the upcoming NBA draft.

  • Collectors will uncover three Draft Redmptions per master box (1 per mini box) instead of one. The program covers the first 30 picks in the 2005 NBA Draft. Each card is sequentially numbered and includes 13 different parallels.
  • There are now 12 parallels per master box numbered to 499 or less.
  • Each 12-master box case guarantees a 1 of 1 Printing Plate. There are also autographed versions to be found.
  • 30 Different sequentially #'d autographed Rookie Cards. Here's the last chance to get autographed rookie cards of Ben Gordon, Topps Exclusive Emeka Okafor, Josh Smith and more.
  • Three Autographed Cards or Relic Cards in every master box (1 per mini box).
  • Exclusive Relic Cards featuring jerseys from the Rockets v. Kings game in China.
  • 20 different sequentially numbered NBA legends such as Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell.
  • One Blue Refractor, X-Fractor or Superfractor Box Loader in every master box.
  • The sequentially numbered 15-card "Perfect Pairs" Autograph program includes dual signed cards such as Carmelo/George Gervin, Tracy McGrady/Clyde Drexler, Shaquille O'Neal/Moses Malone and Stephon Marbury/Earl Monroe.
  • 04-05 Topps Finest Basketball releases the day of the 2005 NBA Draft and carries a $120 SRP for each Master Box. Each Master Box includes 3 six-pack Mini Boxes.

© Ryan Cracknell, Trader Crack's; April 20, 2005.

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