The Mavs newbie will certainly sporting activity a freshly introduced spot, and followers will certainly have the ability to gather it– if they’re fortunate.
DALLAS– When the Dallas Mavericks tackle the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday for their period opener, newbie Cooper Flagg will certainly stick out– and not even if he’s a 6′ 9″ point player.
The very first total choice of the 2025 draft will certainly put on a novice launching spot on his jacket, and quickly, followers will certainly have the ability to obtain their hands on it. The spot, which will just be put on throughout Flagg’s very first regular-season video game as a novice, becomes part of a brand-new collaboration in between the NBA and Topps, which was simply introduced as the unique trading card licensee for the organization.
As component of the collaboration, novices throughout the organization will certainly put on the spot throughout their launching. From there, Topps will certainly validate it and put it on a card, and the gamer will certainly authorize it. The card will certainly after that enter into a Topps card pack, where one fortunate follower will certainly draw it.
During Wednesday’s video game, Flagg will certainly sporting activity the spot together with San Antonio’s No. 2 and 14 choices, Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant.
But the novices will not be the just one with spots. According to the statement, the champions of the 2024-25 MVP, Defensive Gamer of the Year, and Novice of the Year honors will certainly all put on gold NBA logoman spots throughout the period. That implies Spurs ROTY Stephon Castle will certainly additionally obtain a spot that will certainly be utilized in a future card.
The NBA is going back to Topps as its main trading card licensee after a 15-year collaboration with Panini. The organization and Topps both stated the spot program will certainly proceed in future periods.
