2008-09 Upper Deck Hot Prospects Released

[graham]

Got this info from Upper Deck. This is the first of the product releases from Upper Deck that I will post. As I get any future info from Upper Deck I will also post it.

What makes a player a “Hot Prospect?” Draining six three-pointers, leading all scorers and catapulting his team to victory is a good answer. That’s what O.J. Mayo did this week for the Memphis Grizzlies against the Indiana Pacers. Mayo leads one of the NBA’s most talented rookie classes in years and Upper Deck is the first to bring Autograph Rookie Patch cards of each of them in 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot Prospects Basketball. Each hobby box will include one of these coveted Autograph Rookie Patch cards on average.

There are two other key rookie-themed inserts that pack plenty of sizzle. First are the “Rookie Materials” autographed letter patch cards that will afford collectors the opportunity to put together the player’s full name or team name. Hoop fans will also see the return of the 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 talent wasn’t enough, 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot Prospects keeps the heat on with other exciting autograph inserts. The “Numbers Game” are comprised of autograph memorabilia cards numbered to the players jersey and spotlight top stars like Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. There are two parallel versions of these cards numbered to 25 and 1.

“Sweet Selections” cards chronicle where some of the biggest stars were picked in the draft and include names like Chris Paul, Baron Davis, Dwight Howard and Yao Ming. The “Road to Springfield” set is a tribute to the players already enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame or those who are destined to arrive there featuring autographs of Jerry West, Julius Erving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Both the “Sweet Selections” and “Road to Springfield” cards will 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 Beijing Olympics,” said Tone Stakes, Upper Deck’s associate brand manager for Basketball. “The talent that this rookie class will bring at tip-off time will likely catch their attention again. Some of the most sought after rookie cards in the market will surely come from 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot Prospects Basketball when the season begins. Pick them up now before they get any hotter.”

The heat wave begins today as 2008-09 Upper Deck Hot Prospects Basketball arrives in stores. Each five-card pack carries a suggested retail 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 the return of Draft Day Postmarks, signed by the top rookies and limited to 50 copies!
o Each box contains a variety of box-break inserts, including Cream 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 Spectrum Parallel (# 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)

[aussiemjfreak]

Great looking Cards! How nice is that set that the MJ auto is out of???

[jordan23]

Wow!Already some HOF advertising for Mike. Can't be that bad this product.

[rhysjsolomon]

WOW!!!! these cards are sweet!!!

gonna have to get me a few boxes! hahaha

[gemini0928]

Those are awesome looking cards... Anyone doing a case break??? G???

[ozballer23]

Saw the first single listed on ebay today, nice looking card.

[Funkadelic]

They look really good this year, I'm already watching a couple. Not the Lopez

[loafic]

fab looking cards... i bet these are gonna get a group case break here on ozcards at some stage!!!

[Allstar cards inc]

I know I may be living in the past but I do believe that this is actually a "FLEER" product produced of course by Upper Deck.

I implore the admins to change the title of this thread out of respect for the dead.

[Dr. Curlytek]

I wonder if all of the Road to Springfields are sticker autos? The MJ pic looks to be on card...but a couple ending soon on ebay (Kareem and Vince Carter) are stickers.