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Originally Posted by pejc300
Top 10 all time and top 10 hobby collectibility are two different things.
Bird and Magic get very little hobby love, which is somewhat surprising (with the exception being their iconic shared RC). It's crazy to think that 2 players who are in the top 10 all time have beautiful exquisite cards that sell for peanuts. Maybe it's because they are non playing day cards.
I think Curry is different. I've been saying this for years, but I think that in 10-15 years the collectors who have money (still kids now) will be putting their money in Lebron and Curry as 1-2 and I think it will be closer than people think. Curry is the total package on and off the court. He literally changed the entire game of basketball. I guess you could say that about Wilt as well, but before that who else changed how the game is played? I'm very bullish on Curry in terms of the hobby. As far as a true top 10 goes? Meh. It'll be debated for aeons.
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^^^^this
I’ll add not only has curry changed the way the game has played but made it more accessible for the Everyman. When I watch the younger generation play at the local gym it’s extremely apparent how Curry has influenced the game. Not everyone can dominate as a 7 footers around the rim, not everyone can fly through the air like Kobe, VC or MJ but everyone can try to be like Steph. To paraphrase Jay-Z “Short kind of thick, slim kind of tall, I swear they love them all”. Everyone can at least try to play like Steph. That’s huge in my opinion