Posted on
March 10, 2021 by
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The clear favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year
award this season, LaMelo Ball is a special player. Upon entering the All-Star
break, he ranked first among rookies in total points (553), rebounds (211),
assists (221) and steals (57) despite not starting a game for the Hornets until
February 1.
The only rookie in the last sixty years to lead on
four fronts, even team owner Michael Jordan has been impressed with his progress,
telling AP;
“I think Melo has adjusted to the NBA game better
than any of us ever thought this early in his career, he has exceeded our
expectations so far this season.”
Here’s a roundup containing the top six LaMelo
Ball rookie cards, along with investment advice during his
white-hot streak.
Top 6 LaMelo Ball Rookie Cards
As the third pick in the 2020 draft, there’s an abundance of Ball RCs, especially if you factor in for the hundreds of parallel versions. To make things a bit easier, we’ve selected the top six Melo rookie cards below, with something to suit almost every budget.
2020 LaMelo Ball
Hoops RC #223
The 2020-21 Hoops set contains many of the first RCs released this season, and it’s where we’ll begin.
Melo’s base card is reasonably simple, with an image
of the player located in the middle, holding a basketball in his right hand.
The image is set against a black background, with an oval shaped border which
will change colour depending on the parallel.
There’s an RC logo located on the top right corner,
and his name is found in chrome at the bottom.
2020-21 Hoops Parallels: Blue, Hyper Blue, Neon
Green, Purple, Purple Explosion, Purple Winter, Red Backs, Teal Explosion,
Winter, Yellow, Premium Box Base (/199), Silver (/199), Green (/99), Hyper Red
(/99), Green Explosion (/89), Red (/75), Teal (/70), Blue Explosion (/59),
Artist Proof (/25), Hyper Green (/25), Orange (/25), Orange Explosion (/25),
Red Explosion (/15), Artist Proof Gold (/10), Hyper Gold (/10), Tribute
Autograph (/10), Artist Proof Black (1/1)
2020 LaMelo Ball
Donruss Rated Rookie RC #202
Another popular Melo RC that is still reasonably
affordable, the Rated Rookie subset contains the next card to make the list. It
focuses on the player, with a simple image of the star holding a ball in both
hands.
Don’t let the lack of an autograph put you off,
graded copies of the rarer parallels are definitely worth holding onto.
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