The 2020-2021 NBA Showdown Set

 Hello everyone, and today is the day we are releasing the full NBA Showdown set, with a little (big) bonus at the very end for everyone to enjoy if they so choose. This was a lot of work as I said in the last post, over me battling my own thoughts before coming to a consistent method to created these cards. I had a ton of fun making the rare cards, adding a color filter on them to make them stand out a little more, and each team received at least one. I can't state this enough that the cards are based on regular season performances and stats so some players that have stepped up in the playoffs, didn't make the cut or their card just isn't that good.

Lets meet the Conference Finalists, starting in the Eastern Conference, The Milwaukee Bucks. Led by Giannis, and his two very talented teammates Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday, the Bucks are a very good team in showdown terms. Multi-positional flexibility from their three stars and some decent role players, Losing Divincenzo for the playoffs was a big blow to their defense and outside shooting but the team held strong, and now look to head to the NBA Finals if they can get past the Atlanta Hawks.

Top 10 players of the NBA Showdown 2020-2021 Set

 With the completion of the regular season of the NBA this season, I jumped right in and started working on the card for the season. I played with different ideas all year and finally settled in on what I really liked. So the last couple days of Game 7s got me starting to share some of the completed cards and the best news is the full set is done. I figured the best way to expose it for the beginning is by showing off the top 10 players in points for the game. This will be the initial post before the full set is released very very soon. I'm excited for those that have played the original game to share some thoughts and hopefully can expose some of you MLB followers to a new game, that plays faster and if the game is close, can get really exciting and intense on the last few rolls of a game. One of the things I realized when making the cards is the way the game has changed, tighter defensive rules so scoring is up as is the pace of play, has led to stat sheet stuffers which causes the players to be more expensive when they have more available opportunities to get high level assists and rebounds along with their scoring. 

So lets get in to the top 10 players, starting at number 10 

10. Zion Williamson 1030 Pts- Second year freak athlete Zion Williamson opens up the top 10. Would I consider him a top 10 player in the league? No not yet I wouldn't, but he is a sole superstar on a team and he can put up big numbers as the primary option. That results in him being able to have this great card. I see him becoming a better player, as long as the reports of being unhappy already don't come to fruition and forcing his way out of New Orleans, I can see him being a fan favorite as his explosive game keeps evolving.