Speaking of another guy with Curry Slide, this card was a menace to society with his iso ability. His defense is where the card lacked, but he could hold Clamps and be very serviceable.
One of the tallest cards in the game able to Curry Slide at the time, plus he had great all-around scoring ability. Easily the biggest center at the time at 7'1 with great rim protection, he just struggled immensely when running into a PD Blake Griffin who can put him on an island and score at will. His speed was the lack on this card, similar to Tim Duncan, so he wouldn't stick around for too long. Seen as a pretty similar card to Tim Duncan at the time, but was a really nice center option when you couldn't find great shooting out of most of the position. Shot the ball fairly well with that Trey Burke, plus a 6'5 PG was rare to find at the time. But at his release, he was pretty great at the PF.Ī solid PG option when given many, many badges he was missing.
Still without a reliable jumper, he wouldn't be too elite for a while. He also got a Dynamic Duo with Tom Gugliotta that turned both him and Gugliotta into offensive juggernauts in Limited formats.ĥ-out speed glitch to the paint with this Giannis was so damn annoying to deal with at the time. These Amys really set the tone for the budget cards throughout the season.Ĭouldn't hold Clamps, but man could he score absolute buckets. Was a solid pickup for any budget lineup.Īnother great center at the time, with good speed, defense, and a 3pt shot to boot.
The defense and dunking on this card was absolutely ridiculous, but his lack of 3pt hot zones and a 79 3pt shot meant that his shooting was a bit shaky, so his viability next to all the elite SGs in the game wasn't too great.Ī surprisingly complete SG at 6'5 for fairly cheap. People didn't like that he had Steady on the card and wouldn't be a popular option for a very long time, but he was extremely productive at his release. Set the trend of Season Kick-Offs having absolutely bangers of sets.ĭurant cards are always nice because of his length, so getting a really nice PD early on was a cool look. Such an annoying card to deal with at the time lol. Played absolutely zero defense, but was arguably the best dunker in the game. While wouldn't be a good long term option due to him being far into the EXP ladder and other options being obtainable first, he's worth a mention here. Obtained through the Level Rewards, Battier was a 6'8 SG with fantastic defense. A pretty solid option for many people looking for a good SG. Made a little noise, but wasn't a very exciting pick for many in the long term.Ī 6'4 SG out of the Vault, but was a T-Mac clone. One of the best pure defenders in the game at the time of his release, plus a potential corner 3 with a shoe and badges. Suffered from the lack of Showtime dunks, but getting him off the Ascension was a nice boost to some teams. I'll go into more detail on the Season 3 Level 40 Reward later during the period he was actually obtainable, but just know that anyone with Dwyane Wade base (aka Jumpshot 98) is an absolute demon, and he was one of the best Season rewards we got all year.Ī pretty solid SF/PF option when badged up, able to shoot out the corners and body anyone to the rim. The concept sounded awesome at the time plus Baron Davis looked to be the card that could be on parallel with D-Wade, but we would later find out that the latter was CERTAINLY not the case. Quick note on the gimmick of the Season itself, but there were to be many cards you could obtain through various methods (Agendas, TTO, Limited), and they would all lock in for Galaxy Opal Baron Davis. Most would consider it to be a top 3 Season of the whole year, we would see the level of players really ramp up and our first couple Galaxy Opal tier cards (other than Elgin Baylor) Always a good part of the year to be a 2k player.