You all remember Tom Heinsohn, right? The 1956 regional draft pick of the Boston Celtics? Well, I’m pretty sure everyone could see the future of this young Basket ball player even before he was drafted. At Union Cross college during his Senior year, he scored a school record by dropping 51 points through the basket in a single game!

Needless to say, his professional career basically followed suit. He was part of the Boston Celtics team that won eight NBA title in nine years.  Number 15 was, of course, immediately retired after Tom retired. Well, since now you remember Tom Heinsohn, I’ll bet you are also remembering just how hard it is to find the 1957-1958 Topps basketball card of him. You know, the one featuring him going up in his number 15 Boston Celtics jersey? Card number 19 in the series? Ah, now you remember, because more than likely it is a card you have been looking for!

Well, plan on looking some more, unless you are planning on spending a hundred dollars or more on it. It seems like this is indeed the going price for the Tom Heinsohn Boston Celtic number 19 Topps trading card.  And is this for the near mint version? Maybe. If you look hard enough. But don’t expect to get a “very good” version any cheaper. Actually, expect to pay even more for a mint version.

You might find it for less if you are an incredibly gifted bargain shopper, or enjoy digging through flea market rubble. However, for those of you with more money than time on your hands, expect to dump at least the lowest triple digits on this one.

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Are you into collecting the current modern basketball cards? Well, as we all know, some of the cards that become the most valuable are rookie cards! Now, what about valuable 2007/2008 rookie cards? Well, here are the ones that are getting hot so far.

Upper deck card number 11 from that year features young Kevin Durant of the Seattle Sonics. I have seen this card go for as much as $25! Also remember that having your basketball cards graded can increase the value, as most modern dealers always get the cards graded, especially if they are being sold online.

How about Upper Deck card number 20? Also from 2007-2008, this card features rookie Greg Oden. This Portland Trailblazer seems to be blazing himself a trail indeed, and the collectors who get a hold of this basketball rookie card will be doing no different!

Also, don’t forget about Al Horford of the Atlanta Hawks. This native of the Dominican Republic is pictured on Upper Deck card number 16. I don’t know what you think, but I see this card as a possible strong investment, with potential value to the upside. Not to mention that the basketball card itself is awesome. A lot of these new Upper deck cards look awesome.

It is a shame that Topps stopped printing Basketball cards back in the 1980s. They would undoubtedly have printed some serious basketball cards today. However, this just makes the Topps basketball cards that are around more valuable yet, so don’t pass one of those up if you ever get the chance to nab one.

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