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Welcome to Badge County, an NBA Top Shot podcast. From pack drops to rookie updates, playoff hunts to best moment debates; if you're a hoop head, you're home in Badge County.

Badge County


    • Sep 13, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    The BC100 | 20-1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 66:12


    Presenting the BC100: The best Moments from the Top 100 players in the NBA. We watched over 1500 Moments to curate the best of the best of the best on NBA Top Shot. Join Sam, Jared & Andrew as they go through their process for each selection: the criteria and the debates.

    The BC100 | 40-21

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 52:19


    Presenting the BC100: The best Moments from the Top 100 players in the NBA. We watched over 1500 Moments to curate the best of the best of the best on NBA Top Shot. Join Sam, Jared & Andrew as they go through their process for each selection: the criteria and the debates.

    The BC100 | 60-41

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 42:22


    Presenting the BC100: The best Moments from the Top 100 players in the NBA. We watched over 1500 Moments to curate the best of the best of the best on NBA Top Shot. Join Sam, Jared & Andrew as they go through their process for each selection: the criteria and the debates.

    The BC100 | 80-61

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 38:52


    Presenting the BC100: The best Moments from the Top 100 players in the NBA. We watched over 1500 Moments to curate the best of the best of the best on NBA Top Shot. Join Sam, Jared & Andrew as they go through their process for each selection: the criteria and the debates.

    The BC100 | 100-81

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 42:16


    Presenting the BC100: The best Moments from the Top 100 players in the NBA. We watched over 1500 Moments to curate the best of the best of the best on NBA Top Shot. Join Sam, Jared & Andrew as they go through their process for each selection: the criteria and the debates.

    Rookie Headliners | Wembymania

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 43:25


    Welcome to another season of Badge County - Series 2023-24 is officially upon us and later today we'll all be ripping into the first packs of the season. These Headliner packs are loaded with some of the most coveted Common Moments in Top Shot History and we're gonna break down how all the levers can work together to create the best season of NBA Rookie Collectibles ever. Thanks for dropping into the County.

    Austin Kent | Series 4 In Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 73:21


    Today we're excited to have basketball almanac Austin Kent join us on the podcast. Formally, he is the Content Lead at NBA Top Shot. Informally he is Lord of the Sickos and today, as we approach a new Series, we're going through our favorite Moments and Features of Series 4, the immense task that is curating a historical set and what it was like spending an afternoon interviewing Larry Bird for his Anthology Set. Thanks for dropping into the County.

    Run It Back | Rookies & Grails

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 55:28


    Welcome to a fresh baked episode of the Badge County podcast. All summer long we've been gearing up for news on another historical drop and now it's officially time to Run. It. Back. Yesterday we got our first batch of info on the upcoming historical sets so today we're just gonna hop right in and give you the fast facts plus our first reactions, and collecting strategies.Thanks for dropping in to the County

    Larry Legend

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 45:27


    It is now official that this summer's historical Anthology Set belongs to none other than Larry Bird and nearly every new platform feature that we've seen rolled out over the last 6 months is in play here, with multiple ways to collect not just these 5 new Rare and Legendary Bird Moments, but autographed jerseys and basketballs. This drop is the masterclass of Series 4 and might just be one of the best drops we've ever seen. Thanks for dropping in to the County

    The Bubble: The Set

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 50:47


    The Series 1 Trade Ticket drop was a slam dunk, and for now, it seems the collectors that ripped S1 want to collect S1. Today we're gonna see if we had any pack luck, plus go through the new Badge County blog in which we imagine a world where the 77 Series 1 Base Set Bubble Moments are instead the most unique and coveted Non-Base Common Set on the platform.Thanks for dropping into the County

    Mailbag County | July Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 54:05


    Hey there Badge County - In my opinion the off-season is the perfect time to recalibrate your Top Shot strategies. Take everything from the previous season, your wins, your losses, your new favorite players and fine tune your collection. In the meantime we've got fun drops like Extra Spice, Splash Packs, and the Series 1 Reserve to tide us over - Today we're gonna go through how we're navigating it all to land on our perfect collection Thanks for dropping in to the County

    Series 1 Vault | Ranking Rookie Premieres

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 52:13


    On today's agenda we're gonna chat about how I went full Sicko mode and wrote a blog where I ranked all 100 Rookie Premieres, we're going through the details on today's WNBA Rare and Common Drops, and then we're talking our way through our Series 1 Leaderboard and Trade Ticket drop strategies Thanks for dropping in to the County!

    Eligible for Unlock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 50:42


    Welcome to another fresh baked episode of the Badge County podcast. Tomorrow is the 1 year anniversary of the Locking Feature so today we're going to be discussing not only the obvious - how we expect the Market to react to the 'Great Unlock' but also how locking has helped the platform in Series 4 and what we think can/might/will/should be tweaked about locking in Series 5.Thanks for dropping in to the County

    Mailbag Musings | Offseason Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 43:54


    Welcome to Badge County Mailbag Edition - it's officially the NBA Offseason and this June Mailbag is here to help give him some guidelines on what to expect from Top Shot during the Summer - from drops to unreleased supply, Leaderboards, Anthologies, Historicals - so today we're gonna dive in and make sure everybody has all the details and provide some of our takes as well - Thanks for dropping in to the County

    2023 NBA Draft + Rookie Packs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 45:35


    Welcome to a special NBA Draft episode of Badge County - it's a special day in the County. Last nights draft had it all. Generational talents - franchise players - a few guys who slipped further than we thought - a few picks that seemed like a little bit of a reach. Today we're gonna go through some of our favorite selections as well as the new NBA Draft Leaderboard designed to get the Series 3 Rookie Premieres to full supply. Thanks for dropping in to the County

    2023 NBA Finals | Hustle & Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 49:21


    Welcome to another episode of Badge County - Now that the Denver Nuggets have won their first Larry O B, it's time to queue up for the most scarce Legendary Finals set in Top Shot History. After that, we‘ve got the Common set of the people, Hustle & Show, back for another Series available for 15 Trade Tickets. Snuck into these packs are a handful of epic Anthology Moments that have us all feeling very maximum paximum. All that plus a little collecting update from us and some thoughts on Rookie Premieres. Thanks for dropping in to the County.

    Are Leaderboards the Future of Top Shot?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 54:38


    Today it's gonna be all Burning Leaderboards and how they can be used going forward as a sort of a creative, multi faceted lever for not just old unreleased supply and pack drops but maybe even for some other exciting prizes. Also a little later we're gonna talk about why between the two of us we traded in slash burned 500 Moments that didn't even go towards leaderboards ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    Rookie Revelation + the Future of Locking

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 45:51


    The big news this week - Rookie Revelation - the first ever Legendary drop with exclusively moments - is finally here after a few years of rumblings that it's on the table. We've talked before about super scarce rookie collectibles being at the forefront of every sports collectors wishlist - so it's big news that it's finally here. The twist though might actually be more newsworthy - for the first time since the initial lock period began last summer - we can burn our locked moments.

    Draft Lottery | Conference Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 41:43


    Welcome to another episode of Badge County - Today is May 17 2023 and we are officially through to the Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs. Today Jared and I chatting Tuesday nights Draft lottery and some fun ways that those results could play out in next months draft, and also a deep dive in the landscape of the Redemption/Playoff market now that Round 2 is complete and we've got a clearer picture of how the community is going to value these Moments going forward. Thanks for dropping in to the County.

    'Yoff Squad & App Rips

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 57:52


    We are 51 games into the NBA Playoffs, all 48 First Round Moments are now released and this is where the fun starts. On todays episode we've got Redemption decisions, the new Top Shot App, the first ever App Exclusive Pack Drop, and our thoughts on some big upcoming drops.

    Let The Redeeming Begin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 52:18


    We're 40 games deep into the NBA Playoffs, 6 spots have now been clinched in the Conference Semi Finals which means the first ever Redemption Windows are wide open. Today Jared and I are going through each series to chat contenders pretenders and how those predictions affect our ever changing strategies!

    Redemptions + Playoffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 55:01


    The NBA Playoffs are here and so are Playoff Packs and Redemptions. The Redemption process is simple but like everything - every users strategy is unique to them and leads to their own unique questions. Today we're gonna walk through as many of the Frequently Asked Questions that we've seen around the community as possible and hopefully you leave the County today fully informed and ready to collect your way through the Playoffs.

    The Champions Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 48:08


    Welcome to Episode 22, our Khris Middleton jersey match episode - we are 100% done with NBA regular season which can only mean one thing: The Playoffs are upon us. The Champions Path just got announced. Redemptions are officially the newest and hottest word in the Top Shot lexicon - thanks for listening to Badge County.

    Mailbag Musings | Top Shot 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 57:17


    What is up everybody - It's Samuel Dee and Jared back with another episode of Badge County, your local friendly neighborhood NBA Top Shot podcast. Before we jump into our Tim Duncan jersey match episode number 21, be sure to subscribe, like + follow, wherever you get your podcasts because we're gonna be here every week delivering and breaking down all the Top Shot drops, news, challenges and speculation + plus we'd just really appreciate it. Before we get to the actual NBA Playoff push that's heating up, we've got our first Legendary pack drop of the season (Top Shot 50) and we've got a loaded mailbag full of info on set rewards, player leaderboards, and Pack Marketplace. We're running full speed into the best part of the season and Series!

    TSD Brackets | Whale For A Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 64:41


    We dive into the TSD Brackets, Alumni Burning Leaderboards and then we both spend a fictional $25k on our Top Shot Moment Auction Draft - building our dream collections if we starting collecting today, pick by pick.

    Metallic GOLD

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 51:31


    We dive into the soaring prices of the most recent MGLE drop + speculate on how we finish out the Series 4 Sets and what the Playoff sets might look like.

    Mailbag Musings | Legendary SZN

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 64:08


    Today we're diving into the massive March Mailbag - Legendary Rookies. Legendary Rewards. Series 5 info and MORE

    38,388 + All Star Game Packs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 55:36


    We're 70% through the NBA regular season! We took last week off, but we're back in the saddle and today we're chatting scoring records, sold out hot packs, trade deadline, all star game, first impressions of the Top Shot app and some ol' fashioned speculation.

    Mailbags + MGLEs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 50:13


    Mailbag > Office Hours. MGLE rips. We're taking you through the weekly news on NBA Top Shot & giving our 2 cents on how it all affects our collecting strategies.

    Cardboard Shows & Top Shot 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 57:16


    Welcome to episode 15 of the Badge County Podcast - the jersey match episode of Vince Carter & Nikola Jokic - Today we'll be recapping my weekend signing up new Top Shot users at a cardboard show, why its perfectly ok that the new Hot Packs aren't sold out yet, as well as some good old fashioned speculation on the upcoming MGLE drop. Thanks for hanging in the County!

    How to Sell 100k Locker Packs In 10 Hours

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 66:11


    Locker Packs gone in a blink. Clamps delivered and met with an ovation. The singles (dare I say doubles?) continue to mount for Top Shot.

    New Year, Same Vibes | January Drops

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 57:57


    The calendar has turned but the good vibes continue with some exciting stuff coming soon from TS. Clamps, MGLE packs, Set Locking reward packs, Cardboard Conventions - Sam & Jared dig into it all this week on the Badge County Podcast.

    Brandon Sowle | The Story of a Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 62:08


    Welcome to Badge County, an NBA Top Shot podcast. From pack drops to rookie updates, playoff hunts to best moment debates; if you're a hoop head, you're home in Badge County and today - we've got a fun conversation with not just a highly respected member of the NBA Top Shot Community - but a man behind the moments. Today - we're hanging with Brandon Sowle, Top Shots Content Inventory Lead and a bonafide hoop head.

    Steve Veerman | The Past, Present & Future of Top Shot

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 93:33


    You may know him from one of his many Top Shot tools like the Paper Ornaments, his Video Player or the Today in Moments Twitter - or maybe you just know him as a Top Shot OG and one of the most prolific collectors on the platform - Mr Steve Veerman, the intangible_eth is hanging with us in County - so saddle up - it's a good one.

    Why Locking Matters | Leaderboards Round 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 53:10


    Locking > Burning. Sam & Jared explain their thoughts on why it's important for Top Shot to keep steering the ship towards natural collecting habits + why we went from MAX PAX to Marketplace for this round of Hot Packs.

    Jumbo Hot Packs + Burning Leaderboards

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 53:02


    Today we're diving into the contents, mechanics and price points of the new Jumbo-Sized Hot Packs, the new round of Locker Packs and the mysterious new Heat Check Burning Leaderboards.

    The Common Grails of NBA Top Shot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 60:39


    A deeper look into some of the Moments that comprise 'Common Grails', our first edition of our curated series. PLUS Hot Packs Drop 2 and why we're a little bored with S4 Flash Challenges so far.The Common Grails of NBA Top Shot (https://medium.com/@badgecounty/the-common-grails-of-nba-top-shot-7bd3e8387648)Follow on Twitter (https://twitter.com/badge_county)Join the Discord (https://discord.gg/sKZzEffd)

    Making The Case For Collecting Parallels

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 51:52


    Another round of Hot Packs are coming for the holidays so we're breaking down the pack contents and some sneaky reasons to keep your eyes on extra utility for Parallels. Plus: Discussing why it's so important that grail Moments are finally starting to change hands from Early Adopters to NBA fans and *collectors*

    Collectin' & Connectin' w/ Treaticus | Hot Packs For the Win

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 66:16


    We're pleased as punch that our first ever interview is with a collector that radiates the positivity that we here at Badge County put as Priority #1. The man himself - Treaticus - joins us to chat TopShot journeys and S4 collecting strategies.

    Wen Pax? Now Pax! Hot Pax. Max Pax?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 56:16


    The first packs of the 22-23 Season have arrived. Hot Packs (Release 1) is available for RSVP today and Samuel Dee + Jared break down the pack contents, the odds, the players and the pros/cons of max pax. Follow on Twitter :: https://twitter.com/badge_county

    Should We Burn Series 1? | NBA Week 2 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 54:07


    Today in the County - Burning unreleased supply, the KD Challenge, Rookie Mints and as many hot takes as you can handle.

    Series 4 Roadmap Pt 2 | Hot Packs + Parallels

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 43:17


    With the first round of Base packs still a few weeks away, there's only so much time left for us to speculate on how the roadmap is going to play out through Series 4. So that's what we're gonna do. Join us!

    NBA Opening Week | Overreactions, Surprises & Rookies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 46:36


    With the first week of the NBA season underway, Sam & Jared chat early season action. Are the Jazz too good to tank? Can the Lakers right the ship? Also on tap - Rookie debuts...

    TS Roadmap + NBA Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 70:46


    Premiere episode! The first info from the Series 4 roadmap is here on the eve of NBA Opening Night, so needless to say we have PLENTY to talk about in our first episode.Twitter :: https://twitter.com/badge_countyDiscord :: https://discord.gg/MDqgKCdd

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