i say wade and i am sure most of you will say it to but we will just wait and see also everyone please say who you voted for and maybe why

LeBron is LeBron Wade is Wade...Wade has better career so far LeBron has bigger publicity..and is more popular..simply said LeBron is LeBron

umm good explanation

wade - better player so far (also has about 4 more years experience then lebron) but lebron is more popular i would say so i say lebron cards r more but in a sense of whos a better player, i say WADE

it's going to be LeBron. that wont change anytime soon.

OMG 4 people voted Wade?? are u people Nuts??? a Common Lebron auto cant be had for under $200? wades $60? ya their gonna jump $140 u people are crazy!~

^ exactly. some of ya'll are seriously overrating Wade's performance in the Finals. w/o all the ridiculous calls he'd average maybe 30 PPG on 44-45% shooting. check out this article: http://nbadraft.net/prevenas066.asp

now that is funny!

i likey that article

haha D Wade for now ...... Lebron is a better in the hole player

its not better player now or then, its whos cards will be worth more, these people are trying to say Wade Autos will book more than Lebrons....Come on

Lebron is the most gifted player in the nba
he can do everything now he has a jump shot
and lebron has no shaq

wade dont need shaq... shaq is just there for a distraction and an occasional basket every few quarters...

Shaq changes any game just by being on the court. who do you think frees up the lane for Wade? when Wade drives, the big man stays home on Shaq. if the big man goes to challenge Wade, all Wade has to do is flip the ball up there and Shaq will go get it. we saw it 843758743897589475894 times with Kobe. Shaq might not be the offensive force he once was, but he can still dominate the game in other ways.

hence my saying he is there for a distraction

You know, give this player about 10 years and his autos will be higher than anyones EVER...



And no, I'm not talking about the guy with the ball

haha okay. the Heat minus Shaq vs. the Heat with Shaq would lose 10 out of 10 times.

I went with Wade because as many of the older collector out there should remember Jordans cards did not start to rise at the pace they are until he won his first title. Until Lebron wins he will be like KG where he cards were so hot everyone wanted them then when he keep being eliminated from the playoffs collectors lost interest and found someone better.

It is not the player that makes the cards expensive it is use collectors. It is supply and demand. Right now everyone is wanting Wade and Lebron so they are going up. In a couple year who knows someone with more hype might come along and presto Lebron and Wade start falling!

Hence, the cycle continues. The prices will stabilize sometime in the near future.

We shall see when Shaq is gone. But subconsciously you just admitted that Shaq draws more defenders leaving Wade open a bit more.

that is exactly what i meant and said... shaq is there to be a distraction for wade, that is the only reason he needs to be there

Remember, Jordan couldn't do it by himself. He did not win ANY championships until Pippen came along. And Pippen couldn't win that lone year without Jordan, even though it was basically the same team. Garnett had nobody. He's considered superior, but not dominant enough to take over a game.

The formula seems to have always been one dominant player plus one superior player equals championship(s).

So then without that distraction, Wade would have to carry the team by himself, just like LeBron had to, right?

Lebron has more exposure..

Lebron will continue to be higher value!!

I think Wade's cards will definitely see some movement in the offseason, but don't forget that Lebron had the advantage of probably the most publicity EVER by a basketball rookie. Plus, he also had a pretty good first playoffs. It'll take some time for Wade's cards to reach Lebron's status....but by then, who's to say that Lebron won't have already won a championship? Lebron IS the complete NBA superstar....he's got game, he's got charisma, he's already taken some steps to becoming a leader and a clutch performer, and he's playing for a well-supported team.

Make no mistake about it though....Wade is moving up and he's only gonna get closer and closer to Lebron. Still, I think Lebron edges it for the moment.

Here's one for everyone to think about too: do you think the fact that Lebron is Upper Deck exclusive and Wade is Topps exclusive will be a factor?

UD seems to have the upper hand in terms of the basketball products being released every year....and because of that you're always going to see more high-end cards of Lebron than Wade....eg. Exquisite collection, Ultimate Collection, SPGU.

I voted for LeBron James. When it comes to the value of trading cards, championship rings are not the only driving force. In fact, at times, they are not even the primary one.

-Bob

i picked wade because he has gotten more matuer. in my opinion that is not a fact, someone else might think different but that is what i think.

Lebron is a Phenom. Enough Said.

Since I don't personally collect either player, I also simply thought about what player I would be more excited to pull from a pack. For me, that answer is clearly LeBron.

-Bob

u openly admit u have no idea what your talking about when it comes to basketball so u shush

Exactly....look at players like Duncan, Billups, Parker, Hamilton....with the success they've had in the Finals, their card prices should be soaring....but all are still very affordable compared to players like Iverson and McGrady, who haven't won anything yet.

any1 else got opinions on this?

Just my 2 cents...LeBron is a better ball player than Wade is if LeBron switched places with Wade it would of been back to back already

u seem to forget bout the pistons... they always could handle shaq up until this year for some reason.... but the pistons will be back and stronger then ever next year

It doesnt take a genious (how do you spell that anyways) to know how the hot rookie is. I had never heard of wade untill this year, and I ve been hearing about Lebron since before the Draft.

I thought Shaq was just a "distraction"? now you openly admit Shaq is the reason the Heat got by Detroit this year. replace Wade with any good guard, if they got the calls he got in the Finals, it would've been no different.

http://www.ericfolkerth.com/B1082610743/C1...20060621011743/

Shaq is dominant..he isn't the best Center in the NBA anymore but he is dominant

yea he is a big distraction, a big distraction that detroit couldnt handle... if shaq was not there they could of dropped back and double teamed wade instead of worrying about wade dishing it off to him...

exactly. the same with Dallas. that's why I was saying Shaq affects the game just by being on the court. while you said he didnt do much..that Wade did everything. take Shaq out of the game and Dallas (or any team for that matter) would have no problem doubling and tripling Wade. once that happens, and he still beats the doubles and triples, then I will have more respect for what he's doing. until then..he's only top 5 on my list. not #1.

i agree with you... i said he didnt do anything in the sense of getting nothing done with points, assists or on the offensive board... the only thing he does is distract the opponent now... he is not a good player, just a good player for his teammates to have on the floor...

Shaq is not a good player? Alright. I guess we'll just agree to disagree.

i guess so.. maybe i should make a poll about that one to

well it was close atleast but it looks like james cards will stay hotter according to most of the people on this site

PISTONS SUCK

i think we've been through this... if the pistons suck, i dont even have a word for how bad the nuggets, and especially carmello anthony are...

Pistons=Biggest Chokers

haha... 2 out of the past 4 years in the finals, winning it once... losing to the eventual champions 2 of the other times, yea thats choking... i think choking is when u cant even get out of the 1st round when somehow u r favored year after year

wade got doubled and tripled a lot of times and he still scored withought dishing it off to shaq... every game in the 4th quarter wade would be unstoppable they tried everything on him except for having the whole team guard him and u dont need shaq when 3 ppl r on one person cause then theres 4 of ur players against 2 of theirs and any player should be able to score on that.... and still wade scored on them... he would pull up with the same jumper in same spot like 4 possesions in a row.. all i kno is that wade is better then lebron as a player and until lebron beats wade it wont be different... i guess we have to wait till next season for all u non-wade beleivers lol

As they say Wade today, Bron tomorrow.....With the trophy in hand, Wade is high dollar today....30 days from now that may have drastically changed... LeBron in my opinion is a much better investment and this might be a good time as Wade is drawing away attention....