A Ben Simmons Playoff Challenge? 😭
The First Mint
Featuring Huerter Hype, A New Hire, A Ben Simmons Playoff Challenge (!), and more
An update on our NFT Drop:
We are postponing our NFT drop which was originally scheduled for 12:00pm PT today. This was not an easy decision to make.
We will be giving ample notice for the drop when it DOES happen. Our goal it to make this a smooth and fair drop for everyone, and it’s going to take us a bit more time to get there. Appreciate everyone in our community who has reached out and shown interest 🙏🏻 -LG Doucet
Good Morning, NBA Top Shot ladies and gents! Hope your week is off to a great start, and that all you dads out there had an excellent Father’s Day weekend! Let’s get into all the action from a relatively quiet few days:
All the NBA Top Shot dads can relate to this gift below, via @aaronkollar:
Father’s Day present. They get me…my family really gets me!! @NBATopShot. Speaking of that…wen merch? https://t.co/xwWGWgBKzn
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Quick Hits 👊
🔹A Ben Simmons Challenge? In this climate? The next two Playoff Challenges were released Monday, with Ben Simmons and Ja Morant as rewards. The timing couldn’t be worse for a Simmons reward, fresh off of an absolutely brutal playoff performance. If you DO decide to complete Simmons, here is what you’ll need:
🛡️PLAYOFF CHALLENGE #7🛡️
🎖️Challenge Reward: Ben Simmons
PLAYOFF Moments (12,000 LE)
🛡️Joel Embiid
🛡️Tobias Harris
🛡️Russell Westbrook
🛡️Rui Hachimura
COMMON Moments
♦️Danny Green 40K CC+
♦️Matisse Thybulle 35K LE
♦️Bradley Beal 35K LE
♦️Deni Avdija 40K CC+
Deadline⚠️June 24 https://t.co/H7PNZAdnQH
Trae Young, seeing Top Shot release a Ben Simmons challenge:
🔹Wondering what else is coming to Top Shot over the next week? A thread on upcoming drops, challenges, playoff set speculation and more:
This Week on @NBATopShot🗓️
*Confirmed* Drops
📦NBA Playoffs 2 (200k Packs)
📦New Collector (ongoing)
Challenge Rewards:
🛡️Anthony Davis
🛡️Jayson Tatum
🪙Lebron James
🧊Kevin Durant
💣Donovan Mitchell (Quest)
New Challenges
🛡️Playoffs #7-8
🧊HOLO Icon #8
🪙MGLE #31
⬇️MORE⬇️ https://t.co/5Dey8R29ec
🔹New hire alert! Dapper Labs announced the hiring of Tristan Rattink on Monday, stepping into the role of General Manager of NBA Top Shot.
While Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou has been the face of the platform, his responsibilities across the companies’ many projects have led to critiques of being spread too thin to give Top Shot the attention it needs.
We got details on Rattink’s background, experience and more in the team’s latest blog.
Market Movers 📊
Speaking of the Hawks vs. Sixers series… If you had Kevin Huerter being the difference-maker in a Game 7 playoff victory, go play the lottery.
Huerter’s improbable 27-point outburst was the only thing that kept Atlanta in the game with Young frigid from the field — and it seems NBA Top Shot collectors took notice. Check out the data on Huerter’s Series 1 moments, Via Evaluate.Market:
Prior to the playoffs, users speculated on which under-the-radar player could make waves, a la Tyler Herro from last season. While I’m sure many weren’t picking Huerter, this improbable Atlanta run (and early exits from the usual ‘contenders’) has opened the door for some less-collected players to generate serious hype this postseason.
Sound on for this highlight reel from Game 7 ⬇️
dont huerter like that https://t.co/SOP5zpVZxJ
Around The First Mint 🗣
🎧 The Next 60 Days on Top Shot
With a relatively clear roadmap laid out for the rest of Series 2 on Top Shot, we take a look at what the next two months could entail as the playoffs will come to an end and the prep for next season begins. LG also kicks off the show by discussing the very exciting news that The First Mint Day One NFT is dropping this Tuesday with a very low mint count of only 550!
🎧 Can Sports Go Full Crypto? (Feat. Jack Settleman)
📹The First Mint Live Show — Holo Mania
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