People are always looking for the next Jordan. They found him in Lebron but that was pretty obvious. Everybody invested in Lebron. But VERY few people saw Steph Curry coming and whoever did is making an absolute killing right now.
I think that's what's going on with players like Zion, Ja Morant, Anthony Edwards, Wemby, etc. It might seem crazy to you today, but if Anthony Edwards takes Steph Curry's seat at the table, there is definitely money to be made.
To bring things back to baseball, Ohtani was the biggest name in baseball when he came to the US in 2018. He had a huge season, generated all kinds of buzz, and his cards were priced really high.
Then he got hurt in 2019 and stunk in 2020. I purchased the card below in 2020 for just under $300.
Today, two MVPs later, I can sell it for $4,500 without even trying:
