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This newsletter will be your weekly dose of NBA Top Shot news and updates. It will also include updates on what we at Here For The Moments are working on.
What’s going on everyone, it’s Steve and this is the fifth “Here For The Moments Report”. It’s been a little while since I’ve talked to everyone, but we’re back on vacation and it’s like we never left.
Facebook Page Online
The Facebook page is live, all the newsletters and podcasts will be reposted on the Facebook page. A Medium account to host our articles is still a WIP.
You can find us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/hereforthemoments
Giveaway #11
Giveaway ten was supposed to be a big special event involving the community but our vacation plans mucked everything up, but giveaway #11 will be special.
You can fill out the following Google form (it will also be posted on Twitter) to be entered in the giveaway:
https://forms.gle/EXyGfnA9bPYBGeVJ6
We hope that some of our community members with extra Moments can afford to spare one or two and include them in our big pool of moments and we can make this giveaway the best one yet. If you can’t afford to giveaway a moment and just feel like entering, that’s okay too and we appreciate everyone who enters and supports us.
Holo Icons Revealed
The new Holo Icons were minted yesterday. These players will be available in the Holo Icon pack that is releasing tomorrow, June 17th. You will need a Collector Score of 7,500 to be eligible. The packs will cost $230 and there will only be 2,500 available.
Challenge Rewards:
Luka Dončić
Kevin Durant
Joel Embiid
List of players:
Cole Anthony
LaMelo Ball
RJ Barrett
Saddiq Bey
Devin Booker
Malcolm Brogdon
Jaylen Brown
Jimmy Butler
Clint Capela
Mike Conley
DeMar DeRozan
De’Aaron Fox
Darius Garland
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rui Hachimura
Serge Ibaka
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Kyle Kuzma
Zach Lavine
CJ McCollum
Khris Middleton
Michael Porter Jr.
Karl-Anthony Towns
Fred VanVleet
Zion Williamson
James Wiseman
Christian Wood
Podcast 14
Podcast fourteen is now available, the links are below. Special thanks to our friend Jeremy Williams for coming on, we had a great time. You can find him on Twitter @jwilliamsnft and you can listen to his podcast NF/Teach wherever podcasts can be heard.
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/hereforthemoments
Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/here-for-the-moments/id1558814411
Google Podcasts:
https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MGIyNDJkOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==
Spotify:
Starter Pack
Just added to the main NBA Top Shot site is Base Set (Series 2, Release 41) but there’s a catch. This pack is only available to people who have never purchased a pack before. It contains 3 moments and costs $9. If you have purchased packs before, it will say that you are ineligible and tell you how many packs you have purchased.
All of us have purchased packs before so we are ineligible, but this is a great way for new users to kickstart their collection. In the future, maybe we could see Base Set pack that can only be purchased by collectors with 5 or more packs purchased. It goes both ways, you want to get new collectors started and have them build their collection while also rewarding the collectors who have stayed on the platform and continue to use the site daily.
According to the official Top Shot blog, Starter Packs will be here forever. Any new user who signs up will be able to purchase a starter pack.
Throwdowns Showcase Quest
https://blog.nbatopshot.com/posts/throwdowns-quest
You thought the Throwdown Moments had zero utility didn’t you? Well you thought wrong!
You can use your Throwdown Moments, combined with a Rare Donovan Mitchell Moment from Series 1 or 2 to earn a special Donovan Mitchell Moment.
Here’s what you have to do:
Simply collect any nine Series 2 Throwdowns Moments (stacked Moments are acceptable) and any unique rare Donovan Mitchell Moment from Series 1 or 2.
Put all 10 of those Moments in a Showcase; name your Showcase Throwdowns.
That’s it. As long as you put those 10 Moments in a Showcase and name it Throwdowns by 11 AM PDT on June 22nd, you’ll earn yourself the rare Mitchell slam.
If you are looking at these rules and wondering if your showcase will be eligible or find yourself asking questions, look no further because the Top Shot team has provided us with the all-important fine print.
Fine print:
One prize per Collector.
Please make sure to keep your Showcase intact until you’ve received your prize -- this is the safest way to ensure you’re accounted for!
Your Showcase must contain exactly 10 Moments (any nine Series 2 Throwdowns plus any one rare Donovan Mitchell Moments from Series 1 or 2)
Only create one eligible Showcase named Throwdowns. To avoid duplications & spamming, any account with multiple Showcases with the title Throwdowns will have all of their submissions disqualified.
We love these Showcase Quests, they provide utility to moments while keeping the Top Shot experience fun and fresh. Top Shot team if you’re reading this, keep the Showcase Quests coming. We love the different tiers as well, maybe sometime in the near future we will we see a Legendary Showcase Quest.
Wrapping It Up
That’s it for today, there isn’t a day goes by anymore that Top Shot isn’t adding a feature or announcing something new. On Friday, I’ll have the “Office Hours Report” up as soon as they hit the Discord. Thanks for reading, appreciate ya!
You can find us on Twitter @HFTM_TopShot and listen to our podcast 'Here For The Moments' wherever podcasts can be heard. You can find us individually at the following:
Mike - @hftm_mike on Twitter and streetz_racer_00 on Top Shot.
Nick - @NickWilson2448 on Twitter and EMVPIID on Top Shot.
Stephen - @privites on Twitter and stephenprivitera on Top Shot.