Episode Details

Today on Sports Cards Are Dope, Dr. Tarver breaks down his biggest project yet, Project 122, ranking the 122 greatest NBA players of all time using a blend of NBA’s Top 75, Bill Simmons’ Pantheon, Bleacher Report analytics, and AI. Plus, how this turned into the most ambitious sports-card autograph chase he’s ever attempted.

Timestamps:

• 0:00 Welcome chicken nuggets
• 0:30 Why Project 122 exists
• 1:50 How the NBA Top 75 inspired this chase
• 3:00 The original autograph quest
• 5:10 The big flaw in the NBA’s Top 75
• 7:00 The three “pillar” lists used
• 9:15 How AI built the combined rankings
• 11:40 Why certain players were left off or added
• 13:25 Tier 1 Legends Revealed
• 15:30 Breakdown of tiers 2 through 10
• 20:40 What videos are coming next in the series
• 21:30 Shoutout Chicken Nugget Nation + giveaways

• Rob Hefley
• Klendathu
• Tatershed
• Justin Burch
• Always_Eaton
• Ryan Bruder
• Kevin Quiles
• Evan Hastie
• Donut
• Josh Stewart