The 2007-08 Topps Chrome set has two rookie cards worth knowing. One is worth $700. The other is worth $20.
Same year. Same cardboard. Same PSA 10 grade. Greg Oden was the #1 pick. Kevin Durant went #2.
Greg Oden
#1 Overall · 2007-08 Topps Chrome #152
$20
PSA 10 today
Kevin Durant
#2 Overall · 2007-08 Topps Chrome #131
$700
PSA 10 today
Both graded PSA 10. Both from the same set. The difference isn’t the card — it’s what happened next.
The Hype Was Real
In 2007, Greg Oden was supposed to be the next great NBA center. He dominated at Ohio State. The scouts loved him. Portland had the #1 pick and they used it on him — passing on Kevin Durant.
It didn’t take long for everything to fall apart.
The Collapse — Timeline
Sept. 2007
Microfracture surgery on his right knee — announced before he played a single NBA game.
Oct. 2008
NBA debut, Opening Night vs. the Lakers. 13 minutes, 0 points. Leaves with a foot injury.
Jan. 22, 2010
Fractured left kneecap vs. Houston. Plays 21 games the entire season.
2011
Misses the entire season.
March 2012
Portland waives him. Career NBA total: 82 games.
Aug. 2013
The Heat sign him. 23 games. One playoff appearance. The market doesn’t care.
Oct. 2016
Officially retires. Cards reach the floor — and stay there.
The Market Today
The 2007-08 Topps Chrome Greg Oden RC PSA 10 is sitting at around $20 today — and has been since 2020.
The 2007-08 Topps Chrome Kevin Durant RC PSA 10 is around $700.
That’s the whole story. Same draft. Same set. Same grade. One card is worth 35 times more than the other.
For context — Al Horford, the #3 pick in that same draft, has a 2007-08 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10 worth around $50. The #3 pick’s card is worth more than the #1 pick’s card.
2007-08 Topps Chrome RC — PSA 10
$20
Greg Oden
#1 Pick
$700
Kevin Durant
#2 Pick
$50
Al Horford
#3 Pick
Two cards. One draft class. One set. Durant’s Chrome RC PSA 10 is worth $700. Oden’s is worth $20 — and has been for years. Portland passed on Kevin Durant to take Greg Oden #1 overall. The hobby never forgot.
