He possessed an uncanny ability to sense how every shot would bounce off the rim and how to position himself to be in the exact time and location to grab it. BAS Slabbed, Lakers Magic Johnson Signed 2012 Momentum #134 Card Auto Graded 10! $39.55 $ 39. I remember being around 7 or 8 years old and picking up this card from the local card shop with some birthday money that I had saved. I even saw a PSA9 that had a slight lean on it. - Rookies 1988 Fleer. Errors / Variations | But, no, Dennis Rodman out-rebounded them all, and sometimes his per-game averages were three and four rebounds ahead of the next guy. Though their season ended in another heartbreak Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Pistons, Pippen and Jordan were clearly developing into the most dangerous 1-2 punch in league history. | They were always a threat as a title contender but unfortunately never could get over the hump, making it to the NBA Finals once and the Eastern Conference Finals five times. - Errors / Variations 5 Forum | Yet, he seems to fly under the radar when it comes to discussing the best point guards in history. Some will say he was the best, but some won't even put him in their top five. Something went wrong. After playing in only six games the year before because of a surgical procedure to remove bone spurs from his heels, Bird was back in action for the 1989-1990 season. Though Kevin Johnson has enjoyed political success in more recent memory, he initially gained notoriety as one of the best point guards in the NBA from the late 80s to mid-90s. With Michael Jordan absent for the 1993-94 season, Grant stepped up to establish personal bests in points per game (15.2), rebounds per game (11) and assists per game (3.4) to earn the only All-Star selection of his career. However, after sweeping the Phoenix Suns to win the Western Conference, the Lakers ran into a wall in the NBA Finals as the Detroit Pistons sweptthem. - Comments Clearly, Jordan was not messing around that season (as if he ever did) and by the time the playoffs rolled around, it looked like he was bound to finally break into the NBA Finals for the first time. An Important Civil War Naval Flag from the USS Hartford, commanded by Flag Officer David. Guys like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Charles Barkley also appear in the All-Star subset but Stockton likely gets such a boost over them because this is somewhat of a "rookie" card. Jack Sikma is often considered a pioneer in the game for helping to usher in the idea that big men could also shoot. - Collection Summary, Overview | Even more fonts are used at the bottom of the card for the team and position. - Pricing Need help buying or selling cards or have a general question about the hobby? Over the rest of his career, Johnson continued to put up points and assists, earning three All-Star nominations and five All-NBA selections leaving many to consider him one of the greatest point guards of his era. The design is not great and player info would have made this a 5 star set. Usually, Michael Jordan will be the most valuable card in any set from the 80s and 90s in which he appeared, but in this case, he narrowly misses out to the Pippen rookie. Rating: 7.8 (53 votes) Rate this set. This small beach is by the urban area and very well connected. HOF. BAS Slabbed, Lakers Magic Johnson Signed 1986 Star #9 Card Auto 10! All Rights Reserved, 1988 Fleer All-Star Basketball #120 Michael Jordan HOF PSA 10 " PACK FRESH ". Card Rankings The other day, I pulled it out from my box of old cards for a bit of nostalgia, and after reviewing its damage and centering, I'd say it's probably a PSA 3 or PSA 4 at best. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1988-89 Fleer Basketball #26 - John Williams - Cleveland Cavaliers at the best online prices at eBay! Speaking of All-Star Games, the year before Malone would earn MVP honors after a 28 point, 9 rebound performance to lead the West over the East 143-134. We are user supported. Showing 1 to 100 of 127 products. 1 Antoine Carr - Atlanta Hawks RC 2 Cliff Levingston - Atlanta Hawks 3 Doc Rivers - Atlanta Hawks 4 Spud Webb - Atlanta Hawks 5 Dominique Wilkins - Atlanta Hawks 6 Kevin Willis - Atlanta Hawks 7 Randy Wittman - Sacramento Kings 8 Danny Ainge - Boston Celtics Free shipping for many products! Don't get me wrong, Drexler was an absolute stud and one of the greatest players in the game's history. BAS Slabbed, Lakers Magic Johnson "HOF 02" Signed 1986 Fleer #53 Card Auto 10! Originally known as the Copa de Espaa de Baloncesto, was first played in 1933 and contested in its first editions only by teams from the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona.It was the first nationwide basketball competition played in Spain.During the Francoism, it was referred to as the Copa del Generalsimo de Baloncesto, before becoming the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto in 1977. - Checklist - Contributors Cheapest, 1988 Fleer card list & price guide. I googled this set originally to see if fake ones had articles towards the top but to my delight, i saw none. - Packaging While the Rockets had a mediocre 1989-1990 season, finishing at 41-41 and getting knocked out of the first round of the playoffs by the Lakers, Hakeem Olajuwon turned in one of the best seasons of his career. For more recent exchange rates, please use the. Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) & PSA/DNA are divisions of Collectors Universe, Inc. Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) & PSA/DNA Authentication Services, Find auction results for cards, tickets, packs, coins and pins graded by PSA. Over his seventeen-year career in the NBA, Ewing averaged 21 points per game, but he erupted on offense during the 1989-1990 season and set a career-high with 28.6 points per game. Alvin Robertson spent ten years in the NBA, and he spent most of that time stealing the ball from opposing players. - YOU PICK, 1988/89 Fleer Basketball Complete Your Set ( You Pick ), 1988 Fleer Basketball Dennis Rodman Rookie, 1988-89 FLEER KEVIN DUCKWORTH PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS #93, Scottie Pippen RC 1988-89 Fleer #20 Chicago Bulls Rookie, 1987 1988 FLEER BASKETBALL - YOU PICK #1 - #132 - NMMT ** FREE FAST SHIPPING **, 1988-89 Fleer Scottie Pippen #20 Rookie Chicago Bulls HOF- Free Shipping, 1988-89 Fleer John Stockton #115 Rookie Utah Jazz HOF - Free Shipping, Akeem Olajuwon 1988-89 Fleer Basketball NBA Houston Rockets #53, 1988-89 Fleer Basketball Cards Complete Your Set You U Pick From List, Dominique Wilkins 1988-89 Fleer Basketball NBA CENTERED Atlanta Hawks #5, DENNIS RODMAN BGS 8.5 1988-89 FLEER BASKETBALL #43 ROOKIE BULLS HOF RC 4984, - 1988-89 Fleer Basketball #9 Larry Bird *A* Boston Celtics *HOF* *MINT*, Magic Johnson 1988-89 Fleer All Star Team Los Angeles Lakers #123, Karl Malone 1988-89 Fleer Basketball NBA CENTERED Utah Jazz #114, 1988-89 Fleer Set Break Reggie Miller Rookie PSA 9 #57 MINT, AKEEM HAKEEM OLAJUWON 1988-89 Fleer #53 Houston Rockets HOF, Dennis Rodman 1988 Fleer Basketball #43 Pistons Rookie RC MINT, 1988-89 Fleer Set-Break # 43 Dennis Rodman NM-MT OR BETTER *GMCARDS*, 1988-89 Fleer Set-Break # 20 Scottie Pippen NM-MT OR BETTER *GMCARDS*, 1988 1989 FLEER BASKETBALL - YOU PICK #1-132 NMMT VERY SHARP **FREE SHIPPING**, 1988 FLEER STICKERS MICHAEL JORDAN/MAGIC J. 4 Rate this set - Overview Because of these somewhat soft prices, collectors looking for an investment may want to consider cards graded 9.5 or 10 by PSA or BGS as there is less risk involved than other high-end sets. While Jordan was named league MVP the previous year, it was Magic Johnson and the Lakers crowned as champions of the 1987-88 season. And to have any value at all, the cards on this list will need to be graded in PSA 10 gem mint conditionmeaning they're nearly flawless. | The has the player's name in an art deco font alongside the bubbly Fleer logo. Click on any card to see more graded card prices, historic prices, and past sales. Recommend this seller AA++, 2008 Score Football Red Super Bowl XLIII - Brian Urlacher - Chicago Bears (#125843356040). During the 1989-1990 season, Pippen increased his scoring output to 16.5 points per game while averaging 6.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists while earning his first trip to the All-Star Game. I do want to be 100% clear that most of the cards in this set sadly have no value these days. Only thirteen examples of this card have been given a PSA 10 grade as of this writing. Despite receiving more first place votes (38) than Magic Johnson (27), Charles Barkley finished just behind Johnson in the MVP vote on the 1989-1990 season. After being named MAC Player of the Year in 1988 for his performance at Eastern Michigan, Grant Long got his shot at the NBA when the Miami Heat took him in the second round of the 1988 NBA Draft. And in this guide, we look at the 12 most valuable the set has to offer. I remember watching so many of those Miller-led Pacers teams from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s play some of the scrappiest, hard-nosed basketball in the league. Rookies | However, he grew a bit disappointed with a lack of much playoff success in his later days in Seattle, so by the time 1986 rolled around, he requested a trade and soon ended up with the Milwaukee Bucks. It had nothing to do with Rodman's rebounding abilities and everything to do with the fact that he and Mark Aguirre split the season as the Pistons' starting small forward. However, Conner's minutes and overall production decreased throughout the year. Coming off the second season of his career in which he set career highs in points (18.1), rebounds (8.3), and assists (3.5) per game, Norman entered the 1989-1990 season looking like he might develop into a perennial All-Star. Copyright 2023 Trading Card Database LLC $24.39 9 bids 1987 Fleer Sticker 1988 Fleer Basketball Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 CARD GROUP P. $42.00 21 bids 1987-88 Fleer #49 Ron Harper ROOKIE RC PSA 7 Graded Basketball Card NBA 198. Refresh your browser window to try again. - Comments - Sell Sheets / Ads In total, the base set has 132 cards. However, Long would bounce back as the starting power forward for the rest of his time in Miami before he was sent to the Atlanta Hawks after only two games into the 1994-1995 season. 1988 Fleer. We do not factor unsold items into our prices. After two seasons as a starter in Atlanta, Long would finish out his career mostly coming off the bench for Detroit, Vancouver/Memphis and Boston, where he retired after the 2002-2003 season. It is connected to Portugalete at the other side of the firth by the Vizcaya Bridge transporter bridge and offers . 1 Not quite a Hall of Famer, Grant will be best remembered for his time in Chicago, which is the main reason behind his rookie card's value. Of the 168 cards in the set, 24 of them are Hall of Famers. I loved watching him play, and who knows if we'll ever see another big man who was as smooth and agile as Olajuwon? - Rookies It was a crushing blow to Jordan's championship hopes but that loss in Game 6 only continued to forge his passion for winning. Jacques Dominique Wilkins (January 12, 1960-) earned the moniker "The Human Highlight Film" despite playing during an NBA era where superstars like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and "Dr. J" - Julius Erving dazzled fans with spectacular plays and dunks. Inserts and Related Sets | Last but certainly not least on the list is none other than legendary Knicks center Patrick Ewing. Magic Johnson squeaked past Charles Barkley to win the 1989-1990 MVP award with 636 voting points to 614. 3.5 But he was a critical asset to the several teams on which he played and is arguably one of the most underrated players of all-time. Contributors | Only ten of each of these three cards have ever received a PSA 10 grade. Videos | Over a fourteen-year career with four different teams, Richmond was also a six-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA, All-Star MVP (1995), and a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist. Still, the former 19th pick of the 1987 NBA Draft was far from a bust, and he enjoyed a solid career until he retired after the 1996-1997 season. - Change Log or Best Offer +$12.55 shipping 1988 Fleer Basketball Cards Population - Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) 1988 Fleer Basketball Cards Population - Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) . When Hakeem Olajuwon first arrived at the University of Houston, they originally listed his name as "Akeem," for some reason. Base Set Checklist 132 cards. PriceIt Game | This has kept the supply in check. No More Secrets Puzzle Game. Packaging | BAS Slabbed, Lakers Magic Johnson Signed 1991 Skybox #471 Card Auto 10! - Hall of Famers Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the eighth overall pick of the 1977 NBA Draft, Sikma spent nine seasons in Seattle, where he would help lead the team to an NBA Championship in 1979. Clearly, Pippen's card has seen a much more favorable boost in value fromThe Last Dance. Drafted number one overall out of the University of North Carolina in the 1986 NBA Draft, Brad Daugherty played eight seasons for the Cleveland Cavaliers before retiring after the 1993-1994 season. I can't remember how much I paid back then, but I probably had $10-15 that grandparents, aunts, and uncles had given me, and I spread that out to buy multiple cards on that buying trip. As we saw earlier, Jordan's is by far the most valuable in the subset, while Stockton's comes in second. And, he's not as popular as guys like Olajuwon, Magic, and Bird, who appear lower on this list and Charles Barkley, who doesn't even appear at all.