Are there any good Basketball Rookies from the years 1989-1996?

mygotta

I am sure there are, but I do not know basketball well and I have a ton of base card rookies from those years and I don't know who I am looking at. If anyone has a good idea of who to look for in any of the sets, it would be appreciated.

Thanks

robert67

eagles33

I think the best are the following 4 from 89-96

Shaq 1992- best ones are stadium club beam team, Hoops redemption, Topps gold and one of the upper deck but always forget which is better A or B
Garnet 1995 - topps Finest
Iverson 1996 - topps chrome
Kobe 1996 - topps chrome

scashaggy

David Robinson
Steve Nash
Kobe
Alonzo Mourning
Shawn Kemp
Chris Webber
Anfernee Hardaway
Jason Kidd
Grant Hill
Juwan Howard
Kevin Garnett

EAsports

Yinka Dare
Shawn Bradley
Danny Ferry
Bryant Reeves

tsalems1

robert67

tsalems1

<< <i>Cool Shaq Tom! >>



I had that card for so many years and just last month got it graded a month ago.
How I kept in mint for so long, I have no idea

PSASAP

Gary Payton.

CubsKiller99

1990 Hoops has Payton who just got elected to the HOF. Also Tim Hardaway who might make the HOF.

Drazen Petrovic is in the HOF -- IIRC he's 1990 Skybox and Hoops.

Shawn Kemp for 1990 Fleer is a nice card.

eagles33

How could I forget the 89 hoops David Robeson sp to only 100,000,000. But still an iconic card. This sounds like I'm being facetious but I'm not

mygotta

<< <i>How could I forget the 89 hoops David Robeson sp to only 100,000,000. But still an iconic card. This sounds like I'm being facetious but I'm not >>



That card was like the basketball counterpart to the UD Griffey.

CubsKiller99

The Robinson card was indeed hot as hell. He did pan out so we definitely have to include his
89 Hoops in this list.

Even his 1990 second-year cards have demand in PSA 10.

gc1213

There are tons of great rookies in that time span but unfortunately that is smack in the middle over basketballs overproduced/junk years.

Some that are still nice to have in psa10 would be:

1989-90:
Hoops David Robinson
Fleer Mitch Richmons

1992-93:
Stadium beam team shaq
Upper deck 1a shaq #1 draft pick
Hoops Magic All Rookie Shaq

1993-94
Finest Refractor Penny and Webber

1994-95
Finest Refractor Kidd and hill

1995-96
Finest Garnett

1996-97
Topps chrome/refractor Kobe, iverson, Nash, Allen

1997-98 chrome Duncan

3BoyzTrading

89/90
David Robinson
90/91
Tim Hardaway
Gary Payton
Drazen Petrovic
Shawn Kemp
91/92
Larry Johnson
Dikembe Mutombo
92/93
Shaq
Alonzo Mourning
93/94
Penny Hardaway
Chris Webber
94/95
Grant Hill
Jason Kidd
95/96
Kevin Garnett
96/97
Kobe Bryant
Steve Nash
Ray Allen
Paul Pierce

mygotta

Awesome. Thanks for the replies.

I dont know if I have any Shaq's or Bryants lying around. I am pretty sure I have some Hardaways, Grant Hill, Chris Webber and some of the other rookies mentioned.

MrNearMint

Nobody said Christian Laettner or jalen rose.
Also, Rasheed Wallace, Damon stoudamire, Brian grant, Kenny Anderson and rod Strickland!
I'm from Portland so gotta rep the blazers!!!

mygotta

<< <i>Nobody said Christian Laettner or jalen rose.
Also, Rasheed Wallace, Damon stoudamire, Brian grant, Kenny Anderson and rod Strickland!
I'm from Portland so gotta rep the blazers!!! >>



All those names look familiar!

Are these players everyone mentioned worth having graded provided they are 10's? (sans the bigger names like Shaq, Kobe, Dwayne Wade and Garnett)

chouser

Besides the 1996 Bowman Chrome which seems to be around 800 friggin dollars a box, would ya'll say the 1996 Bowman's Best would be the next best box to get for 1990's rookies ? Or any other input on the best box to buy for 1990's rookies ?

larryallen73

Lots of great players but probably none of them are worth grading... even if guaranteed a 10!

rtimmer

<< <i>Besides the 1996 Bowman Chrome which seems to be around 800 friggin dollars a box, would ya'll say the 1996 Bowman's Best would be the next best box to get for 1990's rookies ? Or any other input on the best box to buy for 1990's rookies ? >>



I prefer the 1992 Shaquille rookies either 92 UD or Stadium club second series.

chouser

Yep, ok, Would agree. Shaq is 90's Basketball. Kobe a distant 2nd. The 92 stuff though is so plentiful. (without knowing if the 96 stuff is as plentiful and we're all just fools)

RookieWax

<< <i>Yep, ok, Would agree. Shaq is 90's Basketball. Kobe a distant 2nd. The 92 stuff though is so plentiful. (without knowing if the 96 stuff is as plentiful and we're all just fools) >>



The regular 1992 rookies may be plentiful, but the shorter printed rookie inserts are limited enough to be worth chasing in packs and in psa 10. And unopened series 2 boxes will dry up soon enough. Unopened cases are already impossible to come by.

MrNearMint

I always liked the 96-97 metal and skybox premium sets, but I think anything from 96-97 would be a fun rip with that crazy rookie class.

TheCARDKid

I was just looking at 1989 Hoops #138 Robinsons in PSA 10 the other day on ebay. Still a $70-80, $100 card in PSA 10.

That was a monster card in 1990. I think the highest it booked was $35-40.

Does anyone remember the 89 Spurs Police Diamond Shamrock Robinson rookie? It was a tall card, black bordered. Pretty hot in the day.

Anyone buying Danny Ferry rookies now? LOL. Between Larry Johnsons rookie, Mutombo's upper deck rookie and Ferry, that was about $20 worth of cards at their peak.

The Shaq Beam Team was crazy in 93, 94. I think those peaked at $250 or $325. Its kind of a shame Kemp and Payton didn't have more valuable rookies (from a limited edition subset in 90 or 91).

miwlvrn

Being from Michigan and therefore the Pistons being the home team, I have to mention Ben Wallace from 1996 might be worth adding to this list.

gc1213

1992-93 boxes can still be had on the cheap and are a blast to rip. I have cracked a few series 2 Stadium and the Beam Team is always awesome to pull. IMO its the nicest looking insert of the 90s.

Upper Deck Hi Series are a cheap rip but that Shaq #1 DP (SP) is actually a tough pull. I ripped 2 boxes in the last year and no shaq. Hoops series 2 has the Magics all rookie with very tough odds and all these are around 25-40 bucks.

1993-94 Finest are about $125 and fun but return just isn't there unless you score the Penny Refractor or an MJ refractor.

1995-96 Finest will cost you but Garnett is nice in PSA 10 and there are some nice inserts in there.

1996-97 get crazy. The Bowman's best is the most affordable, has great inserts and a nice Kobe RC (third best) but will be around $200. A blast to rip and a PSA 10 kobe is about $100. Chrome gets silly but that Kobe PSA 10 gets you your money back and the Kobe refractor is mucho loot. Finest series 1 that year is also expensive but great. Skybox EX is a big one for the inserts but not worth the asking price.

calgarycollector

For the 92 UD Shaq are there not some Italian and other country variations? I've seen them here and there but never really followed what they are all about.

gc1213

There is an Italian, Spanish and French version of the UD High Series cards. I believe the main RC is a bordered version of the triple exposure card. Most desirable is still the pack inserted 1a.

RookieWax

<< <i>1992-93 boxes can still be had on the cheap and are a blast to rip. I have cracked a few series 2 Stadium and the Beam Team is always awesome to pull. IMO its the nicest looking insert of the 90s.

Upper Deck Hi Series are a cheap rip but that Shaq #1 DP (SP) is actually a tough pull. I ripped 2 boxes in the last year and no shaq. Hoops series 2 has the Magics all rookie with very tough odds and all these are around 25-40 bucks. >>



...and Shaq's Topps Gold card is also a tougher pull in addition to being condition sensitive due to centering and corner nicks caused by the tight cellophane packaging.

also, the 1992 Ultra Series 2 has 3 different Shaq rookies to pull (the regular card, the All-Rookie insert and the Rejectors insert), making that a worthwhile rip as well.