What's Your "Big Three" in Basketball?

DaWongz · December 20, 2014 9:36AM

On the PSA Basketball Registry there's a Mega-Set with the 1948 Bowman, 1957 Topps, and 1961 Fleer called the Big Three. With my childhood growing up in the late 60's, I can really connect with the players starting in the 1961 Fleer set so I would omit the 1948 and 1957 sets. This would be my "Big Three":

Vintage
1961 Fleer - RCs of Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson, etc.
1969 Topps - RCs of Lew Alcindor (Jabbar), Elvin Hayes, Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe, etc.
1986 Fleer - Rcs of Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Akeem, Patrick Ewing

Modern
1996 Topps Chrome - RCs of Kobe, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Ray Allen, etc.
1997 SP Authentic - RCs of Dirk Nowitski, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter
2003 Topps Chrome - RCs of Lebron, Wade, Bosch

What's YOUR "Big Three"?

Kid4hof03 · December 20, 2014 9:43AM

It's hard not to have the 1980 Magic/Bird rookie in there somewhere

byronscott4ever · December 20, 2014 10:04AM

1998, not 1997 for those rookies...

rtimmer · December 20, 2014 12:13PM

I may be getting old but here's my classification. I just can't imagine clasifying 1986 as vintage yet.

Vintage
1961 Fleer
1969 Topps tall boys
1972 Topps

Modern
1986 Fleer
1980 Topps
2003 Topps Chrome