One of my favorite PC players, the story of Victor Oladipo is well known. As he was coming into his own as an NBA All-Star, he suffered a career crushing injury. He’s attempting to make a comeback next year… I’m not sure it will be successful, but I will continue buying super cool, rare cards of his like this select Rookie gold prizm that has been graded gem mint by BGS.

Those early Fleer metal cards go hard! It’s a fun aesthetic with laser etched foil cards made for cards that chip easily and hard to grade well. They have great texture, depth, and personality. Here is an Allen Iverson rookie that’s great and in a gem mint BGS 9.5 for your viewing pleasure.

Duncan was the quintessential All-Star, all NBA player. He just did work. He wasn’t flashy. He had no crazy off the court or on the court antics. He just came to play basketball and produced at a high-level. It’s one of the reasons I liked him so much. If he played in a bigger market, or was more flashy, his cards would be in the Kobe Bryant range. Just look at his stats. This is a beautiful example of the Topps Finest rookie refractor in BGS 9.5 grade. Just check out the subs!

Here’s a card that I was sad to let go… The classic 2008 Topps chrome Kobe Bryan Bryant with LeBron James defending him. This is an xfractor that was great in gem mint BGS 9.5 grade.… But look at those sub grades! With two 10s, I often considered cracking and sending it to PSA or sending it to BGS for a possible .5 bump to a BGS 10 label. In the end, I ended up trading it as part of a package to get a much bigger card in part to consolidate some of my collection. I still miss this one though, it’s such an iconic card!

Okay, this is my second best Star Co. Jordan card. Yes, this is his second year Star (still an XRC as it is pre-1986 Fleer Jordan “rookie“), and this is still an amazing card! With these red borders, and centering always at a premium, these are very difficult to find in gem mint grade. My best star company Jordan card is one that is autographed, but this is still in the top few cards in my collection.