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1987-88 Fleer Basketball Cards

Charlie Bell AutographCharlie Bell Autograph Authentication
Anthony Morrow Autograph
John Stockton Autograph            Josh Smith Rookie Patch Autograph       Kobe Bryant Jersey Card     Lebron James Jersey Autograph

Michael Jordan rookie cards are the greatest basketball memorabilia as far as cards are concerned that you can possibly get in my opinion.  Lebron James rookie cards are also great finds.  Here is a listing page for current Lebron James rookie cards updated in real-time.  A great card if offered for sale is a Lebron James, his 2003-04 Ultimate Collection autographed rookie card graded a BGS 9.5 gem mint.  Rare rookie cards of Michael Jordan can be found here.
http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/Rookie_Lebron_James/

Michael Jordan is a legendary basketball player.  He won several championships with the Chicago Bulls and also won an Olympic Gold Medal more recently in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.  He was on the Dream Team and on what is widely considered to be the greatest basketball team ever assembled.  I thought that was worth noting as the Olympic Games in Beijing are set to start.  Hopefully the United States Olympic Team can draw on some of that greatness as they are about to embark on their mission to win another Gold for the country.  Here are 1986-87 Fleer Basketball cards currently for sale.  Nike Air Jordans are available here.

Michael Jordan basketball cards are highly sought after and his rookie and autographed cards could be the best cards ever printed as well as the most valuable.  There are other cards that are worth more, but will that be the same twenty years from now?  Who knows.  There are the different choices in his rookie cards.
As many people know, the 1986-87 Fleer set has both a rookie card, and a sticker card.  The Star Company sets have many inserts and variations. 

Here is a picture of a Michael Jordan basketball card from when he was on the Olympic Team.
http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/?cmd=viewphoto&id=1&viid=73
Kobe Bryant is among the players selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics to represent the United States Olympic basketball team.  He is a great player, has won several championships in the NBA, and has the maturity to lead the team to an Olympic victory.  On August 8, 2008, the Beijing Olympics are set for the opening ceremony. 

Kobe Bryant has had a great career.  Something I find interesting is that when he was drafted out of high school in 1996, he was not near the number one pick in the first round of the draft.  He was not even in the top ten.  When he was selected, if I remember correctly, there were a lot of opinions that thought the Lakers selected him too high in the draft.  I attribute that to the type of era that the NBA was in.  In 1996, the NBA did not have as many players making the leap from high school directly to the NBA.  In fact, Kevin Garnett was among the first players who ever made that leap.  In 1996, Jermaine O'Neal also went straight from high school into the NBA.  At that time in the NBA, most of the biggest names went to college before entering the league.  Obviously, that has now changed.  Players like Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Jermaine O'Neal succeeding in the NBA surely must have helped.  That is one of Kobe Bryant's accomplishments and contributions that has helped the NBA and the sport of basketball in general.  Sports are moving further and further toward a global stage and accomplishments like these help build the process.
Here, Michael Jordan second year cards can be found (1987-88 Fleer)

http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/1987_88_Fleer

Selling baseball and sports cards is fun and can bring in a lot of money depending on the type of cards you have.

here are more cards, collectibles and game used and autographs for sale and olympic articles based on the summer olympics and Team USA basketball
http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/Olympic_Basketball          http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/Olympic_Basketball_2008

http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/Olympic_Basketball_Preview

http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/Olympic_Basketball_Recap

http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/Olympics_Mascot

Here are some of my favorite basketball rookie cards:

Hakeem Olajuwon rookie card listing is as follows.

1984-85 Star Company #237 XRC Hakeem Olajuwon

1986-87 Fleer #82 rookie card

2008-09 basketball cards are a great year for rookies and contain many great cards.  I have purchased some packs and can honestly say that there are some great products out there.  One of the best rookies I have seen is Michael Beasley. 
http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/michael_beasley_rookie

Also, some of the rookies like Jason Thompson and Brandon Rush can come out of nowhere to become major players this year (as of last year 2008-09).  Darrell Arthur of the Grizzlies is also playing surprisingly well as I have checked the box scores and he has outperformed O.J. Mayo thus far.  O.J. Mayo is extremely talented so that is not a knock on him, but more of an example of how lesser known rookies can come out of nowhere to put up solid stats.

http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/derrick_rose_rookie

Star Company and Fleer Basketball contain rookie cards of Hakeem Olajuwon, and are among the most sought after basketball cards from the 1980's, and of all time because of their rarity.  This posting will address some key issues and describe some of the many cards available of Hakeem from this time period.

Hakeem Olajuwon's XRC (rookie card as well) is in 1984-85 Star Company basketball cards in the regular issue set, and it has a book value in Beckett of about $240, possibly $200.  It comes in the bagged team set of the Houston Rockets.  While the cards are denoted 1984, as they were produced in that year, he also appears in other rare bagged sets from Star Company in 1984.  Those can be priced a bit more affordably, with cards of his booking for around $60, as an example.  In 1985-86 Star Company, the bagged set including him is readily available on Ebay most of the time, and has a great second year card that books about $85.  I have one for sale in the unopened bagged set as well.

In Fleer, his rookie card came in 1986-87, and is very valuable and sought after, though books at about $40.  It is less valuable than his second year card in Star Company, though is still technically considered to be a rookie card as are all of the rookies in 1986-87 including Michael Jordan.  The Star Company cards were not originally widely available and the best explanation as to why they are considered XRC's and not rookies, is because they are similar to traded card sets in that they did not come in packs, but rather in sealed team bagged sets.  I am not sure if that is what Beckett and the other price guides' explanation is as to the difference, but it makes sense as the Fleer cards were available in packs and boxes.  Enjoy and please take a look at this page to find all of the best and rarest Star Company basketball cards of Hakeem Olajuwon.

http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/Star_Company_Listings

http://www.mybaseballcardspace.info/Olympics_Opening_Ceremonies

http://www.basketballmemorabilia.info/1988_89_fleer_basketball_cards

 

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From the time he was a rookie, he developed well.  He blossomed into a starter in his second year in the league I believe (as he was a bench player in his rookie season) and that enabled him to adjust to the NBA.  He went on to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to championships with Shaquille O'Neal and Phil Jackson as the coach.  He now is always an MVP candidate and among the league leaders in scoring.
Here is a great article on 1984-85 Star Company basketball.

His basketball rookie cards received a welcomed increase in value last year when he won the Most Valuable Player award.  They had been dormant for awhile and last year saw a spike in value.  His rookie cards are very affordable, of course depending on how high end you want to go.  His Topps Chrome rookie card from 1996-97 is an awesome card, and anyone who wants to obtain his rookie cards and thinks they will go up in value will benefit from having this card in their collection.

As the Olympics get underway, Kobe Bryant is one of the leaders if not the leader of the U.S. team.  Look for him to provide several highlight reel moments and to be a major contributing factor if the U.S. is to win the world championship.