Basketball Card Values & Price Guide
Basketball cards are dated by season, and the seasons people scan most are the late 1980s. 1986 Fleer is the set that turns up most often, 1989 Hoops Michael Jordan #200 is the single card scanned most, and Stephen Curry's 2009 Topps rookie is among the most valuable cards in the section.
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484indexed card records
$0.06–$552,000recorded grade range
Guide coverage
Latest source update Oct 25, 2026What this guide includes
This guide currently covers 484 indexed card records across 154 sets and 46 years (1961–2025). The displayed estimate range is $0.06–$552,000. It reflects records available in TCG Value Scanner, not a complete manufacturer checklist.
Lowest indexed raw or primary estimateKyle Lowry$0.18
Highest indexed raw or primary estimateStephen Curry$2,800
Values are directional estimates rather than guaranteed sale prices. Read how estimates and scan ranges are produced.
From the app
Latest scan Oct 25, 2026What collectors scan
Cards in this guide have been scanned 4,538 times in TCG Value Scanner. The printings scanned most:
- Michael Jordan #200 1989 Hoops Basketball 184 scans · 4%
- Scottie Pippen #20 1988 Fleer Basketball 124 scans · 3%
- Michael Jordan #26 1990 Fleer Basketball 121 scans · 3%
Scans by set
- 1986 Fleer Basketball11%
- 1988 Fleer Basketball8%
- 1989 Hoops Basketball5%
- 1990 Fleer Basketball4%
- 1996 Topps Basketball3%
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One season, two years
A basketball season straddles two calendar years, so sets carry names like 1986-87 Fleer. This guide files each set under the year the season began: 1986 Fleer here is the 1986-87 set, and 2025 Topps is 2025-26. Search by the first year when you look for a card.
The late-1980s Fleer and Hoops sets
- 1986 Fleer. It was the first nationally distributed NBA set since 1981-82 Topps; in between, only the Star Company's small team-bag issues existed. For Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone, Clyde Drexler and Patrick Ewing, the 1986 Fleer card is the one collectors treat as the rookie card. It is also the most scanned basketball set in the app. The 11-card sticker set that came in the same packs is a separate set with its own numbers.
- 1988 Fleer. Rookie cards of Scottie Pippen (#20), Dennis Rodman (#43), Reggie Miller (#57) and John Stockton (#115). Pippen's card has his name spelled "Pippin" on the back. Fleer never corrected it, so every copy carries the error and it does not change the value.
- 1989 Hoops. The first NBA Hoops set. Michael Jordan #200 is not a rookie card — Jordan was already a scoring champion — yet it is the basketball card scanned most in TCG Value Scanner. Hoops was printed in huge numbers, so plenty of copies are still around. David Robinson's #138 is the set's notable rookie.
Topps leaves, Topps returns
Topps' last licensed flagship NBA set for many years was 2009-10, and it holds Stephen Curry's rookie card, 2009 Topps #321, one of the highest values in this section. Panini then made licensed NBA cards on its own, which is why Prizm, Donruss and Hoops dominate the 2010s and early 2020s here: Luka Dončić's rookie is 2018 Prizm #280, Victor Wembanyama's is 2023 Prizm #136.
On October 1, 2025 the license passed to Topps' parent company Fanatics, and 2025-26 Topps Basketball, released on October 23, 2025 with Cooper Flagg on the cover, was the first licensed Topps flagship in sixteen seasons. Flagg's #201 from that set is here, together with his 2025 Bowman #1.
Older rookie cards worth checking
Kobe Bryant's 1996 Topps #138 and Allen Iverson's #171 come from the same set; LeBron James's 2003 Topps #221 shares its set with Carmelo Anthony #223 and Dwyane Wade #225. A later LeBron card such as 2004 Topps #23 is not a rookie card, so read the year on the back as well as the name. WNBA cards sit in this section too, including Caitlin Clark's 2024 Prizm WNBA #22.
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