1986-87 Fleer Basketball Cards

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1986-87 Fleer Basketball is one of the most important sports card sets in history. Boasting rookie cards from several all-time greats, including Michael Jordan, it is one of the most collected and most valuable sets of the last 50 years.

When Topps bowed out of the basketball card market after their 1981-82 set, it left a void in the hobby. Although Star Company stepped in and made licensed NBA cards, they had extremely low print runs and were not readily available.

1986-87 Fleer Basketball Set Details

This brings collectors to 1986-87 Fleer Basketball. The sport's first traditional set in five years, the checklist has 132 cards. There are also 11 stickers, which come one per pack.

The cards have a distinct design highlighted by borders that are red, white and blue. A thin yellow frame holds in both the player photo and nameplate. The bottom of the card has the player's name, team and position. The crown-style Fleer logo appears at the top of the card with a small ribbon that reads "Premier," highlighting the fact that it's the company's first basketball card set.

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Backs keep it simple with just the basic player info and the yearly stats. Other than the pinkish/reddish fill, the only other color is the blue text.

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Because of the lull in sets, the majority of the checklist is made of rookie cards. The list of greats is enough to fill a wing of the Basketball Hall of Fame. The Michael Jordan rookie is, by far, the most sought-after card in the set. It routinely sells for thousands. Just watch out for fakes.

However, several NBA cards pre-date the Jordan, including multiple Star Company cards.

Other 1986-87 Fleer Basketball rookies of note include Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins, Isiah Thomas, Hakeem Olajuwon, Joe Dumars and Chris Mullin.

Because 1986-87 Fleer Basketball is such a popular set, collectors should be extremely careful buying high-end singles, especially those in top condition. The simple printing techniques of the time made it easy for counterfeits. When shopping for the best cards in the set, many collectors may want to consider buying professionally graded cards from reputable companies like PSA, BGS and SGC.

Key 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Cards:

Michael Jordan RC #57
Michael Jordan Sticker #8
Charles Barkley RC #7
Karl Malone RC #68
Hakeem Olajuwon RC #82 (spelled "Akeem")
Patrick Ewing RC #32
Dominique Wilkins RC #121
Isiah Thomas RC #109
Clyde Drexler RC #26

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132 cards.

1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Los Angeles Lakers
2 Alvan Adams - Phoenix Suns
3 Mark Aguirre - Dallas Mavericks RC
4 Danny Ainge - Boston Celtics RC
5 John Bagley - Cleveland Cavaliers RC
6 Thurl Bailey - Utah Jazz RC
7 Charles Barkley - Philadelphia 76ers RC
8 Benoit Benjamin - Los Angeles Clippers RC
9 Larry Bird - Boston Celtics
10 Otis Birdsong - New Jersey Nets
11 Rolando Blackman - Dallas Mavericks RC
12 Manute Bol - Washington Bullets RC
13 Sam Bowie - Portland Trail Blazers RC
14 Joe Barry Carroll - Golden State Warriors
15 Tom Chambers - Seattle SuperSonics RC
16 Maurice Cheeks - Philadelphia 76ers
17 Michael Cooper - Los Angeles Lakers
18 Wayne Cooper - Denver Nuggets
19 Pat Cummings - New York Knicks RC
20 Terry Cummings - Milwaukee Bucks RC
21 Adrian Dantley - Utah Jazz
22 Brad Davis - Dallas Mavericks RC
23 Walter Davis - Phoenix Suns
24 Darryl Dawkins - New Jersey Nets
25 Larry Drew - Sacramento Kings RC
26 Clyde Drexler - Portland Trail Blazers RC
27 Joe Dumars - Detroit Pistons RC
28 Mark Eaton - Utah Jazz RC
29 James Edwards - Phoenix Suns
30 Alex English - Denver Nuggets
31 Julius Erving - Philadelphia 76ers
32 Patrick Ewing - New York Knicks RC
33 Vern Fleming - Indiana Pacers RC
34 Sleepy Floyd - Golden State Warriors RC
35 World B. Free - Cleveland Cavaliers
36 George Gervin - Chicago Bulls
37 Artis Gilmore - San Antonio Spurs
38 Mike Gminski - New Jersey Nets
39 Rickey Green - Utah Jazz
40 Sidney Green - Chicago Bulls RC
41 David Greenwood - San Antonio Spurs
42 Darrell Griffith - Utah Jazz
43 Bill Hanzlik - Denver Nuggets
44 Derek Harper - Dallas Mavericks RC
45 Gerald Henderson - Seattle SuperSonics
46 Roy Hinson - Philadelphia 76ers RC
47 Craig Hodges - Milwaukee Bucks RC
48 Phil Hubbard - Cleveland Cavaliers
49 Jay Humphries - Phoenix Suns RC
50 Dennis Johnson - Boston Celtics
51 Eddie Johnson - Sacramento Kings RC
52 Frank Johnson - Washington Bullets RC
53 Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers
54 Marques Johnson - Los Angeles Clippers
55 Steve Johnson - San Antonio Spurs
56 Vinnie Johnson - Detroit Pistons
57 Michael Jordan - Chicago Bulls RC
58 Clark Kellogg - Indiana Pacers RC
59 Albert King - New Jersey Nets
60 Bernard King - New York Knicks
61 Bill Laimbeer - Detroit Pistons
62 Allen Leavell - Houston Rockets
63 Lafayette Lever - Denver Nuggets RC
64 Alton Lister - Seattle SuperSonics RC
65 Lewis Lloyd - Houston Rockets
66 Maurice Lucas - Los Angeles Lakers

67 Jeff Malone - Washington Bullets RC
68 Karl Malone - Utah Jazz RC
69 Moses Malone - Washington Bullets
70 Cedric Maxwell - Los Angeles Clippers
71 Rodney McCray - Houston Rockets RC
72 Xavier McDaniel - Seattle SuperSonics RC
73 Kevin McHale - Boston Celtics
74 Mike Mitchell - San Antonio Spurs
75 Sidney Moncrief - Milwaukee Bucks
76 Johnny Moore - San Antonio Spurs
77 Chris Mullin - Golden State Warriors RC
78 Larry Nance - Phoenix Suns RC
79 Calvin Natt - Denver Nuggets
80 Norm Nixon - Los Angeles Clippers
81 Charles Oakley - Chicago Bulls RC
82 Akeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets RC
83 Louis Orr - New York Knicks
84 Robert Parish - Boston Celtics
85 Jim Paxson - Portland Trail Blazers
86 Sam Perkins - Dallas Mavericks RC
87 Ricky Pierce - Milwaukee Bucks
88 Paul Pressey - Milwaukee Bucks RC
89 Kurt Rambis - Los Angeles Lakers RC
90 Robert Reid - Houston Rockets
91 Doc Rivers - Atlanta Hawks RC
92 Alvin Robertson - San Antonio Spurs RC
93 Cliff Robinson - Philadelphia 76ers
94 Tree Rollins - Atlanta Hawks
95 Dan Roundfield - Washington Bullets
96 Jeff Ruland - Philadelphia 76ers
97 Ralph Sampson - Houston Rockets RC
98 Danny Schayes - Denver Nuggets RC
99 Byron Scott - Los Angeles Lakers RC
100 Purvis Short - Golden State Warriors
101 Jerry Sichting - Boston Celtics
102 Jack Sikma - Milwaukee Bucks RC
103 Derek Smith - Los Angeles Clippers
104 Larry Smith - Golden State Warriors RC
105 Rory Sparrow - New York Knicks RC
106 Steve Stipanovich - Indiana Pacers RC
107 Terry Teagle - Golden State Warriors
108 Reggie Theus - Sacramento Kings RC
109 Isiah Thomas - Detroit Pistons RC
110 LaSalle Thompson - Sacramento Kings
111 Mychal Thompson - Portland Trail Blazers RC
112 Sedale Threatt - Philadelphia 76ers RC
113 Wayman Tisdale - Indiana Pacers
114 Andrew Toney - Philadelphia 76ers RC
115 Kelly Tripucka - Detroit Pistons RC
116 Mel Turpin - Cleveland Cavaliers RC
117 Kiki Vandeweghe - Portland Trail Blazers RC
118 Jay Vincent - Dallas Mavericks
119 Bill Walton - Boston Celtics RC
120 Spud Webb - Atlanta Hawks RC
121 Dominique Wilkins - Atlanta Hawks RC
122 Gerald Wilkins - New York Knicks RC
123 Buck Williams - New Jersey Nets
124 Gus Williams - Washington Bullets RC
125 Herb Williams - Indiana Pacers RC
126 Kevin Willis - Atlanta Hawks RC
127 Randy Wittman - Atlanta Hawks
128 Al Wood - Seattle SuperSonics
129 Mike Woodson - Sacramento Kings RC
130 Orlando Woolridge - Chicago Bulls RC
131 James Worthy - Los Angeles Lakers
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11 cards. Inserted one per pack. Buy on eBay.

1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Lakers
2 Larry Bird - Celtics
3 Adrian Dantley - Jazz
4 Alex English - Nuggets
5 Julius Erving - 76ers
6 Patrick Ewing - Knicks

7 Magic Johnson - Lakers
8 Michael Jordan - Bulls
9 Akeem Olajuwon - Rockets
10 Isiah Thomas - Pistons
11 Dominique Wilkins - Hawks