NBA 50 Greatest Players Rookie Cards

by StarrsCards - 50 cards (Last updated on Feb 21, 2021)



31. 1972-73 Topps #195 Julius Erving


VIR 1971-72 to 1972-73, NYA 1973-74 to 1975-76, PHI 1976-77 to 1986-87
1983 NBA Champ
2x ABA Champ (‘74, ‘76)
12x All-League (‘72, ‘73, ‘74, ‘75, ‘76, ‘77, ‘78, ‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84)
16x All-Star (‘72, ‘73, ‘74, ‘75, ‘76, ‘77, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87)
1976 All-Defensive
2x ABA Finals MVP (‘74, ‘76)
1981 NBA Most Valuable Player
3x ABA Most Valuable Player (‘74, ‘75, ‘76)
ABA All-Time Team
Nets No.32 Retired
76ers No.6 Retired
HOF Class of 1993


32. 1974-75 Topps #39 Bill Walton


POR 1974-75 to 1977-78, SDC/LAC 1979-80/1982-83 to 1984-85, BOS 1985-86 to 1986-87
2x NBA Champ (‘77, ‘86)
2x All-NBA (‘77, ‘78)
2x All-Star (‘77, ‘78)
2x All-Defensive (‘77, ‘78)
1986 Sixth Man of the Year
1977 Finals MVP
1978 NBA Most Valuable Player
Trail Blazers No.32 Retired
HOF Class of 1993


33. 1974-75 Topps #196 George Gervin


VIR 1972-73 to 1973-74, SAA/SAS 1973-74 to 1984-85, CHI 1985-86
9x All-League (‘75, ‘76, ‘77, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘82, ‘83)
12x All-Star (‘74, ‘75, ‘76, ‘77, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85)
1980 All-Star Game MVP
ABA All-Time Team
Spurs No.44 Retired
HOF Class of 1996


34. 1975-76 Topps #254 Moses Malone


UTS 1974-75, SSL 1975-76, BUF 1976-77, HOU 1976-77 to 1981-82, PHI 1982-83 to 1985-86/1993-94, WSB 1986-87 to 1987-88, ATL 1988-89 to 1990-91, MIL 1991-92 to 1992-93, SAS 1994-95
1983 NBA Champ
8x All-NBA (‘79, ‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘87)
13x All-Star (‘75, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89)
2x All-Defensive (‘79, ‘83)
1983 Finals MVP
3x NBA Most Valuable Player (‘79, ‘82, ‘83)
NBA Record 587 Offensive Rebounds in a Season
NBA Record 6,731 Career Offensive Rebounds
ABA All-Time Team
Rockets No.24 Retired
76ers No.2 Retired
HOF Class of 2001


35. 1977-78 Topps #111 Robert Parish


GSW 1976-77 to 1979-80, BOS 1980-81 to 1993-94, CHH 1994-95 to 1995-96, CHI 1996-97
4x NBA Champ (‘81, ‘84, ‘86, ‘97)
2x All-NBA (‘82, ‘89)
9x All-Star (‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘90, ‘91)
NBA Record 1,611 Career Games Played
Celtics No.00 Retired
HOF Class of 2003


36. 1980-81 Topps - Singles #34 Larry Bird


BOS 1979-80 to 1991-92
3x NBA Champ (‘81, ‘84, ‘86)
10x All-NBA (‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘90)
12x All-Star (‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92)
3x All-Defensive (‘82, ‘83, ‘84)
1980 Rookie of the Year
1982 All-Star Game MVP
2x Finals MVP (‘84, ‘86)
3x Most Valuable Player (‘84, ‘85, ‘86)
Celtics No.33 Retired
HOF Class of 1998


37. 1980-81 Topps - Singles #139 Magic Johnson


LAL 1979-80 to 1990-91/1995-96
5x NBA Champ (‘80, ‘82, ‘85, ‘87, ‘88)
10x All-NBA (‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85 ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91)
12x All-Star (‘80, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92)
2x All-Star Game MVP (‘90, ‘92)
3x Finals MVP (‘80, ‘82, ‘87)
3x Most Valuable Player (‘87, ‘89, ‘90)
NBA Record 11.19 Career Assists per Game
Lakers No.32 Retired
HOF Class of 2002


38. 1981-82 Topps #E75 Kevin McHale


BOS 1980-81 to 1992-93
3x NBA Champ (‘81, ‘84, ‘86)
1987 All-NBA
7x All-Star (‘84, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91)
6x All-Defensive (‘83, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90)
2x Sixth Man of the Year (‘84 ‘85)
Celtics No.32 Retired
HOF Class of 1999


39. 1983-84 Star #25 James Worthy


LAL 1982-83 to 1993-94
3x NBA Champ (‘85, ‘87, ‘88)
2x All-NBA (‘90, ‘91)
7x All-Star (‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92)
1988 Finals MVP
Lakers No.42 Retired
HOF Class of 2003


40. 1983-84 Star #94 Isiah Thomas


DET 1981-82 to 1993-94
2x NBA Champ (‘89, ‘90)
5x All-NBA (‘83, ‘84 ‘85, ‘86, ‘87)
12x All-Star (‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93)
2x All-Star Game MVP (‘84, ‘86)
1990 Finals MVP
Pistons No.11 Retired
HOF Class of 2000

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Comments

Feb 21, 2021 - 8:15PM
John5150

I remember this list in 1996 when the NBA turned 50. People were SO pissed that David Robinson and Shaq made it. Neither had won a chip and both had only wilted (no pun) in the biggest games. I think they earned their spot over the next decade. As 25 years have passed, I'd only add Duncun, KG (a slight stretch), Kobe, Lebron, Durant and Curry. Am I wrong and forgetting somone and who should get bumped to make room?


Edited on: Feb 21, 2021 - 8:26PM



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