Bowman in 1948, then stopped until 1997-98
Topps made it's first set 1957-58 but didn't restart until 1969-70. It did tall-boy types in 69-70, 70-71 and 76-77. It had it's last version for awhile in 81-82, and restarted 92-93 and going until 2009-10
Fleer made 1961-62, then stopped until 1986-87 continuing on until today
Upper Deck first release in 91-92
No major NBA in 82-86
(If you don't see a list, ask me to make one)
1957-58, 1969-70 through 1981-82, then stopped until 1992 and went until 2009-10. They started up again in 2025-26
1980-81 Topps (Last updated 7/21/2024): 176 cards (3 minis per card)
The cards come with three individual players per standard card and a perforation line segments each card into three players. The set contains 264 different individual players and there are 176 different complete cards (the same player will be on more than one card). The craziness stems from the fact that the cards in this set were printed on two separate 88 card sheets, each with all 264 players (3x88 = 264). Both sheets contain each card but with a rearrangement of players (1-88 is Sheet 1, 89-176 is sheet 2, and the numbers below correspond to those sheets). The way you can tell which card number you are looking at can ONLY be determined by the ordering of the left-hand player's number when the card is viewed from the back. In the checklist below, SD refers to a "Slam Dunk" star card. The letters AS in the checklist refer to an All-Star selection pictured on the front of the checklist card. There are a number of Team Leader (TL) cards which depict the team's leader in assists, scoring or rebounds.
49: 146 Junior Bridgeman/31 Larry Bird TL/198 Ron Brewer
1979-80 Topps Set Completed 7/17/2022 (Thanks to Mike Salinsky), Upgrades completed 10/11/2025 : 132 cards
1978-79 Topps: Set Completed 2/12/2022 (Thanks to Chris Bleile, upgraded finish 9/5/2022, upgrades killed by Michael Salinsky OBC/OCT/VCT): 132 cards
1977-78 Topps: Set Completed 12/28/2022 (Thanks to James Keenum - OBC): 132 cards. Upgrades completed 6/9/2024 (Michael Salinsky - VSP/OBC). This set has both white backs and gray backs. I'm only collecting the white backs
1976-77 Topps, Set Completed 6/8/2025 (Thanks to Tom Biggs - Mystery Lot): 144 cards (tall)
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing (Last updated 11/25/2025): 132 (Barry AS), 127 (Erving AS), 48 (CL), 28, 1 (Erving)
1975-76 Topps (Last updated 11/25/2025): 330 cards
300: 11, 0
200: 89, 30, 29
100: 99, 82, 77, 27, 18, 17, 11
90, 80, 67, 56, 26, 12, 3
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing: 327 (San Antonio TC), 326 (St. Louis TC), 324 (Sounds TC), 322 (Indiana TC), 316, 308, 277, 262, 257 (CL), 252, 236 , 227, 218 (Portland TC), 216 (Philly TC), 209 (Golden State TC), 196, 184, 161, 159, 154, 144, 105, 77 (Walton), 33, 9
1974-75 Topps (Last updated 11/25/2025): 264 Cards
252, 200, 146, 123, 70, 55, 1
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing: 261, 256, 255, 241, 230 (Squires TL), 191, 176 (West), 171, 169, 168, 150 (Frazier), 147, 140, 138, 137, 136, 128, 122, 117, 110, 94 (76's TL), 89 (Kings TL), 72, 69, 67, 63, 60, 58, 57, 52, 45, 43, 40 (Bing), 37, 24, 22, 19, 17, 14, 7, 6
1973-74 Topps: Set Completed 11/13/2025 (Thanks to James Keenum - OBC/VCT/CCGA): 264 Cards
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing (Last updated 10/12/2025): 235 (LL - Gilmore/Kennedy/Owens), 234 (LL - Erving/McGinnis/Issel), 221, 121 (CL), 110 (Lanier), 105, 72, 71 (Jackson), 34, 1 (Archibald AS)
1972-73 Topps (Last updated 11/13/2025): 264 cards
54 (McGlocklin)
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing: 264 (LL), 255 (Erving AS), 248 (CL), 222, 204, 200, 192, 184, 172 (scoring leaders - Kareem, Archibald, Havlicek), 171 (Scoring Leaders Kareem/Havlicek/Archibald), 168 (Chamberlain AS), 165 (Frazier AS), 164 (West AS),163 (Kareem AS), 162 (Haywood AS), 160 (CL), 126, 124, 123, 121, 119, 116, 113, 108, 104, 89, 88, 86, 66, 60 (Frazier), 58, 43, 38, 36, 27, 25 (Robertson), 23, 19, 17, 7
1971-72 Topps (Last updated 11/13/2025): 233 Cards
200: --
100: 51, 42, 39, 30, 0
80, 65, 57, 35, 20
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing: 224, 195 , 193, 175, 193, 192, 178, 170 (Barry), 165, 147, 143, 141, 138 (Scoring Leaders Alcindor/Hays/Havlicek), 135 (Championship Game #3), 121 (Goodrich), 113, 102, 94, 90, 86, 82, 72, 70 (Wilt), 64, 50, 16
1970-71 Topps Set Completed 6/10/2023 (Thanks to Darryl Zingaro): 175 cards (tall)
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing (Last updated 11/25/2025): 174 (Game 7), 173 (Game 6), 172 (Game 5), 164, 160 (West), 153, 150 (Reed), 139, 138, 135 (DeBusschere), 124, 123 (Maravich), 120 (Frazier), 118 (Adelman), 116, 113 (Baylor AS), 97, 95 (Russell), 90 (Thurmond), 75 (Kareem), 9, 4 (LL)
1969-70 Topps Set Completed 1/21/2022 (Thanks to killer Bob Reed - OBC): 99 cards (tall)
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing (11/25/2025): 99 (CL), 94, 85 (DeBusschere), 82 (Nelson), 78 (Love), 60 (Reed), 45 (Lucas), 37, 15, 2 (Goodrich)
1957-58 Topps Basketball (Last updated 8/6/2025): 80 Cards
8 (Ricketts) , 12 (Slater), 61 (Share)
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing: 4, 11. 15, 16, 20, 22, 28, 30, 34, 57, 59, 73, 76, 78, 80
1948 Bowman (Last updated 6/16/2026): 72 cards
72-35, 33-19, 17, 15-13, 11-9, 6, 5, 3-1
There are many incarnations of Fleer Basketball:
Fleer made cards only in 1961-62 in the vintage era, then stopped
Fleer sets started again in 1986-87 through 1997-98. Then things got wonky.
It looks like the 1998-99 "base" is really Fleer Tradition and it goes from 1998-99 through 2004-05, except 2001-02 (not sure why since there are a lot of Fleer products from that year)
Upper Deck bought Fleer in 2005 and made "Fleer branded cards" for basketball. Looks like they are referred to just "Fleer" as the base set 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.
Then stopped? Something about 2013 Fleer Retro that was proposed by Upper Deck, but never actually got printed?
If you don't see a year yet, ask me to make a list, top priority are the Bulls Championship run years
1998-99 Fleer (Last updated 4/19/2021): XXX cards
Have lots, Ask me to make a list
1997-98 Fleer (Last updated 3/15/2024): 350 cards
300: 50-12, 9-0
200: 99-66, 64, 60, 58, 56, 52-50, 47, 45-37, 35, 33-30, 28-26, 24, 22, 21, 19-14, 12, 10, 9, 2, 1
100: 76, 13, 0
76, 73, 50, 32, 31, 27, 20, 3, 1
1996-97 Fleer (Last updated 8/9/2025): 300 cards
300
200: 99, 96, 95, 92-89, 85-83, 80-79, 77-75, 73, 68-65, 63, 60, 58-55, 53, 51, 49-47, 45-43, 41, 39, 37-35, 33-29, 27, 25, 23, 17, 15-13, 11, 9-7, 3-0
100: 98, 97, 94, 92, 91, 89, 88, 85, 83-81, 79, 77, 72-70, 68, 63, 62, 60, 58, 57, 53, 37, 23, 2
85, 78, 71, 37, 13
1995-96 Fleer (Last updated 5/20/2025): 350 cards
300: 50 , 49, 47, 45, 42, 38-36, 34-32, 28, 26, 24, 23, 17, 15, 14, 12, 7, 6, 4, 2
200: 98-92, 89-87, 83, 80-76, 74,70, 69, 67, 65, 60, 48, 46, 44-39, 36, 31, 28, 26, 25, 21, 18, 17, 9, 7, 4, 1
100: 98, 96, 94, 92-90, 88-86, 74, 70, 66, 62, 60, 58, 57, 55-46, 42, 40, 39, 37-31, 28, 27, 25, 24, 22, 20, 19, 17, 16, 14, 12, 11, 7, 3, 1, 0
99, 98, 96, 94-92, 90, 86-82, 79, 77, 76, 74, 73, 71, 68-66, 62, 59, 57, 55-53, 45, 41, 40, 38, 33-28, 26-24, 22, 20, 16, 15, 12-9, 7-5, 3-1
1994-95 Fleer (Last updated 10/7/2024): 390 cards
300: 81, 33, 20, 8,
200: 76, 72, 69, 68, 63, 62, 39, 31, 27-25, 8,7
100: 89, 83, 67, 65, 59, 56, 35, 21, 5-2
77, 75, 71, 68, 51, 35, 15, 8, 2
1993-94 Fleer (Last updated 8/9/2025): 400 cards
300: 99, 98, 94, 91, 89, 88, 85-82, 80, 79, 73, 72, 69-55, 51, 50, 48-44, 42, 37, 30, 28-26, 24, 21, 17-15, 13, 10, 9, 7, 5, 2, 1
200: 99, 98, 94, 92-89, 85-83, 81, 79, 77, 76, 66, 64, 61, 59, 54, 52-46, 43-41
100: 90, 63, 35, 4
84, 38
1992-93 Fleer (Last updated 7/4/2025): 444 cards
400: 25, 18, 11, 10, 4
300: 39, 34, 24, 12, 9, 7
200: 96, 91, 88, 86, 83, 79, 77
100: 67, 57, 0
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1991-92 Fleer: Set Completed 12/11/2022 (Thanks to Don Berg OBC/VCT/CCGA) 400 cards
1990-91 Fleer Set completed 6/24/2021: 198 cards
1989-90 Fleer: Set Completed 4/17/2022 (Thanks to Don Berg - OBC): 168 Cards
1988-89 Fleer : Set Completed 3/27/2022 (Thanks to Cesar Capio - OBC ): 132 cards
1987-88 Fleer (Last updated 6/8/2025): 132 cards
125, 122, 109, 97, 83, 61-59, 48, 42, 35, 31, 25, 11, 9
1986-87 Fleer (Last updated 10/11/2025): 132 cards
99 (Scott RC), 92 (Robertson RC), 91 (Rivers RC), 90 (Reid), 89 (Rambis RC), 88 (Pressey RC), 75 (Moncrief), 32 (Ewing), 27 (Dumars RC), 26 (Drexler RC), 24 (Dawkins), 9 (Bird)
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing: Ask me to make a list (82 and 31 for sure)
1961-1962 Fleer (Last updated 12/8/2024): 66 cards
62 (Russel IA), 61 (Robertson IA), 41, 39, 29, 26, 23, 18, 16, 12, 4 (Bellamy RC), 3 (Baylor RC)
Upgrade to no creases, paper loss, tape marks, bad blemishes or writing: 5, 11, 50
The first year of UV for Topps is 1981-82, but that was it until 1992-93. They ran from 1992-93 through 2009-10. They started up again in 2025-26
2025-26 Topps (Last updated 10/23/2025): 300 cards
2010-2025 Topps: No sets
2009-10 Topps (Last updated 11/25/2025): 330 cards
300: 30-28, 26-16, 14-11, 9-0
200: 99-70, 60-28, 26-0
100: 99-0
99-78, 76, 75, 73-69, 67, 65-61, 59-50, 46-44, 42, 41, 39, 38, 36, 35, 33-28, 26, 25, 23-12, 9-7, 5, 3, 1
2008-09 Topps (Last updated 11/25/2025): 220 cards
200: 20-8, 6-0
100: 99-88, 85-75, 72, 71, 69-62, 60-42, 40-35, 32-18, 16-12, 9-0
99-94, 92, 89-76, 74, 73, 71, 70, 68-60, 59-56, 54-47, 44-36, 34-17, 15, 14, 12, 10-8, 6-3, 1
2007-08 Topps (Last updated 7/9/2023): 135 cards
100: 35-0
99-93, 91-80, 78-74, 72-42, 40-17, 12, 10, 8-6, 3-1
2007-08 Topps 1957-58 Variations (7/3/2023): 50 cards
Have some... ask me to make a list...
2006-07 Topps (Last updated 3/13/2024): 265 cards
200: 65-59, 57-43, 41-0
100: 99-40, 38-23, 21-19, 17-9, 7-0
99-92, 90-65, 62, 60, 58-53, 51-47, 45-35, 33-1
2005-06 Topps (Last updated 3/10/2024): 255 cards
200: 55-51, 49-23, 21, 20, 18, 17, 15-0
100: 98-81, 79-70, 68, 67, 65-63, 61-36, 34-32, 30-2, 0
99-73, 71-68, 66-64, 62-56, 54, 53, 51-39, 37-1
2004-05 Topps (Last updated 7/23/2022): XXX cards
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2003-04 Topps (Last updated 11/25/2025): 249 cards
200: 49-46, 44-38, 36-22, 20-8, 6-0
100: 99-96, 94, 92, 90-82, 80-77, 74, 73, 71-69, 67-57, 55-39, 37-29, 28-24, 22, 20-6, 3-0
99-76, 72, 71, 69, 68, 66-63, 61-24, 22-17, 15, 14, 12-7, 4-2
2002-03 Topps (Last updated 4/10/2023): XXX cards
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2001-02 Topps (Last updated 7/23/2022): XXX cards
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2000-01 Topps (Last updated 7/23/2022): XXX cards
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1999- 00 Topps (Last updated 3/1/2024): 257 cards
Checklists
200: 57-42, 40-37, 35-31, 29, 27, 26, 24-20, 17, 16, 13, 12, 10, 9, 6-3
100: 99, 97-93, 88, 86, 85, 83, 82, 80, 79, 78, 75-73, 71-68, 65, 63, 61, 58, 48-46, 36, 35, 31, 30, 27, 25, 23, 21-15, 13-11
88, 81, 78, 77, 75, 51, 44, 43, 40, 38, 22, 21, 14, 12-9, 1
1998-99 Topps (Last updated 11/25/2025): 220 cards
200: --
100: 87, 81, 72, 68, 59, 54, 52, 49-47, 22, 18, 15
95, 92, 91, 88, 85-83, 81-76, 74, 71-68, 66, 63, 62, 58, 54, 53, 50-44, 41, 39, 35, 35, 33, 32, 30, 29, 27, 25-21, 17, 15-13, 9, 7, 6, 4, 2
1997-98 Topps (Last updated 11/25/2025): 220 cards
200: 20, 19, 16, 15, 13-8, 6, 5, 3-0
100: 99-96, 94, 93, 91-88, 85-80, 78-75, 73, 71-69, 67, 65-60, 58-55, 53, 51, 50, 46-44, 42-25, 22-10, 8, 7, 5-3
99, 96, 85, 82, 79, 75, 70, 63, 61, 54, 31, 26, 22, 18, 7
1996-97 Topps (Last updated 1/26/2023): 221 cards
111 (CL)
1995-96 Topps (Last updated 11/25/2024): 291 cards
200: 91-84, 82, 80, 78-74, 71, 69, 67, 63, 60-48, 45-38, 36-30, 28, 26-14, 11-6, 4, 2, 0
100: 99-92, 90, 88, 87, 84-70, 68-57, 55-47, 45-43, 41-1
99-86, 84-31, 29-1
1994-95 Topps (Last updated 11/25/2025): 396 cards
300: 88, 84, 78, 72, 60, 56, 52, 50, 47, 42, 26, 23, 22
200: 95, 82, 80, 72, 64, 63, 54, 47, 40, 39, 34, 27, 25, 24, 21, 19, 16, 13
100: 99, 95, 94, 92-90, 87, 85, 84, 79, 77, 72, 65, 58, 56, 51, 46, 44, 30, 19, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
93, 91, 89, 86, 85, 83, 81, 80, 77-75, 73, 70, 69, 66, 65, 54-52, 48, 47, 40, 39, 37, 30, 29, 18, 15, 12, 11, 8, 5
1993-94 Topps (Last updated 8/9/2025): 396 cards
300: 90
200: --
100: 98, 93, 92, 88, 83, 76, 65, 61, 54, 50, 29, 21, 20, 8-6, 4, 2
96, 95, 91, 84, 80, 77, 72, 70, 60-58, 53, 49, 36, 27-24, 18, 15, 14, 9, 5
1992-93 Topps Set Completed 1/21/2022 (Thanks to Bob Reed - OBC): 396 Cards. 387 is labelled 332, 286 is labelled 272. Gold versions replace the checklists
1982-92 Topps: No sets
1981-82 Topps: Set Completed 12/27/2022 (Thanks to Andy Huntoon - OBC), upgrades completed 5/15/2023 (Thanks to Mark Puett - UVM): 198 cards (1-66 are National, 67-110 come in East, MidWest and West versions)
There is only 1 Topps Archives set (1992-93) and 2 Topps Heritage Sets (2000-01 and 2001-02)
2001-02 Topps Topps Heritage (Last updated 7/9/2023): XXX cards
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2000-01 Topps Topps Heritage (Last updated 7/9/2023): XXX cards
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1992-93 Topps Archives: Set Completed (Not sure when it got completed, but I noticed 7/9/2023): 150 cards
Upper Deck started in 1991-92 and as been going ever since
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2008-09 Upper Deck (Last updated 3/16/2024): XXX cards
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2007-08 Upper Deck (Last updated 3/16/2024): XXX cards
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2006-07 Upper Deck (Last updated 3/16/2024): XXX cards
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2005-06 Upper Deck (Last updated 3/16/2024): XXX cards
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2003-04 Upper Deck (Last updated 3/16/2024): XXX cards
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2001-02 Upper Deck (Last updated 6/9/2024): XXX cards
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2000-01 Upper Deck (Last updated 6/9/2024): 445 cards - Series 1 1-245, Series 2 "Game Jersey Edition" 246-445
400: 45-0
300: 99-95, 93-82, 79-43, 41-0
200: 99-0
100: 99-96, 94-70, 68-66, 64-61, 59, 57-52, 50-34, 32-20, 18, 17, 15-6, 4-0
99-95, 93-90, 88-85, 83-57, 55-23, 21-4, 2-1
1999-00 Upper Deck (Last updated 4/14/2024): 360 cards
300: 60-54, 52, 50-42, 40-38, 36-30, 28-15, 12-5, 1, 0
200: 99-91, 89, 86-82, 77, 72-42, 40, 38-32, 30-8, 6, 4-0
100: 99, 95-86, 84, 82-72, 70-55, 53-34, 30-27, 19, 17, 14, 12, 9, 7, 3, 2
97, 96, 94, 92, 91, 89, 87, 85, 81, 79-77, 75, 73-71, 69, 68, 65, 62, 60, 56, 50, 49, 47, 46, 44, 43, 36, 35, 29, 28, 26, 25, 23-21, 15, 11-6, 4, 2, 1
1998-99 Upper Deck (Last updated 7/4/2025): 330 cards
300: 33-19, 17, 15-9, 7-5, 3, 2, 0
200: 99, 98, 96, 93-89, 85, 84, 82, 80, 78, 73, 68, 65, 63-61, 57-54, 52, 50, 47, 44, 42-40, 34, 30, 28, 26, 24, 21, 20, 16, 13-11, 9-7, 5, 3-0
100: 99, 93, 91, 88, 86, 80, 77, 75-63, 61, 60, 58-52, 50-47, 45-38, 36-31, 29, 28, 26, 24-22, 20-8, 6-4, 1
99-97, 95, 94, 92-84, 82-77, 75, 73-68, 66-64, 60-58, 56, 55, 53, 52, 50-47, 45-39, 37-34, 32-29, 27-25, 19-12, 10-7, 5-1
1997-98 Upper Deck (Last updated 4/9/2025): 360 cards
300: 59, 50, 48, 47, 34-32, 29, 16, 11-9, 1
200: 83, 82, 78, 51, 47, 42, 28, 25, 15, 3
100: 89, 86, 85, 79, 78, 70, 69, 65, 63-61, 56-54, 51, 50, 39, 37, 35, 29, 20, 18, 17, 14, 8-6, 0
99, 93, 91, 85, 84, 75, 74, 71, 70, 67-65, 58, 46, 41, 33, 31, 19, 18, 13, 11, 9, 5, 2
1996-97 Upper Deck (Last updated 4/9/2025): 360 cards
300: 54, 51, 43, 34-32, 20
200: 97, 96, 94, 85, 84, 80, 78, 76, 73, 61, 60, 15
100: 87, 80-68, 66, 65, 63, 62, 60, 57-53, 49, 47, 46, 41, 35, 34, 32-26, 24-13, 11, 8, 7, 3-0
92, 90-52, 48, 47, 34-32, 30-23, 21-19, 17, 16, 11-5, 1
1995-96 Upper Deck (Last updated 4/9/2025): 360 cards
300: 37, 35, 26, 25, 15-11, 9-4, 2
200: 99-95, 82, 74, 72, 67, 65, 64, 62-60, 56, 55, 53, 50-44, 42, 40-38, 36, 35, 25-23, 21-18, 16, 15, 12-0
100: 99-96, 94, 93, 90-87, 85-81, 78-76, 35-33, 31-26, 24, 22-14, 12, 11, 9-7, 4
68, 54, 51, 50, 49, 35, 19
1994-95 Upper Deck (Last updated 4/9/2025): 360 cards
300: 52, 50, 38, 26, 17, 16, 2, 1, 0
200: 94, 89, 69, 65, 64, 62, 55, 53, 51, 48, 46, 44, 29, 13, 11, 7, 3
100: 90, 87, 82, 71, 60, 37, 7, 6
99, 80, 66, 52, 26, 18, 17, 13-11
1993-94 Upper Deck: Set Completed 1/4/2022 (Well... the date is when I figured it out): 510 cards
1992-93 Upper Deck (Last updated 12/8/2025): 510 cards
324 (Pack), 318 (Blaylock), 311 (Abdelnaby)
1991-92 Upper Deck (Last updated 10/5/2023): 500 cards
467, 453, 452, 415
1991-92 Hoops: Set complete (9/7/2023 - Thanks to Jennifer Roach OBC/UVM): 1992 USA Team (575-588)
1991-92 Hoops McDonalds: Set completed (??): 1992 USA Team (51-62)