This 1996 Upper Deck Collector’s Choice Mini featuring Kevin Garnett, Jermaine O’Neal, and Kobe Bryant has earned an SGC 9.5 Mint+ grade. This card from Kobe’s and O’Neal’s rookie season is a distinctive piece for Lakers, Timberwolves, and Pacers collectors.
This card captures three players who jumped from high school to the NBA. Kevin Garnett won the 2004 MVP with Minnesota and the 2008 title with Boston, Jermaine O’Neal earned six All-Star selections, largely with the Indiana Pacers, and Kobe Bryant won five championships with the Lakers. Garnett and Bryant are Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (HOF) inductees (2020).
