BGS subgrades: Centering 9.5 · Corners 9 · Edges 9.5 · Surface 9.5
This 1996 Stadium Club Rookies 1 Kobe Bryant Rookie RC #R12 has earned a BGS 9.5 Gem Mint grade from Beckett. The Rookies 1 insert from 1996-97 Topps Stadium Club spotlighted the season's top first-year players, and Kobe's #R12 is a key early insert of his career. A BGS 9.5 Gem Mint copy offers excellent eye appeal for Kobe collectors.
Kobe Bryant jumped straight from Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania to the NBA, drafted 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Over 20 seasons with the Lakers he won five NBA championships, the 2008 MVP, two Finals MVPs, and 18 All-Star selections. Bryant is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (HOF) inductee (2020).
