This 1996 Topps Basketball Kobe Bryant Rookie #138 has earned a PSA 10 Gem Mint grade. The 1996 Topps Kobe is a defining rookie card of the 1990s, and PSA 10 Gem Mint copies with flawless centering, corners, and surface are a centerpiece for Lakers and rookie card collectors.
Kobe Bryant went straight from Lower Merion High School to the NBA, drafted 13th overall in 1996 by the Charlotte Hornets and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he spent all 20 seasons. He won five NBA championships, the 2008 MVP, and two Finals MVPs with 18 All-Star selections. Bryant is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (HOF) inductee (2020).
