This 1997 Topps Kobe Bryant #171 has earned an SGC 9.5 Mint+ grade. Issued during Kobe’s second season with the Lakers, the year he became the youngest All-Star starter in league history, this high-grade second-year card is a sharp addition for Kobe collectors.
Kobe Bryant went straight from Lower Merion High School to the 1996 NBA Draft, selected 13th overall 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, two Finals MVPs, and 18 All-Star selections. Bryant is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (HOF) inductee (2020).
