Basketball Card Grading
Basketball cards are the most-graded category in the hobby. Rookie cards of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Luka Dončić dominate submissions — and even a half-grade difference can mean thousands of dollars on chase cards.
What graders look for on basketball cards
Centering is king on modern basketball — especially on chrome, prizm, and refractor stock. Vintage cards (Fleer, Topps) live or die on corner sharpness and surface.
Card-by-card grading guides
1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57
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2003-04 Topps Chrome LeBron James Rookie #111
Is a LeBron Topps Chrome rookie a PSA 10? →
2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite LeBron James RC Patch Auto
Is a Exquisite LeBron RPA a PSA 10? →
2009-10 Topps Chrome Stephen Curry Rookie #101
Is a Curry Topps Chrome rookie a PSA 10? →
2012-13 Panini Prizm Damian Lillard RC #245
Is a Lillard Prizm rookie a PSA 10? →
2018-19 Panini Prizm Luka Doncic Silver RC #280
Is a Luka Silver Prizm rookie a PSA 10? →
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