As I'm working on my monthly upload, I discovered a first in my collection. Sergio Rodriguez, a somewhat obscure NBA player but a European legend, is the first person in my collection to have 3 cards and only 3 cards where all of them are from his active career but are from three different decades.
Rodriguez had a 21 year professional career, but only 5 of them were in the NBA. (2003-2024) He came over in 2006 where my first card of him was issued. He went back to Europe in 2010 and stayed there until 2016. He came back for one year with the 76ers and that's where my second card of him came from. He then went back to Europe and played until 2024. His third and final card in my collection came from the Donruss EuroLeague set from 2023-24, which would turn out to be his final season.
It's actually kind of weird how this worked out, because I have only these three cards of him, but he has LOTS of cards. The Database shows that he has more than 400 available. I just don't have them.
I thought it was interesting enough to get a post out of it.
