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Friday, February 5, 2016

NBA 20th Anniversary Countdown #10: 1994-95 Fleer

The top 10! Now we are really getting down to my favorites, and we are past halfway on this countdown.

#10: 1994-95 Fleer

Why I like it: The design. Each team has multiple colors of foil splash behind the player & team's name and I really like that.

Set size/completion: 390. I have 382 of them, or 97.9% according to the Trading Card Database.

The cards feature a white bordered image on card front that has a various color foil splash on the bottom with player name and team/position. There are multiple colors for each team. (I think) with gold, like this card, the most common color, followed by red and blue.

This set also included the first cards ever for the Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies, which were to debut in the NBA in the 1995-96 season.

I don't really like the back all that much. They have only partial stats, the stats and image go in different directions, and the black borders chip easily. At least the color pattern in the right margins is colorful, and varies from team to team.

There are 16 different inserts. My favorite is the All-Stars, which is textured to look like a basketball.