You can’t fully understand this card without reading… This link about the 1995-96 Finest set as a whole.
The Card: The #115 Kevin Garnett rookie card is the fifth rookie card in the 29-card rookie subset. This corresponds to where he was picked in the draft. It generated a lot of excitement when it first came out. In fact, the 2001 Standard Catalog of Basketball Cards valued it at $125.00, a bit unreasonable today. But it probably is his most valuable regular issue rookie card. It is the foundation of the entire 1995-96 Finest set. Garnett did go straight from high school to the NBA, and the back of the card captures that with high school statistics (although for some reason, Topps included the box without putting any statistics in it) and a mention of him being named High School Player of the Year.
In Short: A landmark rookie card of an important player, as well as the highlight card of a great set.
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