1981-82 Topps Basketball Cards
The 1981-82 Topps Basketball Card Set contains a grand total of 198 cards, which were issued in regional issues, as well as a National issue. The National issue was 66 cards, and was distributed across the country, while there were three other regional issues of 44 cards each which allowed kids from the Midwest, the East, and the West to each get different cards. The first 66 cards are the same, with the last 44 cards being unique to where a collector of the day lived.
Distributing cards this way was meant to speak chatter among collectors to get them to trade and acquire cards from the other 2 regions. Due to this most collectors were only able to acquire a set of 110 cards, so a set is complete with that many.
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#3
Nate Archibald
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#4
Larry Bird
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#7
Artis Gilmore
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#13
Lloyd Free
#14
Moses Malone
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#15
Calvin Murphy
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#20
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#21
Magic Johnson
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#22
Norm Nixon
#25
Bob Lanier
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#30
Julius Erving
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#32
Bobby Jones
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#34
Dennis Johnson
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#37
George Gervin
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#38
Swen Nater
#39
Jack Sikma
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#40
Adrian Dantley
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#41
Darrell Griffith
(ROOKIE)
#42
Elvin Hayes
(HALL-OF-FAME)
#43
Fred Brown
#67
E
Charlie Criss
#68
E
Eddie Johnson
#69
E
Wes Matthews
#70
E
Tom McMillen
#71
E
Tree Rollins
#73
E
Chris Ford
#74
E
Gerald Henderson
(ROOKIE)
#76
E
Rick Robey
#77
E
Darwin Cook
(ROOKIE)
#78
E
Mike Gminski
(ROOKIE)
#79
E
Maurice Lucas
#80
E
Mike Newlin
#81
E
Mike O'Koren
(ROOKIE)
#82
E
Steve Hawes
#83
E
Foots Walker
#84
E
Campy Russell
#85
E
DeWayne Scales
#86
E
Randy Smith
#87
E
Marvin Webster
#88
E
Sly Williams
#89
E
Mike Woodson
(ROOKIE)
#91
E
Caldwell Jones
#93
COR
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(East CORRECT VARIATION)
#94
E
Greg Ballard
#95
E
Don Collins
#96
E
Kevin Grevey
#97
E
Mitch Kupchak
#98
E
Rick Mahorn
(ROOKIE)
#99
E
Kevin Porter
