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How to Collect: The Best Jason Kidd Topps Cards to Collect

Some of Kidd’s Best with the Brand

Date: Feb 27, 2025
Topics: basketball, Cards and Culture, How to Collect, Jason Kidd, NBA
Length: 444 Words
Reading Time: ~3 Minutes

Jason Kidd wasted no time. Picked second overall in the 1994 NBA draft, Kidd led Dallas to a 23-win improvement in his first season at point guard as a pro, sharing Rookie of the Year honors with Grant Hill. For an encore, he was named an All-Star starter in only his second season in the league.

Jason Kidd wasted no talent. A prototypical floor general, whose range of passing ranks among the best to ever take to the hardwood, he dominated on both ends of the floor during his time in New Jersey. When it was all said and done, Kidd left the league with 107 triple doubles, sixth-most of all-time, with 11 in the postseason.

Jason Kidd wasted no skill. The veteran was a model of reinvention as he lost some of the explosiveness of his early years and prime. He improved his shooting immensely and remained a great defender with otherworldly basketball IQ to the last. In 2011, he finally got his ring.

Today, Kidd coaches Dallas, the team where it all started, and the team where he got his championship title. Third in league history with over 12,000 assists, Kidd is one the game’s great point guards. Let’s take a look at some of his best cards with Topps.


The Best Jason Kidd Cards


1994-95 Topps Embossed Basketball #102 Jason Kidd RC 

Player info

• drafted 2nd overall in 1994 nba draft
• shared rookie of the year with grant hill

set info

• 121-card base set
• includes rc’s of grant hill and jalen rose

card info

• card back includes info, stats, and a did you know? that includes the trivia that kidd collects baseball memorabilia

1994-95 Topps Finest Basketball #286 Jason Kidd Refractor RC

Player info

• 10x all-star
• 5x all-NBA first team

Set info

• 331 total cards

card info

• first kidd card using refractor technology

1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball #5 Jason Kidd Refractor  

Player info

• 4x all-defensive first team
• 5x all-defensive second team

set info

• 220-card base set
• iconic inaugural chrome basketball set

card info

• kidd’s first-ever chrome card

2003-04 Topps Finest Basketball #5 Jason Kidd Gold Refractor /25

Player info

• 5x assist leader
• 3rd in league history with 12,091 assists

set info

• 185-card base set

card info

• eye-catching kidd with spectacular design from his time with new jersey

2023-24 Topps Mercury Victor Wembanyama Rookie of the Year Dual Autographs #VW-JK Victor Wembanyama/Jason Kidd Dual Auto /5

Player info

• 2011 champion with dallas
• led dallas back to finals in 2024 as head coach

set info

• premium release of Victor Wembanyama cards

card info

• card sold for $19,000 in november 2024


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