Basketball Daily Card Press
From the court to your collection - the complete story of basketball greatness!
LEGENDARY PLAYER DOMINATES SEASON
The Supersonics' leading scorer last season, Fred is perhaps the NBA's most effective backcourt scorer and the heart of the Seattle offense. Few players in the league can match Fred's repertoire and variety of shots.
Fred is an excellent ball handler.
With a tattoo of dunking video game character Super Mario on his left arm, Bennett embodies the live-wire forward NBA scouts covet. At ASU, where he reigns as the all-time shot-blocker and FG% leader, he had a "rep" for thundering slams.
Last March, the Sixers introduced a new mascot of sorts to their fans called "Matt Tiger" - a bean bag doll done in Geiger's likeness. It was an indication of both the popularity of the bald, genie-like giant, as well as his tenacious approach to the game. Matt's '99-00 campaign was delayed a month by a knee injury but, by late winter, he was back to normal, shooting 573 over his last 10 games and .651 over his final six.
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Heating up faster than a summer day in the desert, Booker scored 24 points in the first quarter of a win vs. New Orleans on April 1, 2024. He became the second player (Stephen Curry) to net at least that many points in an opening frame four times in a career. He finished with 52, his league-high third 50-spot of the season.
BASKETBALL TRIVIA
Q: Who had the most rebounds in a season for the Trail Blazers?
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Q: Who is known as "Grand Old Man" of Knicks?
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Already a "super-star" after 1st year in NBA, Connie was Prep All-American at Boys High in Brooklyn. After attending lowa, he joined Pittsburgh Rens of American Basketball League where he was loop's MVP at age 19. Connie then played with Harlem Globetrotters 4 years & after that signed with Pittsburgh Pipers of ABA where he was loop's MVP in his 1st year as he led the league in scoring percentage.
Connie holds clinics for youngsters in Pittsburgh.
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
500 points
After sitting out the previous two years because of a Navy commitment, David's first NBA Season was, by all accounts, awesome. Robinson captured the NBA rookie-of-the-year award in 1990 by leading the Spurs in scoring, rebounding, steals and blocked shots. David finished 10th in the leaque in scoring, second in rebounding and third in blocked shots. David captured the Wooden Award as college basketball's player-of-the-year in 1987, and was the first player to total 2,500 points and 1,300 rebounds.
VINTAGE SPOTLIGHT
From the start, Squires' Coach Al Bianchi has been impressed with Mike. "A lot of what Mike does is not reflected in the box score. Even some of our veterans have told me, This guy can play.' He has produced much more than we had hoped for." One of the ABA's finest rookies of 1972-73, Mike signed his Squires con tract the day he received it in the mail.
Mike batted .477 for the Duquesne baseball team.
Standing strong for the Suns in 2019-20, Ayton averaged 18.2 points and 11.5 rebounds. The rising star became just the third active player to average at least 15 points and 10 boards in each of his first two seasons. The stout center put his name alongside Blake Griffin and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Dillon took dead-eyed aim from long range against the defending-champion Celtics on January 27, 2025, tying a Rockets franchise record with 10 3-pointers in a 114-112 win. It was part of a season-high 36-point effort for the guard.
Jermaine developed into one of the most dominant big men in the Eastern Conference in '00-01. He led all Eastern players in both double-doubles (40) and blocked shots (228). Jermaine saved his greatest performance for the season finale. Against Cleveland on April 18, he registered 30 points and 20 rebounds, both career highs.
Jermaine was drafted out of high school
RETRO CORNER
Bernie contributed much to the Squires offense in his first campaign with the club, 1971-72, with a 10.6 Average and hit an impressive 20.5 clip during the last dozen games of the season when the club was making its drive for the #2 playoff berth. He was particularly impressive in an early season game against Memphis.
Bernie's big adjustment from NBA to ABA was in handling the red white and blue ball.
Nikola put himself in rare company when he tallied his 16,000th career point during a March 2025 game against Utah. He reached it with 8,000 rebounds and 5,000 assists in 739 games - 60 fewer contests than the previous record holder, Larry Bird.
The fifth-best rebounder in the NBA in 1994-95, Hill snared 10.9 boards per game. He also finished second on the team in scoring (an NBA career best 13.8 ppg) and played in his first NBA All-Star Game.
Bill was Knicks' leading scorer and rebounder in 1980-81. He sets the offensive tempo for the club, had a 22-Point debut against the Hawks as a rookie in 1979. Bill led nation in rebounding as a senior at San Francisco.
With Bill in the pivot, SF won 3 WCAC championships.
MODERN ERA
Although his No. 34 may eventually hang in the rafters, Pierce knows that an NBA Championship in 2007-08 will truly make him a Boston icon.
The key man of Kansas State's great team of 1959-60, the young Nebraskan proved to be an outstanding operative in his freshman year for the Royals. Boozer proved to be a ferocious rebounder and a deadly medium range push shot artist. Better than average defensively, the young giant demonstrated a rugged quality on the boards.
Pete led the NBA in scoring last season and highlighted the campaign with a 68-point performance against the Knicks, February 25, a league record for a guard. He scored 40 or more points 13 times.
Pete is a recent bridegroom.
80s-90s ERA
Concluded last season ranked 48th in all-time NBA scoring parade...Ranked 15th in league (1,200+ MÃn) with 14.3 REB per 48 MIN in 1994-95...Normed 7.7 RPG in his 4 starts.
Gene's talent was apparent to all in Southwest Conference. He was a unanimous All-Conference choice & earned further distinction of being named "All-Southwest Conference Player of the Year" his senior season at TCU. Played center and led loop in rebounding with 16.6 avg.
After a brilliant college career, Don was drafted by Chicago Zephyrs in 1961 but decided to play AAU ball for two years. During that time he made 3 round-world trips & captained the U.S. team which won gold medals in the 1963 Pan American & World Games in Brazil.
Don was the Rockets' team captain.
Already a "super-star" after 1st year in NBA, Connie was Prep All-American at Boys High in Brooklyn. After attending lowa, he joined Pittsburgh Rens of American Basketball League where he was loop's MVP at age 19. Connie then played with Harlem Globetrotters 4 years & after that signed with Pittsburgh Pipers of ABA where he was loop's MVP in his 1st year as he led the league in scoring percentage.
Connie holds clinics for youngsters in Pittsburgh.
CLASSIC vs. MODERN
CLASSIC ERA
Caz was averaging more than 18 pts. when he broke his ankle last Jan. 21. Came back on sheer courage to play in 5 playoff games. Has long arms and big hands, can play forecourt or back.
Cazzie is exceptionally good at guarding his opponent.
MODERN ERA
You were top five in steals and points amongst all rookies. You knock down your free throws too. We know you're afraid of heights, but your game is still on the rise. Can you say future all-star?
At 7-6, Shawn is one of the tallest players in NBA history. That great height helps him as both a rebounder and shot-blocker. In '00-01, he registered 7.4 rebounds per game while averaging just 24.4 minutes per contest. Even more impressive, he blocked 228 shots the most in the NBA.
Shawn once swatted 13 shots in a game.