[2] The first basketball cards were produced in 1910, in a series cataloged as "College Athlete Felts B-33".

[2] Fleer had its peak in 1961-62, returning in 1986–87,[2] to resurrect the basketball card industry by releasing a 132-card NBA officially licensed set which included the rookie cards of NBA Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Clyde Drexler, Joe Dumars, Chris Mullin, Hakeem Olajuwon, Isiah Thomas, Dominique Wilkins, Karl Malone and Charles Barkley as well as an additional 11 card sticker set.

In the 1990s/2000s, several companies produced basketball cards, including Topps, Hoops, Skybox, Fleer, and Upper Deck.

In 2009, the NBA licensed the rights to manufacture and commercialize basketball cards to Italian Panini Group, which became the only licensor for the league and players.

[2] 2020-21 Panini Flawless Triple Logoman featuring LeBron James was sold for 2.4 million.