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NBA Finals Cards (Collecting Michael Jordan History in Cards Part Two)

The cards available which document the two Bulls three-peats of the 1990's NBA Finals Series. Every great Jordan cards collection should document this historic era.
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If you’ve not read part one of this series I recommend you check out Collecting Michael Jordan History in Cards Part One - The Early Years for some background on my goal for this series of Jordan cards blog posts. In a nutshell it is aimed at those looking to highlight the history of Michael Jordan’s career through their card collection.

What bigger era in Michael Jordan’s career is there than the two historic Chicago Bulls Three-peats of the NBA Finals in the 1990’s? This cemented Jordan as one of the greatest NBA players ever and brought the game to worldwide attention.

As collectors we have plenty of nice opportunities to include this era in our collections.

Michael Jordan NBA Finals Base Cards

Many sets of the 1990’s included cards celebrating the season’s finals. This usually included the lead up and playoffs as well as cards celebrating the victor. There are some great options available for collectors of Jordan NBA Finals base cards.

90-91 Skybox Michael Jordan Finals
90-91 Skybox Michael Jordan Finals
Chicago Bulls: the 1991 NBA champions.

Michael Jordan NBA Finals Predictor Inserts

In an attempt to help collectors feel more a part of the game Upper Deck released the ‘Predictor’ insert set. These cards were inserts of the 1995-96 Upper Deck set and were released in a range of players and ‘predictions’. The idea was that if the prediction on your card came true then you could mail the card to Upper Deck and receive a special complete set of Predictor redemption cards back.

This set was very popular at the time and, though the cards are no longer usable as predictors, still remain sought after to this day.

95-96 Michael Jordan Predictor
95-96 Michael Jordan Predictor
A simple 90's styled design is used on this Upper Deck insert.

Michael Jordan NBA Finals Award Winner MVP Inserts

Along with some nice base cards celebrating Jordan’s and the Bulls’ feats in the NBA Finals many sets released inserts celebrating Jordan’s multiple awards and MVP nominations.

93-94 Upper Deck Michael Jordan Finals MVP
93-94 Upper Deck Michael Jordan Finals MVP
1993 finals MVP and the first three-peat secured for the Chicago Bulls.

Michael Jordan Final Shot NBA Finals Cards

As Jordan retired after the NBA Finals on two occasions some card manufacturers released cards showing his ‘Final Shot’ in these games. Some of these cards even include pieces of the actual game-used floor in which Jordan played his last game (at the time as he returned twice to the NBA).

These are sensational additions to your collection - a must for serious collectors! The 1999-00 Upper Deck Final Shot card, 1999-00 Upper Deck MJ Master Collection Final Shot auto and 1999 UDA MJs Final Floor jumbo card are three very nice options.

Note

The UDA card includes a piece of the game used floor itself and is available with and without a Jordan auto.

99 Michael Jordan Final Shot
99 Michael Jordan Final Shot
A front on view of the final shot.
99 Michael Jordan Signature Performances Auto
99 Michael Jordan Signature Performances Auto
One of Jordan's Signature Performances - the game breaking shot - in his final shot in the Chicago Bulls beautifully paired with a bold autograph. Limited to 50.
99 Michael Jordan Farewell Shot Final Floor
99 Michael Jordan Farewell Shot Final Floor
MJ's farewell shot as a member of the Chicago Bulls coupled with a piece of the playing surface.

Relive the Chicago Bulls Dynasty of the 1990’s

Now that you’ve got your card collection sorted to document this iconic piece of history wouldn’t it be great if you could watch some of the games again?

Well the NBA Dynasty Series has produced just that - and great viewing for any collector it is. Check out my blog post if you’re interested: Relive the historic Bulls Dynasty of the 1990’s on DVD.

NBA Dynasty Series - Chicago Bulls - The 1990s

Happy collecting.