1997 Topps Kobe Bryant #171 PSA 8

This 1997 Topps card features the legendary Kobe Bryant during the early stages of his historic career. Released just after his rookie season, this base card captures the young Los Angeles Lakers guard who would go on to define a generation of basketball.

Graded PSA 8, this card represents a classic piece of basketball history from one of the sport's most iconic sets of the late 1990s.

Card Details

• Year: 1997
• Set: Topps
• Card Number: 171
• Parallel: Base
• Grading Company: PSA
• Grade: 8

Population Report

• Population at Grade: 1883
• Population in Higher Grades: 5332
• Total Graded Population: 8550

Career Highlights

• Played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association from 1996 to 2016.
• Represented the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 2008 and 2012.
• Five-time NBA champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010).
• Two-time NBA Finals MVP (2009, 2010).
• NBA MVP in 2008.
• Eighteen-time NBA All-Star.
• NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion in 1997.
• Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.