July Monthly Card Auction ending July 10
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/10/2021
Graded NM-MT 8 by PSA. Hall of Famer, in his Rookie Card appearance. Among more than 4,000 copies recorded in PSA’s census reporting, fewer than six percent have been placed at a higher, unqualified tier. Julius Erving was the pinnacle star of the old ABA. Later, he took his aerial game to the NBA, where he flourished with the Philadelphia 76ers – winning the NBA title in 1983. Before joining the NBA, Erving was drafted by the Virginia Squires of the ABA in 1971, and this debut-year collectible pictures the star in that team's regalia. (Erving was ineligible to be drafted by an NBA team until 1972 due to the rules at that time prohibiting teams from drafting players who were less than four years removed from high school.) As a rookie for the Squires in 1971-72, Erving established himself as a star player, averaging 27.3 points per game and leading the Squires to the Eastern Division Finals. An impressive commemorative, in Near Mint to Mint condition.