1988-89 Fleer #107 Dale Ellis
About Dale Ellis
Fleer caught Dale Ellis at his absolute peak here. Buried on the Dallas bench for three seasons after leaving Tennessee — where the two-time SEC Player of the Year went ninth overall in the 1983 draft — Ellis was dealt to Seattle for Al Wood in 1986 and immediately turned into one of the NBA's deadliest scorers, jumping from 7.1 to 24.9 points a game and claiming the 1987 Most Improved Player award. The 1988-89 season this card fronts was his best: a career-high 27.5 points per game, his lone All-Star nod, All-NBA Third Team, and the Three-Point Contest crown. Sonics teammates dubbed him "Lamar Mundane" after the playground gunner from Reebok's sneaker ads, and he shot like it — 1,719 career threes at 40.3%, second all-time when he retired in 2000 with 19,004 points across 17 seasons. He also still owns the record for minutes in a game: 69, in a 1989 five-overtime marathon. Not a rookie card, but the definitive Ellis.
Sources: Wikipedia · Basketball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1-6 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 328 | 67 | 157 | 82 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-18. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). The graders do not break out the stickers, so sticker pages carry no table.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1988-89 Fleer Dale Ellis card?
It is card #107 of the 132-card 1988-89 Fleer Basketball base set, picturing Dale Ellis with the Seattle SuperSonics.
How many cards are in the 1988-89 Fleer Basketball set?
132 base cards - 119 players ordered by team, the All-Star subset #120-131 and a checklist - plus the 11-card Super Star Sticker insert, for 143 cards in a master run. There are no variations; three backs carry uncorrected errors (#20, #26, #100).
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, Basketball-Reference, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-19.