1988-89 Fleer #71 Dwayne Washington
About Dwayne Washington
Few 1980s prospects carried more playground legend than Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, nicknamed at age eight in Brownsville, Brooklyn, when his game drew comparisons to Earl "the Pearl" Monroe. The nation's top-rated high schooler out of Boys and Girls High, he lit up the Carrier Dome at Syracuse with his shake-and-bake drives, earning three straight First Team All-Big East nods (1984-86) and consensus second-team All-America honors in 1985 — the Orange retired his No. 31, and John Stockton named him the toughest player he guarded at the 1984 Olympic Trials camp. The New Jersey Nets drafted the point guard 13th overall in 1986, and the new Miami Heat claimed him in the 1988 expansion draft. Card #71 is his rookie card, picturing him with Miami, where 1988-89 (7.6 points and 4.2 assists across 54 games) proved his NBA finale: 194 games and 8.6 points per game in all. Washington passed away in 2016 at just 52.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1-6 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 316 | 109 | 136 | 47 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 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 Dwayne Washington card?
It is card #71 of the 132-card 1988-89 Fleer Basketball base set, picturing Dwayne Washington with the Miami Heat.
Is the 1988-89 Fleer Dwayne Washington #71 a rookie card?
Yes - #71 carries the rookie-card designation, part of a class of 31 rookie cards in the set led by Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Reggie Miller, Mark Jackson and John Stockton.
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.