1988-89 Fleer #69 Mychal Thompson
About Mychal Thompson
The first Bahamian-born player to reach the NBA — and the first foreign-born No. 1 overall pick — Mychal Thompson went from the University of Minnesota to the top of the 1978 draft, landing with Portland. He gave the Blazers eight years of frontline work at center and power forward, making the 1978-79 All-Rookie team and peaking at 20.8 points and 11.7 rebounds a night in 1981-82. After a half-season detour through San Antonio, a February 1987 trade delivered him to the Showtime Lakers, where "Sweet Bells" — a handle riffing on Walt Bellamy's old "Bells" nickname — became the ideal backup to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and won rings in 1987 and 1988. He left the NBA in 1991 with 12,810 points, 6,951 rebounds, and 1,073 blocks, then became a longtime Lakers radio voice; he and son Klay stand as the only father-son duo to each win back-to-back titles. Not a rookie card — Thompson was a decade into his career when Fleer printed this one.
Sources: Wikipedia · Basketball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1-6 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 360 | 182 | 138 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 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 Mychal Thompson card?
It is card #69 of the 132-card 1988-89 Fleer Basketball base set, picturing Mychal Thompson with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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.