Larry Bird
Larry Bird Boston Celtics Starting Lineup Figure
– Released 1988
– Released 1988
Lineup Includes:
The 1992 United States men’s Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the “Dream Team”, was the first American Olympic team to feature active NBA players. Described by American journalists as the greatest sports team ever assembled, and called by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame “the greatest collection of basketball talent on the planet,” it defeated its opponents by an average of almost 44 points en route to the gold medal against Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. Chuck Daly served as coach, assisted by Lenny Wilkens, P. J. Carlesimo, and Mike Krzyzewski.
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Starting Lineup basketball figures kicked off in 1988 and although they had a few bumps in the road, it’s a series that collector’s tend to look back upon fondly. As with all sports, SLU basketball has it’s fair share of superstar figures, but one of the great thing about starting lineup basketball figures was the quantity they were able to produce. It was a huge advantage that they were able to make multiple figures from every team on a consistent basis – no one did it before, and it hasn’t been done since.
With SLU basketball figures, this allowed them to take advantage of a sport that has a smaller starting lineup – fans of every team were able to find a starting lineup basketball figure on a nearly every year. In addition to the superstar figures, slu basketball figures also had their fair share of unique figures – such as the Dennis Rodman hair variations and the 1996 Far East basketball series.