Exactly one year ago, NBA fans were eagerly awaiting the regular season debut of the 2009 No. 1 overall draft pick of the Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin. It was the team’s final preseason game and Griffin had looked great during the preseason, averaging 13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
Then disaster struck.
On what appeared to have been a routine dunk, when Griffin landed, he broke his kneecap. This injury sidelined him for the entire 2009-10 season and set-back the start to what appeared to be a star-studded career for Griffin.
Fast forward to yesterday, one-year after the injury, surgery, and rehab – Blake was back. The anticipation of making his regular season debut must have been building up, as Griffin exploded for 20 points and 14 rebounds in the game.
The Hype is Building
With the hype building around the potential of Griffin, and his ability to show that he has came back stronger and very determined, a lot of cards have seen an exponential increase in price. Griffin has the greatest room for growth out of the star-packed 2009-10 rookie class, added to playing for a large media market in Los Angeles makes for a very potent formula to ensure a great return on investment for people looking to flip his cards.
Here is a small glimpse at some of Griffin’s best rookie cards from last year:
- 2009-10 National Treasures Rookie Patch Auto
- 2009-10 Exquisite Rookies
- 2009-10 National Treasures Rookie Logoman Auto
- 2009-10 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor
- 2009-10 Topps McDonald's All American Auto
- 2009-10 Topps Chrome Refractor
- 2009-10 Absolute Rookie Jumbo Patch Auto
- 2009-10 Timeless Treasures Rookie Patch Auto
- 2009-10 Prestige Rookie Auto
- 2009-10 Elite Extra Edition Rookie Auto
- 2009-10 Crown Royal Rookie Auto
- 2009-10 Playoff Contenders Rookie Auto
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2009/10 UPPER DECK #226 BLAKE GRIFFIN ROOKIE SP RC ROY CLIPPERS US $27.95 Auction Ends: Saturday May-19-2012 2:45:21 PDT | Watch this Item |
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Pristine10 Blake Griffin 2009-10 Upper Deck GOLD NBA ROOKIE Oklahoma Sooners US $59.99 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Saturday May-19-2012 3:46:22 PDT | Watch this Item |
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2009-10 NBA UPPER DECK BASKETBALL CARD BASE SET & ALL 40 ROOKIES(BLAKE GRIFFIN) US $19.72 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Saturday May-19-2012 4:56:02 PDT | Watch this Item |
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2009-10 Panini "Timeless Treasures" Blake Griffin Jersey rookie-NrMt-Clippers US $200.00 Auction Ends: Saturday May-19-2012 6:18:27 PDT | Watch this Item |
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2009-10 BLAKE GRIFFIN / HILL / Timeless Treasures Quad ROOKIE RC JERSEY #/100 US $19.95 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Saturday May-19-2012 8:52:21 PDT | Watch this Item |
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2009-10 09-10 National Treasures Blake Griffin 3CLR RC Auto Autograph Patch MINT US $4,999.99 Auction Ends: Saturday May-19-2012 9:56:57 PDT | Watch this Item |
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★BLAKE GRIFFIN★ BGS 9.5/10 2009-10 ROOKIES & STARS Auto Patch #50/449 US $499.99 Auction Ends: Saturday May-19-2012 11:03:17 PDT | Watch this Item |
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★BLAKE GRIFFIN★ BGS GEM MINT 9.5 ROOKIE 2009-10 National Auto Autograph US $699.99 Auction Ends: Saturday May-19-2012 11:03:59 PDT | Watch this Item |
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★BLAKE GRIFFIN★ #/10 Timeless Treasures 2009-10 Rookie Recruits Platinum AUTO US $999.99 Auction Ends: Saturday May-19-2012 11:05:12 PDT | Watch this Item |
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BLAKE GRIFFIN 2009-10 PRESTIGE AUTO/AUTOGRAPH BLUE RC/ROOKIE #d/50 Clippers $300 US $249.99 Auction Ends: Saturday May-19-2012 12:52:40 PDT | Watch this Item |
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