1996 Ultra

The 1996-97 Fleer Ultra Basketball set is comprised of two series of 150 cards each. The most highly-desired rookie cards in the set can be found in Series I, such as Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson and Ray Allen. Gold Medallion and Platinum Medallion Parallels mimic the base set with foil-centered logos being the main differentiating factor amongst them all. It has been reported that less than 250 of each of the PlatinumMedallion parallels were produced.

The 1996-97 Fleer Ultra Basketball checklist comes in at 300 cards and is split in half for each series.  While both Series 1 and Series 2 feature rookie cards, the big rookie cards, like , are only found in Series 1. Ben Wallace and Derek Fisher are the notable rookie cards found in Series 2.

Continuing the trend from 1995-96 Ultra, 1996-97 includes Gold Medallion parallels and takes things up another level with Platinum Medallion parallels. The foil-centered parallels cover the majority of the base set and are distinguished by the effect on the text on the card front and some also feature a notation under the name. Also, a majority of the parallels include a prefix on the back, with #P- for Platinum and #G- for Gold.

While neither parallel is numbered, the Gold Medallion cards are much more common and the Platinum Medallion parallels have a reported print run of less than 250 copies. The two Medallion parallels can be seen below alongside the Kobe Bryant base rookie card.