This Week's Worst: Week 3

1997-98 Flair Wave of the Future

When you think of the 1997 NBA Draft you think of Tim Duncan, Tracy McGrady, Chauncey Billups, and Keith Van Horn... okay maybe not him. But two of these players were NBA Finals MVPs. So you would think that you'd be able to find these players in a premium product's rookie insert set. Nope. Not only is the player selection severely lacking, but to make things worse, they decided to experiment (not unheard of for Fleer) with gel. These gel-filled cards would have been a creative spin on the "wave of the future" theme if the theme had anything to do with basketball. Just think of purchasing a box to look for a Legacy insert or a rookie card and pulling one of these and attempting to resist the urge to take a sharp instrument to it. More in frustration than curiosity.