I am a pairing collector, a style not commonly seen nor deliberately done within the hobby. I do not like sitting on eBay chasing fillers in a set, single-picking without pattern can get less challenging after a while, and collecting Kobe/Jordan and being a completist normally do not belong in the same sentence. So I set myself to collect the issues I like, and find a few more cards of players I appreciate under the same set/theme. I have showcased some pairings on forums. Now I will take a step further, triple pairing collecting. A triple is a perfect size for a showcase unit, and hopefully you will agree with me after seeing this webpage.

Here are 53 nice triples (or quads, 9 or 12) generated by possibly mildly re-using some of the cards under different themes, which I apologize in advance.

Please treat it as a neck exercise for incorrect orientations, as I want those triples look uniform in layout. The ordering of those triples on the page has been delibrately random to make showcase less monotonous.

SMH, where is loyalty?

Congrats on getting in the HOF!!

KG-Kobe 90s Ultra MP triple pairing

Kobe 1/ USA themed pairing. First Kobe in a USA solo auto set, first Kobe's USA inscription (under Panini, not the "go USA" before under UD as if it is a cheer) and first Kobe USA prizm gold refractor.

First year jersey numbered Immaculate acetate patches 1/1. "What if" pairing!

Russell only has triple patch version. This triple consists of jsy, 1st and last numberings. They have some consecutive jersey numbers, 6, 7 and 8.

OK era championship numbered triple pairing. NBA's most dominant duo plus the logoman who put them together out of magic (pun intended).

Showtime era championship numbered pairing. Panini's titleists analogue and also in the initial immaculate release.

Jsy numbered 99-00 Game Jersey Auto hand numbered.

Too bad that Kobe does not have dual auto patch /2 version. Finally got the front sides of the cards right!

MJ's second threepeat Finals opponent alphas and Kobe fake super teammates

Three rarest true jersey number 14/25 among parallels of Lakers’ future leaders.

Thunder (super) rave

96 class jsy numbered triple.

01-02 and 02-03 Fleer MP

23/23 MJ's rivalry.

A gem streak of rarest credentials in first three years. Self-graded the third one.

The historical trifecta. The earliest Fleer, UD and Topps 1/1 (first non-plate 1/1 for Topps).

A back scan worth taking.

3 AI jsy numbered cards.

Celtics' big three. End of an era.

All 1/10.

Top three 2011 draft, rookie.

Top three 2012 draft, rookie.

3 jsy numbered KG. First jsey auto, first patch and first auto on swatch/jersey.

Special numbered SS.

Matching number emblems. All three are tough defensively. All three have rings.

The second year Ultimate logo and matching number to 7/10 for both base and USA, Knicks jsy number.

Three sharp shooters and a great thunderous show while it lasted.

First Kobe rainbow containing a 1/1.

Top 10 running back of all time. Row 1, 2, and 3 from first two years of Flair MPs.

Miller 1/1 from three decades. The one on the right is the first Miller 1/1 in several years.

Without MJ in the set, the rest big threes in two Bulls threepeat eras form a triple.

Super Bowl MVPs from the last three years.

Panini auto triple (highest numbered version in parallel).

First numbered, jsy numbered and last numbered respectively.

A Kobe prizm numbered full set. First colume of cards are 8/10, and rest are 1/. Two 8 and Four 1 = 24.

Second year Panini 1of1 triple.

Five first ever MJ in each category

Exquisite Auto Patch triple from the first year of Exquisite and with print run /25 or less.