McFarlane Basketball Figures series 17 introduces the new Collector Level figures to the NBA Sports Picks brand.

McFarlane has always been a bit of an innovator, often breaking the mould of the past and this season he introduces the new Collectors Level figures to the Sports Picks line of figures.

The Collector Level^(TM) figures are highly limited in production, sequentially numbered and may have features that distinguish them from standard figures. These figures will be more limited in production than Classic Chase figures.

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These special McFarlane Basketball Figures may include alternate uniforms, base variations, trophies, awards, accessories, possibly authentic player signatures, original or replica sports memorabilia or even pieces of actual uniforms or equipment.

McFarlane Basketball Figures series 17 brings 8 of the NBA's greatest players as highly detailed action figures for you to enjoy.

NBA Basketball Figures Series 17 includes:

Due: Feb 2010

Born: May 19, 1976

Height: 6-11 / 2.11

Weight: 253 lbs. / 114.8 kg.

High School: Farragut Academy HS (CHI)

Years Pro: 15

In the 2009--2010 season, Garnett and the Celtics, joined by newly signed free agent Rasheed Wallace, struggled with injuries and inconsistency throughout much of the regular season and earned the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Garnett was selected to play in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game (his 13th All-Star Game selection).

Despite being written off by nearly every major sports analyst, the Celtics elevated their play and consistently dominated opponents much as they did during their 2008 Championship run.

They eliminated the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Orlando Magic to advance to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2010 NBA Finals.

The 2010 Finals went to a decisive seventh game in Los Angeles, where the Celtics led well into the third quarter before the Lakers mounted a comeback and held on for the victory.

• PPG 14.0
• RPG 9.80
• APG 2.8
• EFF + 18.83

Chris Paul plays No 3 for the New Orleans Hornets and is a versatile American basketball player of the professional caliber.

Born in May 1985, the young and energetic player hails from North Carolina. Since his initiation to the NBA by being chosen as the 4th overall pick of the New Orleans in the NBA 2005 draft, Paul reached instant recognition in the international basketball arena by being selected as the 2006 Rookie player of the year.

Additionally this star class player has added to his laurels by being recognized as All Star four times. He concluded the 2010 season by expanding his career averages in the following manner.

MPG 36.3, FG 0.470%, 3p 0.393%, FT 0.883%, 0.5 OFF, 3.6 DEF, 4.1 RPG, 9.8 APG, 2.4 SPG, 0.1 BPG, 2.20TO, 2.45 PF and 16.3 PPG from 76 games scored.

His career totals stand at 421 games with an average of 18.8PPG, 4.6 RPG and 10.0APG. Off the court this powerful player is famous as a ten pin bowler and also acts in the capacity of a sponsored spokesperson for USBC, United States Bowling Congress.

In his All Star career, he has recoded 2 games out of which 1 game scored with a MPG of 28 and PPG of 15.0

Gasol is from Spanish origins presently playing professional basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers in No 16, Forward Center position.

The player who spent his early childhood in Spain was first drafted to play for the NBA by the Atlanta Hawks in 2001.

However, consequently he traded his rights to Memphis Grizzlies during which time he was awarded as the NBA Rookie of the Year. The outstandingly talented player holds a range of Memphis Grizzlies franchise records.

In 2008 Gasol entered in to a fresh career transaction with the Lakers and continued to enhance his powerful sporting abilities. In 2010 season his statistics averaged at MPG 37.0, FG 0.530%, 3p 0.333%, FT 0.821%, 3.3 OFF, 6.8 DEF, 10.1 RPG, 3.3 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.6 BPG, 1.8TO, 2.4 PF and 18.9 PPG in 78 games scored and have achieved career statistics of 727 games played out of which 721 games scored with and average of 35.9 MPG, 18.8 PPG and 3.2 APG. Aided by his immense height of 7ft, Gasol who has been playing as a pro for 9 years is marked as a top level player in Spain basketball league.

His career highlights was witnessed in the 2000-01 season when he played for the FC Barcelona with breakthrough career records.

Rose was born in October 1988 and completed his college education in Memphis.

His Pro basketball career initiated in 2008 with the Chicago Bulls. The 6.3ft tall player plays for the Chicago Bulls at No. 1 Guard position at present.

Derrick Rose has during his career achieved a string of recognitions which are highlighted in being selected as NBA Rookie of the Year in 2009, being a NBA All star for two consecutive seasons from 2010 and being included in the NBA All Rookie First team.

Chicago born Rose picked out the rudiments of basketball from his older brothers and continued to display his outstanding sporting abilities at high school state championships.

In 2008 he was selected for the NBA Draft as Chicago Bull's first overall pick in the first round. In the last season of 2010 his career statistics averaged for the particular season as MPG 37.5, FG 0.440%, 3p 0.332%, FT 0.855%, 1.0 OFF, 3.1 DEF, 4.2 RPG, 7.9 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 3.45TO, 1.63 PF and 25.1 PPG in 76 games scored and have achieved career statistics of 235 games played out of which 234 games scored with 37.1MPG and an all star average of 15.0MPG.

He was nominated as a starter of US National Team for the FIBA World Championships in 2010.

Born in December 1984, Lebron James who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the forward position in No 6 is regarded as a charismatic player with outstanding sporting techniques.

With a solid height of 6.8ft and a weight of 250lbs James has enjoyed professional basketball player status for the past 7 years.

He has been given the nickname of 'King James' in the basketball arena and to date bagged a range of career achievements including being nominated as 'Mr. Basketball' for his outstanding performances during high school days at the St. Vincent -St Mary HS in Ohio.

The season of 2010/11 helped him to augment his career statistics further where he averaged with the following rates. MPG 38.8, FG 0.509%, 3p 0.331%, FT 0.759%, 1.0 OFF, 6.4 DEF, 7.5 RPG, 7.0 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 3.6TO, 2.1 PF and 26.7 PPG in 76 games scored and have achieved career statistics of 624 games played out of which 623 games scored with 40.1MPG, 27.7 PPG and 7.1 RPG.

In 2003 he was nominated for the NBA Draft as the number one overall pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Then he tied up a lucrative celebrity contract with NIKE shoes before making his professional debut. Among his career highlights he has been awarded the prestigious award of NBA Most valuable player and have been included as an All Star of NBA in every consecutive season from 2005.

Born: Aug 23, 1978

Height: 6-6 / 1.98

Weight: 205 lbs. / 93.0 kg.

High School: Lower Merion HS (PA)

Years Pro: 14

The 2010-11 season was a mixed season for Kobe Bryant with some notable highs and lows.

The Lakers started the 2010-11 season by winning their first eight games and his ninth game of the season, playing against the Denver Nuggets, Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 26,000 career points a record he beat again later in the season when on January 30 against the Celtics, he become the youngest player to score 27,000 points.

He also recorded his first triple double since January 21, 2009 and on February 1, 2011, Bryant became one of seven players with at least 25,000 points, 5,000 rebounds and 5,000 assists.

Then in Boston on February 10, Bryant scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half as the Lakers rallied from an early 15-point deficit for a 92-86 win over the Celtics. It was the Lakers' first victory of the season against one of the league's top four teams, as they entered the game 0-5 in previous matchups and had been outscored by an average of 11 points.

Bryant, selected to his 13th straight All-Star game after becoming the leading vote-getter, had 37 points, 14 rebounds, and three steals in the 2011 All-Star Game and won his fourth All-Star MVP, tying Hall of Famer Bob Pettit for the most All-Star MVP awards.

During the season, Bryant moved from 12th to 6th place on the NBA all-time career scoring list, passing John Havlicek, Dominique Wilkins, Oscar Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Elvin Hayes, and Moses Malone.

But on the downside Bryant finished the season averaging less than 20 shots a game, his fewest since the 2003-04 season.

His lowest point of the season though was on April 13, 2011, when the NBA fined him $100,000 for calling referee Bennie Adams a derogatory gay term in frustration in the previous day's game.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation praised the NBA's decision to fine Bryant, and the Human Rights Campaign said that Bryant's language was a "disgrace" and "distasteful".

Bryant stated that he was open to discussing the matter with gay rights groups and wanted to appeal his fine and he later apologized for the use of the word.

• PPG 24.3
• RPG 3.40
• APG 3.3
• EFF + 18.38

The Miami Heat No. 3 representative, Wade who plays pro basketball for the past 7 years was born in January of 1982.

Wade completed his college education in Marquette and features an impressive height of 6.4 ft and weighs 220lbs. Over the years he has acquired the nicknames of D-Wade and Flash and has achieved outstanding success in his sporting career.

In 2006 the Sports Illustrated nominated Wade as the Sportsman of the Year. This super powerful player who has established himself as one of the most popular and well known players in the league completed the last season of 2010 with the following statistic averages.

In 73 games scored he averaged MPG 37.2, FG 0.500%, 3p 0.312%, FT 0.750%, 1.7 OFF, 4.8 DEF, 6.5 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 1.1 BPG, 3.1TO, 2.6 PF and 25.7 to achieve career statistics of 544 games played out of which 536 games scored with an average of 37.6MPG, 25.5 PPG and 5.1 RPG.

Upon entering the NBA as the fifth overall pick of the Heat NBA draft, this proficient player was nominated to both All Star and All Rookie teams in the ensuing seven seasons. During his third season of professional career, Wade aided his team, the Miami Heat to capture their very first NBA Championship in the franchise history.

Born: Mar 11, 1979

Height: 6-9 / 2.06

Weight: 254 lbs. / 115.2 kg.

College: Duke

Years Pro: 11

Selected by Chicago with the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft he was traded to the L.A. Clippers in exchange for Brian Skinner and the draft rights to Tyson Chandler on 6/27/01 and re-signed with the Clippers as a restricted free agent on 7/19/03 then signed as a free agent with the Sixers on 7/9/08.

ELTON BRAND played in 76 games with 57 starts and averaged 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.08 steals and 1.05 blocks in 30.2 minutes per game while shooting 48.0% from the floor and 73.8% from the line during the 2009-10 season.

He appeared in all but six games after appearing in a total of 37 games the previous two seasons combined…

The Sixers were 0-6 in games he missed and were 15-17 when he scored 14+ points last season (6-6 w/20+ points) and 12-32 when he scored below 14, including 3-17 when he failed to reach double-digits.

He recorded seven double-doubles in 2009-10 and has 361 for his career.

• PPG 15.6
• RPG 8.40
• APG 0.6
• EFF + 19.20