The first game-used item from Kobe Bryant’s 81-point performance 16 years ago has sold at auction. Sotheby’s offered the shooting shirt Bryant wore in warmups for the afternoon contest against the Toronto Raptors in a special, single-item, short term auction that ended Tuesday afternoon. It sold for $277,500 to David Kohler, owner of the largest known … [Read more...] about Notes: Kohler Buys Kobe’s 81-Point Game Shirt; Porzingis “Sorry” Jersey, Wander 1/1 to Auction; Shows in CT, SW Indiana
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8 NBA Players Whose Card Values Could Rise as Season Resumes
It's still just a "concept" and there are plenty of questions but the NBA season may wind up finishing after all. Suspended back on March 11, the league is set to resume at the end of this month in Orlando, with "seeding games" to establish a playoff schedule. Crazy things could happen after what's essentially been an entire off-season, albeit with few personnel … [Read more...] about 8 NBA Players Whose Card Values Could Rise as Season Resumes
After Long Wait, Joel Embiid Rookie Cards Heat Up
The 76ers and general manager Sam Hinkie had an idea: to build gradually and to build from the very bottom. Some called it tanking, Hinkie said it was a "Process". The result for the 76ers was clearing huge amounts of salary cap room and accumulating several high draft choices. It was (literally) painful at times but one of them is now among the most … [Read more...] about After Long Wait, Joel Embiid Rookie Cards Heat Up
Flawless 1/1 Shows Up in Immaculate Basketball Box
A basketball card box breaker in Taiwan discovered something strange when he opened a pack of the recently released 2015-16 Panini Immaculate Basketball: a card from a product that hasn’t been released yet. The card is a 1/1 Logoman Autograph of Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis from Flawless basketball, which is due out next month. Both are high-end brands and on Thursday … [Read more...] about Flawless 1/1 Shows Up in Immaculate Basketball Box
Karl-Anthony Towns Has Collectors’ Attention
The players from the 2015 NBA Draft are surprising fans and card collectors as not only are there more with superstar potential than expected but they are producing at a high level already. Kristaps Porzingis, Devin Booker and Myles Turner are just some of the rookies who but Karl-Anthony Towns rookie cards may wind up as the best of this year’s class. While … [Read more...] about Karl-Anthony Towns Has Collectors’ Attention
Kristaps Porzingis Autographs Now Exclusive to Steiner
He doesn’t bother with the first name but Kristaps Porzingis autographs are popular enough now that the New York Knicks rookie center has signed an exclusive partnership contract with Steiner Sports. The company has created a line of autographed basketballs, photos, equipment and other memorabilia and Porzingis has already added his autograph (or at least his last name) to … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis Autographs Now Exclusive to Steiner
Kristaps Porzingis Cards Soar as Latvian Validates Knicks’ Pick
When he was drafted, fans of the Knicks booed the pick. Now, only a few games into his NBA career, crowds in Madison Square Garden chant his name and card collectors all over the world are searching for Kristaps Porzingis rookie cards. The New York Knicks list "The Zinger" at 7’3. Unlike 7-6 Yao Ming he doesn't have a country of over a billion people as potential … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis Cards Soar as Latvian Validates Knicks’ Pick