Jalen Brunson’s meteoric rise within the sports collectibles and memorabilia space since the New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals has reached another level. A seven-figure level
His “NBA Finals Debut” jersey, the guard wore during Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs, sold for $1.024 million through an auctionicks memorabilia. The sale highlighted Part 1 of the auction house’s NBA Finals game-worn jerseys and series-used memorabilia collection
This is the most expensive Brunson item sold publicly. He scored 30 points in Game 1 wearing the jersey as the Knicks beat the Spurs 105-95 in San Antonio on June 3
For perspective, the most expensive NBA jersey sold at auction was Michael Jordan’s “Last Dance” jersey from his last 1998 NBA Finals game, which sold for $10.1 million in September 2022 at Sotheby’s
The auction house also has a Kobe Bryant jersey from Game 1 of the 2009 finals currently available in a separate auction ending July 20, with bidding currently at $1.25 million
Still, there’s no question that Brunson collectors are willing to pay more for his items now than ever
Jalen Brunson’s jersey from Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals. (Courtesy of Sotheby’s)
The 2026 NBA Finals MVP’s most expensive trading card sold on June 19, when his 2018 Panini Prizm Choice Nebula one-of-one card, with a PSA 9 grade, sold for $312,000sale previously went for nearly $97,000 at a Goldin auction in November 2024
In 2019, the same card was listed for sale on an online basketball card forum for $300
Brunson’s top five publicly known card sales all occurred from June 18 to 20, shortly after the Knicks’ 4-1 series victory over the Spurs
Other game-worn jerseys in this year’s NBA Finals from Sotheby’s collection for the Knicks’ OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns fetched the second-highest prices, each selling for $256,000. A Josh Hart jersey went for $89,600
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For the Spurs, Victor Wembanyama’s Game 1 jersey fetched the highest price, going for $217,600. If the series results had flipped to the Spurs winning the title, this Wemby jersey probably would have had a chance to snag seven figures. Dylan Harper’s Spurs jersey also reached six figures at $115,200
Other notable NBA Finals items being sold on Wednesday night:
- NBA Finals court panel “Fin” from Games 3 and 4 at Madison Square Garden: $243,200
- NBA Finals Game 5 “Championship Clinching Game” used net: $179,200
- NBA Finals court panel “als” from Games 3 and 4 at Madison Square Garden: $115,200
This isn’t the first time this year that an NBA game-worn jersey has sold for seven figures through Sotheby’s as the auction house works in collaboration with the league for these items
Cooper Flagg’s Dallas Mavericks rookie debut game-worn jersey sold privately for $1 million in February. It’s the highest known sale of a Flagg collectible so far
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