Auction: a Victor Wembanyama jersey sold for $762,000!

Reference for luxury auction houses, Sotheby’s was able to measure the extent of the hype around Victor Wembanyama ! The famous company actually auctioned the first jersey worn by “Wemby” in the NBA on the occasion of his first regular season match between San Antonio and Dallas, and the result exceeded all expectations.

While the sale estimate was for an amount between $80,000 and $120,000, the jersey ultimately sold. for a whopping $762,000! This is undoubtedly a new record for a rookie player’s jersey going on sale less than a month after being worn. To be precise, this is the jersey that the Frenchman wore during the second half, for a match finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

Very far from Michael Jordan’s record

As a reminder, “Wembamania” had already hit the auction market with a Summer League jersey which fetched more than $60,000. An NFT collectible card also reached $110,000, which was considered a big coup considering the current state of the NFT market.

As for the madness of auctions on sports items, it should be remembered that last February, a jersey signed by Kobe Bryant was sold at auction, by the company Sotheby’s, for the sum of 5.9 million dollars. A year ago, the record was broken by a Michael Jordan jersey worn during the 1998 Finals. The amount? More than ten million dollars!

How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.