SLAM Grails

Welcome to @SLAMGrails, an all-new SLAM channel dedicated to the most iconic things happening in the basketball collectibles space. From classic mags to game-worn gear, trading cards and more - if it matters to hoop culture, it matters here.

The PSA Effect? A Gold Metal of Caitlin Clark's SLAM debut - graded at 9.8 by PSA - sold on eBay for $3,100 yesterday. It's the second highest public Caitlin Clark sale, behind only the 9.9 Newsstand copy that sold for $4,800 in May.

A rare Black Metal of Anthony Edwards’ SLAM debut, numbered to just 60, sold for $1,600 on eBay this week.

The window to cop the serial-numbered, Orange Metal Bam Adebayo cover closes today at 2PM ET. Get your hand on league (and SLAM) history while you can.

Scottie Pippen’s treasure trove of game-worn gear from his time with Bulls and Dream Team did not disappoint at Sotheby’s. What star’s personal collection would break the hobby?

A series of massive sales - including new all-time highs for Victor Wembanyama and Cooper Flagg - went down at Goldin this week. The next generation has arrived.📈

$229,360 for MJ's Sports Illustrated debut... The previous all-time high for a graded magazine just got topped by over $100,000.

When today's @GoldinCo auction for this PSA 9.6 edition of Michael Jordan's Sports Illustrated debut closes, a new all-time high for graded magazines will officially be in. The mag sits at $183K with six hours to go.

SLAM collectors have wasted no time submitting their favorite covers to PSA for grading. What iconic mags are you adding to your collection now that they’re available in classic PSA slabs?

The first-ever Michael Jordan 1/1 sold for over $2 million last week, an instant classic grail from an iconic mid-90s Fleer Ultra set.

Are vintage artifacts being slept on in the hobby? Where does game-worn gear from this era stack up to more modern pieces?

The 1984 Star Michael Jordan rookie reigned supreme this week, with cards of all grades selling for serious cash 🔥

The Black Mamba brand, mindset and legacy has been tied to Kobe Bryant for decades, but the origin of the name didn't start with him 🐍 Here's the untold story of how the Black Mamba was initially meant for another NBA superstar.

Today we celebrate the hobby. What is your all-time favorite trading card? 🤔

OGs took center stage in the hobby this week. Here are some of the top card sales from the week of Feb. 16

Cultural Appropriation of 90s Basketball Kids

The game-worn jersey from Cooper Flagg’s Oct. 22, 2025 NBA debut vs. the San Antonio Spurs sold earlier this month in a private Sotheby's NBA Auction, surpassing the previous debut-jersey record of $762,000 set by Victor Wembanyama.

Topps continues to waste no time introducing new ways to collect the moment. Now up: the actual net from Anthony Edwards’ All-Star MVP performance over the weekend.

The jersey Jalen Brunson wore when the Knicks won the NBA Cup sold at Sotheby’s for $60,960. Will game-worn gear from the mid-season tournament continue to gain cultural significance as the three-year tradition continues?

Five months before his iconic "Chosen One" Sports Illustrated cover, then 16-year-old LeBron James was featured in the pages of SLAM #54. Who's collecting The King's milestone magazine appearances?

A 1/1 Ajay Mitchell Prizm parallel sold at Goldin for just under $20,000 this week. The exact same card sold for just under $8,000 in May, a testament to the 23-year-old sophomore's breakout 2025-26 campaign.