Jalen Brunson rookie card sells for $312,000 at auction

A collector paid $312,000 for a 1-of-1 numbered 2018 Panini Prizm Choice Nebula rookie card of New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson at a Fanatics Collect auction the day after the Knicks won the 2026 NBA title. The sale set a new record for any Brunson card. The previous high was $96,660 for the same card when it last sold in 2024. The card had sold once before, on eBay in 2019, for $300.

Playoff performance Brunson, the NBA's 2025 Clutch Player of the Year, averaged 9.9 points per fourth quarter during the 2025-26 playoffs. He became only the second player since 1996 to average 9.9 or more points per fourth quarter into the conference semifinals or further. Brunson shot 56% from the field, 53% from three-point range, and 91% from the free-throw line in the final quarter.

Card market activity Fourteen Brunson cards sold for $30,000 or more in June, four of them for $99,000 or more since June 19. According to Card Ladder, Brunson posted the largest month-over-month growth in relative hobby value among athletes with at least 25 card sales, rising 131.9%. San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama ranked second at 89.73%.