On Thursday night time, Indiana Fever rookie ahead Caitlin Clark’s WNBA draft autographed card bought on the Fanatics Accumulate Premier Public sale after 77 bids for a document $84,000.
Her autographed card broke the document for the most costly ladies’s basketball card. The earlier document was set in January of this yr, when an autographed 2022 Bowman College Caitlin Clark Superfractor (a 1/1 parallel) bought for $78,000.
The cardboard on this newest sale is the 1/1 “Blue Viper” variation of Clark’s 2024 Panini On the spot WNBA Draft card. Actually, the extremely coveted Panini On the spot playing cards had been printed on demand. They bought for a restricted time following the draft in April.
🚨Breaking Information🚨 the Caitlin Clark 2024 Panini On the spot WNBA Draft Blue Viper ROOKIE AUTO 1/1 CGC AUTH simply bought in tonight’s Premier Public sale and we couldn’t be extra excited for the brand new proprietor 👀📈 #FanaticsCollect #CaitlinClark #WNBA #basketball pic.twitter.com/1iLOfdJD5L
— Fanatics Accumulate (@FanaticsCollect) September 20, 2024
“This problem from the Panini On the spot line, which produces on-demand playing cards obtainable for a restricted time, commemorates the Indiana Fever taking Clark with the No. 1 choose within the 2024 WNBA draft,” the outline reads on the Fanatics Accumulate web site.
“And one fortunate collector acquired this 1/1 autographed model of the cardboard. Clark’s influence on the WNBA is obvious by sizable will increase in attendance and curiosity. And there’s sure to be loads of curiosity on this 1/1 of the No. 1 choose. … [She’s] turn into the primary attraction in ladies’s hoops.”
Caitlin Clark’s 2024 Panini On the spot WNBA Draft Blue Viper autographed card options Clark holding up her Fever jersey
The Panini On the spot 1/1 card options the No. 1 draft choose holding up her Fever jersey on stage on the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. The Blue Viper rookie RC card was additionally signed by Clark, “assured” genuine by Panini America.
Moreover, the Panini On the spot 1/1 version marked Clark’s first card exhibiting her with a Fever jersey. On draft night time, the Blue Viper card bought for $10,000 in a Dutch public sale.
Nevertheless, Clark’s new document may not final lengthy. Goldin is auctioning off two WNBA draft night time playing cards collectively, Clark and Angel Reese, which might doubtlessly prime $84,000.
Going face to face for years to return! 🔥
This 2024 Panini On the spot WNBA Draft Night time Autograph Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Signed Rookie Card (#/99) Assortment (2) – PSA GEM MT 10 is obtainable now in our September Elite Public sale.
Bid now: https://t.co/KFiJikHLuS pic.twitter.com/IRm1dxP7w8
— Goldin (@GoldinCo) September 17, 2024
In August, Clark turned the first WNBA participant to document not less than 50 factors and 25 assists over any two-game span. She additionally broke Diana Taurasi’s document for many 25-5-5 video games as a rookie in opposition to the WNBA legend.
Clark completed the common season with a league-record 5 video games with not less than 25 factors, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
In 40 WNBA regular-season video games (all begins) of her rookie season, the Iowa product averaged 19.2 factors, 5.7 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 1.3 steals, and 35.4 minutes per contest. Plus, she shot 41.7% from the sector, 34.4% from 3-point vary, and 90.6% on the free throw line.
