On Thursday evening, Indiana Fever rookie ahead Caitlin Clark’s WNBA draft autographed card bought on the Fanatics Acquire Premier Public sale after 77 bids for a report $84,000.
Her autographed card broke the report for the costliest ladies’s basketball card. The earlier report 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 Prompt WNBA Draft card. Actually, the extremely coveted Panini Prompt 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 Prompt 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 Acquire (@FanaticsCollect) September 20, 2024
“This subject from the Panini Prompt line, which produces on-demand playing cards out there for a restricted time, commemorates the Indiana Fever taking Clark with the No. 1 decide within the 2024 WNBA draft,” the outline reads on the Fanatics Acquire website.
“And one fortunate collector acquired this 1/1 autographed model of the cardboard. Clark’s influence on the WNBA is clear via sizable will increase in attendance and curiosity. And there’s certain to be loads of curiosity on this 1/1 of the No. 1 decide. … [She’s] turn out to be the primary attraction in ladies’s hoops.”
Caitlin Clark’s 2024 Panini Prompt WNBA Draft Blue Viper autographed card options Clark holding up her Fever jersey
The Panini Prompt 1/1 card options the No. 1 draft decide 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 Prompt 1/1 version marked Clark’s first card displaying her with a Fever jersey. On draft evening, the Blue Viper card bought for $10,000 in a Dutch public sale.
Nonetheless, Clark’s new report may not final lengthy. Goldin is auctioning off two WNBA draft evening playing cards collectively, Clark and Angel Reese, which might probably high $84,000.
Going face to face for years to return! 🔥
This 2024 Panini Prompt WNBA Draft Night time Autograph Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Signed Rookie Card (#/99) Assortment (2) – PSA GEM MT 10 is accessible 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 grew to become the first WNBA participant to report at the very least 50 factors and 25 assists over any two-game span. She additionally broke Diana Taurasi’s report 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 at the very least 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.
