Wemby card sells for $5.11 million in private sale...
Key takeaways
- Victor Wembanyama's 1-of-1 numbered 2023-24 Panini Prizm Black parallel has sold for $5.11 million in a private sale via Fanatics Collect, Fanatics confirmed to ESPN.
- It's also the most expensive known sale of a non-autographed NBA card and the third sports card sold for $5 million in 2026.
- The previous most ever spent on a Wembanyama card was $860,100 in a February 2025 Goldin auction, on a different 1-of-1 numbered parallel from the same Prizm set.
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Victor Wembanyama's 1-of-1 numbered 2023-24 Panini Prizm Black parallel has sold for $5.11 million in a private sale via Fanatics Collect, Fanatics confirmed to ESPN. It's by far the most ever spent on a Wembanyama card, and the fourth and 11th-most spent on a basketball and sports card, respectively.
It's also the most expensive known sale of a non-autographed NBA card and the third sports card sold for $5 million in 2026.
The previous most ever spent on a Wembanyama card was $860,100 in a February 2025 Goldin auction, on a different 1-of-1 numbered parallel from the same Prizm set. Notably, there are no licensed Wembanyama autographed rookie cards; Wembanyama has an exclusive deal with Fanatics, who took over the exclusive NBA trading card license in October. The exclusive licensee during Wembanyama's rookie year was Panini.