A Topps rookie debut patch autograph card featuring Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg sells for $8.04 million at a Fanatics Collect auction. The sale follows a five-hour bidding run that drives the price to a new record for a single NBA player card.
The outlets agree the card is a one-of-one release that includes a rookie debut patch autograph and is being treated as the highest-priced NBA player trading card ever. CBS Sports and Forbes also note Flagg is the 2025 No. 1 overall pick and is coming off an strong rookie season with the Mavericks. NDTV emphasizes the auction’s frantic pace and the card’s record-setting nature, while CBS Sports adds that the result places the card among the most expensive NBA cards historically.
Though the reporting varies in phrasing—such as whether the sale is described strictly as the top NBA player card or also positioned within broader “most expensive” rankings—each source reports the same core facts: the buyer pays $8.04 million, the product is Flagg’s rookie debut patch autograph, and the outcome is record-setting.
