Wemby’s basketball cards are a hot commodity.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs‘ Victor Wembanyama’s basketball cards are a hot commodity among collectors and sellers, and the Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) is seeing a spike in requests to grade them.
According to the PSA (via Sportico), Wemby’s cards have received 113,800 card-grading requests. His cards are the most requested among athletes, with the WNBA’s Caitlin Clark a distant second with 47,100 requests.
Seeing these staggering numbers for the Spurs center’s cards is not surprising.
Anything with his autograph will earn top money, and even cards of him wearing a Yankees baseball jersey before the Spurs drafted him are worth a lot of money.
Wemby cards are a hot commodity; even a one-of-one Wembanyama rookie basketball card at auction had a starting bid of $31,000.
The French big man is also a fan of the hobby.
During the offseason, he participated in a Topps “Rip Night” in San Antonio, where he met with fans to celebrate card collecting.
“I’m starting to have a little collection,” Wembanyama said. “I’ve got cards of myself, of course.”
And the fans in attendance were thrilled to see their basketball hero sharing the experience of ripping card packs with them.