Jason Williams Lands One-of-One Cooper Flagg Rookie Debut Patch Card

On August 10, machine-shop owner Jason Williams of Clover, South Carolina, purchased a $515 spot in a Topps Chrome Update “break” run by RhodyBreakers, a Rhode Island-based livestream service. The break opened a three-box set of Dallas Mavericks cards and revealed a single, numbered Cooper Flagg rookie debut patch card—an autograph insert that includes a piece of the jersey Flagg wore in his NBA debut. The card is the only known example of its kind.

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Williams, who turned 50 in July, has collected sports cards intermittently since age 12. He paused his hobby in his teens, resumed in his mid-30s, and describes himself as a “heavy Braves collector” who also follows local teams such as the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers. His most valuable prior pull was a Lamine Yamal football card that he sold for $4,500; a year later he learned it had fetched roughly $70,000 at auction.

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The Dallas Mavericks have publicly offered a bounty that includes season tickets for 32 years, a signed game-worn Flagg jersey, and a personal photograph with the player. Independent reports note that similar ultra-rare cards have commanded high prices—most notably a Paul Skenes rookie patch that sold for $1.1 million in a 2025 auction. CNN reports that Williams has already received “multimillion-dollar offers” from private collectors.

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The Mavericks’ bounty package was presented as a “lower-level” incentive compared with the cash offers circulating among collectors. Williams has not accepted the team’s proposal, emphasizing that his family’s business and long-term stability take precedence over immediate financial gain.

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• “They slid that card over and I just slid to the floor crying,” — Fifty-year-old Jason Williams

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• “When it happened, I mean, I went to the floor like a baby in the fetal position,” — Fifty-year-old Jason Williams

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• “I was like, ‘hey, we need to put this on the big screen’ and my wife was like, ‘OK, whatever, do what you need to do,’” — Fifty-year-old Jason Williams

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• “And this one was a $515 break, so it was an expensive one to me, but well worth it.” — Fifty-year-old Jason Williams

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• “Right now, I’m not even looking at the money,” — Fifty-year-old Jason Williams

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He plans to keep the card for the foreseeable future, focusing on the experiences and memories it could provide for his family rather than an immediate sale. No definitive timeline for a potential transaction has been announced.

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