Full Breakdown
Cooper Flagg’s One-of-One Rookie Patch Card Heads to a Fanatics Auction
8/29/2026, 11:20:18 AM
Auction Overview
Fanatics Collect will host a two-week September auction for Cooper Flagg’s sole Topps Chrome rookie patch card, the only card of its kind in existence. The item, featuring Flagg’s autograph and the patch he wore in his NBA debut, is expected to attract multimillion-dollar bids. The auction will close at the end of the month.
Card Background & Provenance
The card was released in early August and immediately sparked a buying frenzy. It was pulled from a Rhode Island shop’s live-stream box break in early August, after which Fanatics’ vice president Kevin Lenane traveled to negotiate with the shop’s owner, Jason Williams. Following a 10- to 12-hour discussion, Williams agreed in late August to consign the card to Fanatics. The Mavericks attempted to retain the card by offering a “bounty” that included 32 years of lower-level season tickets, a signed jersey, and a post-game photo, but Fanatics outbid that offer. The Topps Company has graded both the card and Flagg’s signature at a perfect PSA 10.
Key Players
- Cooper Flagg — Dallas Mavericks forward; his debut patch appears on the card.
- Kevin Lenane — Vice President, Fanatics Collect, who led the acquisition.
- Jason Williams – 50-year-old collector from South Carolina who owned the card after the box break.
- Fanatics Collect – Marketplace handling the auction and grading.
- Dallas Mavericks – NBA franchise that made a competing offer for the card.
Official Statements & Responses
Fanatics confirmed that the card could fetch “over $5 million,” though it declined to disclose the terms of its agreement with Williams. The company also noted that the card earned a perfect PSA 10 grade on both the card and the signature.
Verbatim Quotes
- “There was everybody and their brother sending Instagram messages, emails, texts, whatever trying to get to this guy,” — Kevin Lenane, the vice president at Fanatics Collect
