Jaylen Brown signed cards for his first couple years in the NBA, but does not currently under contract to sign for Panini, Topps, Fanatics, or any other company. Although Jayson Tatum is a better pure offensive player, Jalen Brown is still my favorite Celtic player on their roster. This is a beautiful example of his rookie Gold Standard triple patch on-card autograph. The multiple, chunky patches really makes this pop in-hand. Without Tatum in the lineup, Jaylen really has a chance to shine and I think he’ll be an all-NBA player next year.

I got this graded back in the day when people graded everything. I think we’re back to that now! Grading was cheaper back then. This is likely worth the cost of getting a card graded now! But he’s a quintessential Celtics player from my childhood days and symbolizes his enshrinement into the HOF.

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I love these game-usedsneaker cards, however, I need to move it to make space for something bigger and better. I used to love, immaculate, but I hate how small the patch, in this case, the sneaker window is. I prefer larger patch windows, which I think look better in medium to high-end cards. I also found out I don’t love the red or Ruby foiling with the Celtics green. It reminds me too much of Christmas! Or maybe these are the things I need to tell myself in order to give it up in a trade…

I don’t know why, but I’ve always loved the basketball stars autographs on baseballs. I have Bird, Magic, Dr. J, Kareem, Kobe, Drexler, and others…still don’t have the LeBron!