{"id":27160,"date":"2021-03-24T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=27160"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:18:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:18:52","slug":"the-most-expensive-nba-top-shot-moments-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/the-most-expensive-nba-top-shot-moments-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Expensive NBA Top Shot Moments (So Far)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Sporting memorabilia<\/a> has always been a popular market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Plenty\nof fans are willing to fork out huge sums to own a historic baseball, a signed\nNFL shirt, a rare soccer sticker or a sought-after trading card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But non-fungible tokens (NFTs<\/a>) – tokens that allow buyers to own original digital assets and items – have really made the sports souvenir sector boom recently, by taking it into the virtual space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And nothing sums up the new craze for digital sporting mementos better than the rush to snap up NBA Top Shot<\/a> moments, which has made over $230 million<\/a> since October 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now\nfans around the globe can own slices of basketball history by buying official\nNBA-licensed video highlights, such as famous debuts, plays and game-changing\nslams, dimes and blocks by legendary players like LeBron James. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some\nreally rare moments can even be traded or sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n So\nhere\u2019s a list of some of the most expensive NBA Top Shots ever sold\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\npowerful LeBron dunk for the LA Lakers, from 2019, went for a record-breaking\namount in February 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nshort clip and its unique serial number went to a buyer willing to put up just\nover $200,000, making it the most expensive Top Shot purchase yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Another\ntrademark \u2018makes it look easy\u2019 LeBron dunk from the 2019\/20 season features\namong the top sales, with this one going for an eye-watering $125,000 in\nFebruary, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Special\nmoments from the Lakers star are where the big money is at right now, as LeBron\ncompletes the top three by himself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This\ntime an awesome block at the very last second to stun San Antonio Spurs, was\nworth $100,000 to someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet\nanother of his famous dunks against Houston Rockets is also reported to have\ngone for the same amount. While other moments from the iconic NBA star said to\nbe on sale for as much as $240,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally,\na pretender to LeBron\u2019s crown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Memphis\nGrizzlies point guard Ja Morant\u2019s graceful dunk versus Phoenix Suns was also\nsnapped up for an astonishing amount this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nNew Orleans Pelicans power forward was emphatic when he pawed away a Denver\nNuggets attempt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Someone\nthought that was worth shelling out $100,000 for, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A\nthree-pointer from Kevin Durant for Brooklyn Nets versus Golden State Warriors,\nis said to have gone for as much as $75,000. It was a punt from pretty far out\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\nnumber of other memorable moments from the likes of Luka Doncic, Giannis\nAntetokounmpo, Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry are thought to have been snapped\nup in roughly this price bracket too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While\na group purchase of yet another LeBron dunk netted someone $47,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reportedly\nfound in a regular pack, the original owner of a Ja Morant dunk from 2019 sold\nit on for a cool $2,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But\nit was that buyer who then had the last laugh by scooping $35,000 for the unique\nsporting moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s\npotentially about $33,000 of pure profit. <\/p>\n\n\n\nLeBron\nJames, Cosmic Series 1, #29 – $280,000<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
LeBron\nJames, From the top, #12 – $125,000<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
LeBron James<\/strong>, From the\ntop, #1 – $100,000<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ja\nMorant, Holo MMX, #8 – $100,000<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Zion\nWilliamson, Holo MMX, #1 – $100,000<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Kevin\nDurant, Base Set #1 – $75,000<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ja\nMorant Cosmic Series 1, #1 – $35,000<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How\nNBA Top Shot Works<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n