If you aren’t aware of NBA Top Shot and the NFT craze, what better time to learn than today? With over $600 million in sales from Top Shot moments, the latest sports fan memorabilia trend is taking off all over the world. You may be amazed as you see first-hand the values some digital trading cards hold.
In this article, we’ll highlight the 10 most valuable NBA Top Shot digital cards right now and what makes them special. All figures listed refer to the lowest asking price on the marketplace as of this update.
10. LeBron James dunk, $23,000
- Rarity: Legendary (1 of 59)
- Series: From the Top (Series 1)
- Top sale: $210,000 (#12) – Mar 20, 2021
- Average sale price: $91,115.70
Significance: Championship season (Play is from team’s Championship year) LeBron James broke loose on the fastbreak, priming him for a vicious two-handed reverse windmill.
9. Ja Morant dunk, $25,000
- Rarity: Legendary (1 of 25)
- Series: Holo MMXX (Series 1)
- Top sale: $100,000 (#8) – Feb 22, 2021
- Average sale price: $19,587.25
Significance: Triple Badge Collectible: Rookie Year, Rookie Mint, and NBA Top Shot debut: As one of basketball’s rising superstars, Ja Morant creates new highlights on a nightly basis. This moment in time captured a wildly explosive dunk.
8. Ja Morant dunk, $25,000
- Rarity: Legendary (1 of 49)
- Series: Cosmic (Series 1)
- Top sale: $49,999 (#43) – Feb 19, 2021
- Average sale price: $15,079.80
Significance: Triple Badge Collectible – Rookie Year, Rookie Mint, and NBA Top Shot debut: Featuring many badges and just being an awesome play with one of the NBA’s most explosive athletes is enough to make this Ja Morant moment special.
7. Luka Doncic dunk, $29,999
- Rarity: Legendary (1 of 49)
- Series: Cosmic (Series 1)
- Top sale: $95,000 (#33) – Apr 19, 2021
- Average sale price: $34,277.60
Significance: NBA Top Shot debut: One of the most marketable athletes in basketball, Luka Doncic navigates past three defenders with ease, only to slam a dunk home in the face of a fourth defender.
6. LeBron James dunk, $40,000
- Rarity: Legendary (1 of 49)
- Series: Cosmic (Series 1)
- Top sale: $208,000 (#29) – Feb 22, 2021
- Average sale price: $39,795.90
Significance: NBA Top Shot debut: LeBron James shows he can still throw down with the best of them by posterizing a Kings defender and then mean-mugging him at the Staples Center. Same play as No. 2 on this list, but this moment is less rare since it can be pulled from packs.
5. Vince Carter 3-pointer, $75,000
- Rarity: Legendary (1 of 49)
- Series: Cosmic (Series 1)
- Top sale: $64,990 (#7) – Feb 21, 2021
- Average sale price: $14,718.60
Significance: NBA Top Shot debut – Ironically, Vince Carter’s Top Shot debut is actually the final three-point shot the future basketball Hall of Fame player hit in his iconic career.
4. Paul George jump shot, $80,000
- Rarity: Legendary (1 of 25)
- Series: Holo MMXX (Series 1)
- Top sale: $50,000 (#19) – Feb 24, 2021
- Average sale price: $9,624.90
Significance: NBA Top Shot debut: Paul George’s first moment on NBA Top Shot features a wild trick shot over the backboard that also drew the and-one.
3. James Harden 3-pointer, $120,000
- Rarity: Legendary (1 of 25)
- Series: From the Top (Series 1)
- Top sale: $39,999 (Serial #11) – Feb 22, 2021
- Average sale price: $16,630.43
Significance: Challenge Reward (moment is not in packs): James Harden uses a deadly crossover to throw Patrick Beverley off his game as he rises to drill the three-point shot.
2. LeBron James dunk, $195,000
- Rarity: Legendary (1 of 32)
- Series: Holo MMXX (Series 1)
- Top sale: $99,999 (#12) – Feb 3, 2021
- Average sale price: $27,185.14
Significance: Challenge Reward (Moment cannot be pulled from packs, only from completing challenges) – LeBron James drives the lane to dunk on a Kings defender standing in his way.
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NBA Top Shot NFTs: Derrick Rose layup is most expensive NBA Top Shot moment at $1,000,000
- Rarity: Legendary (1 of 59)
- Series: From the Top (Series 1)
- Top sale: $19,999 (#56) – Feb 26, 2021
- Average sale price: $10,097.90
Significance: This is vintage Derrick Rose, a player who captivated the basketball community during his heyday with the Chicago Bulls. Even years later, Rose is still showing a knack for finishing at the rack.