NFTs or Non Fungible Tokens are ownership certificates for digital assets. Read on to know about the most expensive sports NFT on sale
NFTs can come in any form such as photos, clips, etc. and are becoming one of the fastest-growing collectibles in blockchain technology today. We can think of them as digital tokens or ownership certificates for virtual assets. Through NFTs, digital artworks can get a certificate to identify them as an original. Following are the top fifteen most expensive sports NFT die-hard fans should know about.
List Of The 15 Most Expensive Sports NFT
15. Michael Jordan Signed Dream Team Ball ($1.06 Million)
These are digital rights to a basketball which the entire 1992 Dream Team signed, including Michael Jordan, and all of the Dream Team Starting Lineup figurines.
14. glitchKICKS Trophy Room Chicago ($1.08 Million)
Glitch Kicks (stylized as glitchKICKS) are unique digital art pieces for sneakerheads, made by sneakerheads with each image being an authentic digital token. The original Air Jordan sneaker is one elevating the price here.
13. AC Milan No. 1s, 5 Pack ($1.08 Million)
This is AC Milan’s first attempt at selling memorabilia through blockchain. The package includes unique, digital trading cards for the club’s players Rafael Leao, Alexis Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz, Rade Krunic and Sandro Tanali, which can only go up in value.
12. Beastly Ballers Dragoon ($1.08 Million)
Beastly Ballers refers to a digital trading card series of animals, monsters and other, similar freaky creatures playing sports. No card in this collection values more than the quarterback Dragoon which is the rarest of the Series 1 cards.
11. Kobe Bryant’s Last Tweet ($1.9 Million)
Kobe Bryant posted his last tweet on 26th January, 2020 and this is what it said: “Continuing to move the game forward @kingjames. Much respect my brother.” The date and timestamp of the tweet though make it look like its the Russian version, so the NFT is a bit skeptical.
10. Mookie Betts Legendary ($2.05 Million)
Player tokens are highly valued among fans of memorabilia. In the Mookie Betts digital token, Betts is portrayed in his Boston Red Sox gear, though without the logo. He led the Red Sox to the World Series title in 2018, and then the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020.
9. Action Jacksons’ Sports Cards ($2.08 Million)
The sports memorabilia card of Reggie Jackson now sits at $2.08 million. Baseball fans can now take the card home and enjoy the iconic JacksonsOfAllTrades symbol of a baseball legend.
8. Aaron Judge Legendary ($2.129 Million)
The value of Aaron Judge’s token has only been climbing up for the last three years. Nothing else could have been asked of the New York Yankees World Series champ.
7. Alex Morgan Legendary ($2.129 Million)
Alex Morgan is the only female athlete in this list of the most expensive sports NFTs. The way she has made the sport a popular field for the women is unforgettable.
6. Nifty Doge Low Tayl0r.WFT ($2.1 Million)
This NFT is an abstract-art type pixelated image, but according to its creator its a digital shoe. And besides this one, Tayl0r.WFT also has another art at a staggering price of $9.2 million.
5. Rare Diego Maradona 2020-21 ($4.3 Million)
The value of soccer legend Diego Maradona’s collectibles soared high after his death in November 2020. These collectibles also included an edition of digital trading cards, for which only a 100 blockchains were created. They feature Maradona at his final coaching spot for Argentinian club Gimnasia de la Plata.
4. Michael Jordan SportPunk ($5.06 Million)
The 8-bit artwork cryptopunk creations from Larva Labs make up some of the most expensive NFTs in the sports marketplace. They are all 1/1 creations, with only 100 of them made in total. Michael Jordan has invested heavily in NFTs and cryptocurrency and if you buy this image you will have full commercial rights to it.
3. Jermall Charlo Lions Only GOLD ULTIMATE ($19.1 Million)
This digital, signed card of the WBC world middleweight champion from Houston, Jermall Charlo, is totally one of a kind. The picture on the card was taken after his title win over Dennis Hogan on 7th December, 2019.
2. MLB Champions Brett Gardner ($21.28 Million)
This NFT grants its owner exclusive rights to New York Yankees center fielder Brett Gardner virtually. The better he plays in a real game, the more valuable your virtual figure becomes.
1. LeBron James Statue ($21.6 Million)
Photographer Kimani Okearah clicked this picture of LeBron James on 1st Februray 1, 2020. The NFT confers on the owner the exclusive, non-commercial rights to the picture’s one available copy and raw file.
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