By Alastair Talbot via Dailymail.com
Updated at 16:29 on January 4, 2024, updated at 16:46 on January 4, 2024
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A collection of Air Jordan sneakers from six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan will be auctioned at Sotheby’s later this month with an estimated price of $7 to $10 million.
Known as the “Dynasty Series,” the series included the Air Jordan VI (1991), Air Jordan VII (1992), Air Jordan VIII (1993), Air Jordan XI (1996), Air Jordan XII (1997), and finally the Air Jordan XIV (1998).
Considered the “holy grail” of sneaker collections, all of the shoes will be on display for a private sale on Tuesday for an undisclosed price.
The set is widely considered to be “the most valuable and important collection of Air Jordan sneakers on the market,” according to Sotheby’s. In a statement provided to DailyMail.com, Modern Collectibles Director Brahm Wachter called the so-called collection “the Mona Lisa of the sneaker collecting and sports memorabilia community.”
After each game of the Bulls’ six NBA championships in the 1990s, Jordan presented a pair of his sneakers to Bulls director of public and media relations Tim Hallam. The arrangement has been publicly reported.
The 1991 NBA Finals pitted Jordan against Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers, with the Bulls never reaching the annual championship series. After losing Game 1 in Chicago, the Bulls recovered to win the next three games and make it five wins.
Just one year later, the defending champion Bulls return to basketball’s biggest stage to take on Clyde Drexler and the Portland Trail Blazers. A month ago, Sports Illustrated declared Drexler Jordan’s “number one player.” The cover of the May 11, 1992 issue read “First Rival.”
Although the two teams split the first four games of the series, the Bulls lifted Larry O’Brien for the second consecutive year after six games.
In 1993, Jordan and his teammates defeated 1992-93 MVP Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns in six games, with Jordan scoring 33 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in Game 6.
Jordan and the Bulls then defeated Gary Payton’s Seattle SuperSonics in 1997 and John Stockton’s Utah Jazz twice in 1997 and 1998.
Off the court, Jordan teamed up with Nike to create the wildly popular “Jordan Brand.” Arguably as influential as his basketball achievements, the deal helped solidify Nike’s position as the world’s largest sneaker company and pioneered ushered in an era of lucrative collaborations between athletes and athletes. Sneaker company. His relationship with Nike eventually helped Jordan become the first NBA player to reach a net worth of $1 billion.
Last year, Jordan sold a majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets for about $3 billion, more than 10 times the $275 million he paid for the team in 2006. The iconic “Flu Game” sneaker – the Air Jordan XII – sold for $1.38 million in 2017. June.
More importantly, the Bulls jersey worn by Jordan in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals was sold at auction for $10.09 million, more than double its estimate, becoming the most expensive jersey ever sold in September 2022. Expensive game worn sports memorabilia.