Fanatics is giving LeBron James a new collectible marker for his 24th NBA season, placing a special patch on each of his game-used jerseys during the year.
The announcement came on the morning of October 20, just hours before James was set to open the season with his new team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Fanatics said the patches will be removed after each game, and some of them will be used to create ultra-rare 1-of-1 trading cards. The company did not say how many cards will be made, and it did not identify which product will carry them.
The patch itself is built around James’ signature pregame chalk toss silhouette. It sits inside a crest-style design with the words “NBA Seasons” above a much larger “24,” and the color scheme uses red, white, and blue, matching both the 76ers and the American flag.
James entered the 2026-27 season having already played 23 NBA seasons since going No. 1 overall in 2003. He also became part of the first father-son duo to take the floor together in an NBA game when he and LeBron James Jr., known as Bronny, appeared in the same game. Before James pushed the mark higher, Vince Carter held the league record for seasons played with 22.
Fanatics’ patch program has already proven it can drive serious collector demand. Since debuting MLB Debut Patches in 2023, the company has watched the concept take off, with even lesser-known players’ debut patch autograph cards selling for thousands.
As for where these LeBron cards could land in the market, the range is wide. Cooper Flagg’s Rookie Debut Patch card sold for a little more than $8 million, while Dylan Harper’s and Kon Knueppel’s versions brought $2.88 million and $2.34 million. Those cards were the only ones of their kind for those players, though, which makes them a different kind of benchmark.
A better comparison might be the MVP dual patch autograph card of Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani that is currently on Fanatics Collect. It has reached $650,000 after 41 bids, with extended bidding set to begin tomorrow.
Fanatics said there will be multiple one-of-ones from James’ patches, which will take some shine off the ceiling. Even so, the final product will still be a game-used LeBron James patch one-of-one card, and that alone puts it in a different class.
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