Fall Premier Auction 2014

Well-traveled NBA power forward Elton Brand is currently a member of the Atlanta Hawks but broke into the NBA as a member of the Chicago Bulls during the 1999-00 season. This lot includes a pair of his game-worn size 16 Adidas shoes from his 2nd season in the league, 2000-01. The red-and-white “Team” Adidas kicks show definite wear and include his signature and uniform number (42) on the right side of the left shoe in blue marker. It appears he also tried signing the right side of the right shoe but that signature attempt has faded severely over time. Also included in this lot is his actual game-worn Reebok Los Angeles Clippers game-worn blue road alternate jersey from the 2005-06 campaign in which he averaged 24.7 point and 9.7 rebounds per game. The size 52 jersey includes all the proper tagging on the bottom left including the NBA and Clippers logos along with season (“2005-2006”) and length (“+4”) tags. Identifiers of "Los Angeles" and the his uniform number "42" appear in red-on-white double tackle twill on the front while his number 42 also graces the back of the blue mesh jersey. His name (“BRAND”) is sewn into the top rear of the jersey. The NBA logo can be seen on the top left side of the jersey near the shoulder, while the “LAC” Clippers logo is sewn into the bottom of the V-neck collar.

Pre-certified by PSA/DNA.

Includes Letter of Provenance from collector Bruce Tennen.

Bruce Tennen's passion for Tigers baseball as a boy eventually lead him to pursue a career in the sports industry, covering Arizona teams as an AP journalist in the late 70’s and working in the front office for the San Diego Clippers in the early 80’s. He would later move on to a successful career in mortgage banking, arranging credit and acquisition funding for numerous Pistons players, executives and broadcasters. Bruce has been fortunate enough to build relationships with dozens of professional athletes and team executives, giving him the connections necessary to build his impressive collection.