Stephen Curry’s 2022 NBA Finals Jersey Sells for $2.45 Million

The jersey Stephen Curry wore in the deciding Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals – Curry’s fourth title with the Golden State Warriors and his only NBA Finals MVP win to date – was sold privately for $2.45 million, a record paid for a Curry jersey.

The previous record was $1.758 million paid last summer at Sotheby’s for the jersey Curry wore in his second career NBA game, in which he scored his first 3-pointer.

Barry Meisel, president and chief operating officer of the MeiGray Group — which did a photo match and sold the jersey privately for $1.7 million three and a half years ago — confirmed the sale to ESPN and noted that it was the only jersey Curry wore in Game 6. MeiGray, known for its photo matching and authentication services, has deals with the NBA Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers as well as six NHL teams.

“We have seen a significant increase in private sales of this magnitude over the last 12 to 18 months,” Meisel said. “High-end items are selling for multiples of what they were selling for several years ago – and buyers and sellers want to sell them privately.”

The buyer – represented in the sale by Curio Advisors – wishes to remain anonymous.

“We tell the story, in real time, of milestones and historic moments,” Meisel said. “Last year we authenticated Alex Ovechkin’s jersey on his 895th goal, a Gretzky record. I literally took it off his back in the post-game ceremony, authenticated it and gave it to Alex. He says he’s going to build a museum in Russia when he retires.”