George Mikan, also known as “Mr. Basketball”, was one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA. Born in Joliet, Illinois in 1924, Mikan began playing basketball at a young age despite his towering height of 6’10”. He went on to attend DePaul University where he played for the school’s basketball team and led them to a National Invitation Tournament championship in 1945. More about George Mikan
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Mikan’s professional career started in 1946 when he signed with the Chicago American Gears, a team in the short-lived National Basketball League. He then joined the Minneapolis Lakers in the newly-formed Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later merged with the National Basketball League to form the NBA. Mikan’s size and skills as a center made him virtually unstoppable in the league, leading the Lakers to five championships in six years including a remarkable streak of three consecutive championships from 1952-1954. Mikan retired in 1956 after nine seasons with the Lakers, but his legacy as one of the most dominant players in the history of the NBA lives on.In total, we tracked 819 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of George Mikan (George Mikan Signed 1948 Bowman Basketball RC Rookie HOF PSA 4 PSA/DNA 9 AUTO) was sold in June 2020 for $11211.10 while the cheapest item (George Mikan #4 Sketch Card Limited 9/50 Edward Vela Signed) found a new owner for $1.50 in August 2022. The month with the most items sold (13) was January 2008 with an average selling price of $49.99 for an autographed item of George Mikan. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2023 with $520.94 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was August 2022. In average, an autographed item from George Mikan is worth $49.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of George Mikan were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1992-93 Center Court #1 George Mikan Beckett Authentic Autograph Signed *4699 | $199.00 | ||
1996 Topps Stars George Mikan Beckett Authenticated Autograph | $89.88 | ||
20-1968-74 SIGNED AUTO'D BASKETBALL HOF BOOKMARKS-BOB COUSY-GEORGE MIKAN + 18 | $1780.00 | ||
GEORGE MIKAN & BILL WALTON AUTOGRAPHED 1996 TOPPS STARS CARD with COA | $16.50 | ||
George Mikan 1981 TCMA NBA Autograph PSA/DNA 9 | $312.34 | ||
George Mikan 2020 Leaf Superlative Sports Encased Cut Signature Auto 1/1 SS68 | $133.38 | ||
GEORGE MIKAN 2020-21 Leaf Pearl “Cur Signature” AUTO SSP #8/10 SGC 10/9 (Pop 1) | $159.50 | ||
George Mikan Auto Signed Courtside Authentic Signature BECKETT BGS 2014 Leaf BoB | $211.50 | ||
GEORGE MIKAN PSA 8 2001 FLEER GREATS ALL-AMERICAN AUTOGRAPH DEPAUL AUTO 30/46 | $952.00 | ||
George Mikan Signed Government Postcard Rare Early Date Vintage HOF PSA/DNA AUTO | $53.08 |
Lakers to retire George Mikan’s jersey this season (09/22/22): In late October, the Lakers will honor the memory of legendary center George Mikan by retiring his jersey.
Respect Your Elders Like George Mikan (05/22/12): Imagine modern New York Yankees fans not knowing about Babe Ruth. Seems impossible, right?