LeBron no longer Upper Deck exclusive- Fanatics incoming?

[baseballbunez]

With LeBron removed from Upper Deck's "Exclusive Athletes" list, are we walking in to a LeBron announcement from Fanatics here soon? Still no exclusive mention on Wembanyama despite all of the evidence thus far, it looks like Fanatics is preparing a massive bombshell if able to swing both Wemby and LeBron

[Braswell10]

Wow this could be huge.

[bjho852]

I still see LBJ items at the UD online store. Until those being cleared out and/or further development, I wouldn't jump to the conclusion too quickly.

https://upperdeckstore.com/memorabil...ron-james.html

[baseballbunez]

Originally Posted by bjho852

I still see LBJ items at the UD online store. Until those being cleared out and/or further development, I wouldn't jump to the conclusion too quickly.

https://upperdeckstore.com/memorabil...ron-james.html

His items are for sale yes, but he has been removed from the "Exclusive Athlete" lists which he had been featured on until recently

[bjho852]

Originally Posted by baseballbunez

His items are for sale yes, but he has been removed from the "Exclusive Athlete" lists which he had been featured on until recently

When Kevin Garnett's deal with UD expired back around 2010, his items were cleared out, which is why I have the same thought regarding LBJ.

[dengbang]

Link to the list the list without his name?

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[baseballbunez]

Originally Posted by dengbang

Link to the list the list without his name?

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https://upperdeckstore.com

Right under the banner in the "Exclusive Upper Deck Athletes" section, he was featured directly next to Jordan until recently.

They now advertise their exclusive list as- Jordan, McDavid, Woods, Gretzky, Davis, Lafreniere, Simmons, Roy, Byfield

[dengbang]

Originally Posted by baseballbunez

https://upperdeckstore.com

Right under the banner in the "Exclusive Upper Deck Athletes" section, he was featured directly next to Jordan until recently.

They now advertise their exclusive list as- Jordan, McDavid, Woods, Gretzky, Davis, Lafreniere, Simmons, Roy, Byfield

Nice catch, thanks. Good thing Ben Simmons is still there

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[Braswell10]

A Lebron wembanyama dual auto is on the horizon!

[baseballbunez]

Originally Posted by dengbang

Nice catch, thanks. Good thing Ben Simmons is still there

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Yeah, I think that is another big indicator that they lost him. Not like they'd still feature Simmons and Byfield but bump LeBron

[Archangel1775]

I thought LeBron owned a piece of Upper Deck, apparently not. LBJ about to sign tens of thousands of autographs.

[bjho852]

I also want to add that, if LBJ is indeed leaving (whether jumping ship to rivals like Kobe did in 2009) or being no longer companies-exclusive at all, will UD change its recent policy of limiting MJ autographs for sale? I personally hope so.

[Charismatic44th]

This could be HUGE news. Don't want to speculate too much as of now, but I can't wait to see how this plays out.

[kyle121592]

If Lebron starts signing with other companies I would be very nervous as a current owner of lebron autos/memorabilia

[dengbang]

https://upperdeckstore.com/athletes

Seems like he's still on this page though

[glen87]

Originally Posted by dengbang

https://upperdeckstore.com/athletes

Seems like he's still on this page though

yes, but those are not (neccessarily) exclusive athletes

[hermanotarjeta]

Can’t wait for the team hopper dual autograph chase subset!

[KhalDrogo]

LeBron would be foolish to partner with Fanatics.

[Brobocop]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

LeBron would be foolish to partner with Fanatics.

If he got a sniff of equity, it would be the smartest thing he could do.

[baseballbunez]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

LeBron would be foolish to partner with Fanatics.

There had been rumors floating of him trying to get % of sales for his autograph cards, something Fanatics has experience in on their memorabilia side. If they offered up small % cut of product sales or even equity in the business....he'd almost have to take it

[KhalDrogo]

Originally Posted by Brobocop

If he got a sniff of equity, it would be the smartest thing he could do.

Originally Posted by baseballbunez

There had been rumors floating of him trying to get % of sales for his autograph cards, something Fanatics has experience in on their memorabilia side. If they offered up small % cut of product sales or even equity in the business....he'd almost have to take it

Disagree. Who is the most powerful athlete in the world, with the most powerful brand, and the most powerful image? That’s who he should model his business after.

Signing hundreds or thousands of cards a year is beneath him. Being featured on cards after his playing days are over is beneath him. There’s no amount of money Fanatics can offer him that is worth more than the value he can get from controlling everything LeBron.

[GOATcards]

Originally Posted by Braswell10

A Lebron wembanyama dual auto is on the horizon!

TO THE MOON AND BEYOND!

[glassofwater]

Bronny lbj dual sig McDonald’s grmice auto

[anusinha]

Cant wait for that Gretzky, McDavid, Byfield triple auto.

[bigjbasketball]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Disagree. Who is the most powerful athlete in the world, with the most powerful brand, and the most powerful image? That’s who he should model his business after.

Signing hundreds or thousands of cards a year is beneath him. Being featured on cards after his playing days are over is beneath him. There’s no amount of money Fanatics can offer him that is worth more than the value he can get from controlling everything LeBron.

If Fanatics somehow did partner with LeBron, I don’t think he’d be signing tens of thousands of autos like every other player. I don’t see why they wouldn’t be able to come up with some unique kind of deal where he signs about the same amount of stuff he used to sign for something like Goodwin Champions. You could have a very small chance at pulling a LeBron auto in products like NT, Flawless, and Eminence. Or, they could do something completely different where he’s not in any standard set and they create some unique brand specific for LeBron, just under the Fanatics umbrella. All kinds of possibilities out there, including some options we might not even be thinking about yet. Of course, this all could just be misplaced unrealistic positivity, which Fanatics hasn’t exactly earned yet.