Cooper Flagg’s 1-of-1 Rookie Debut Patch Will Headline Record Fanatics Collect Auction After Wild Rhode Island Pursuit

Fanatics Collect announced that the coveted 2025-26 Topps Cooper Flagg 1-of-1 Rookie Debut Patch Autograph is heading to the auction block as the crown jewel of its September Premier Auction , running from Sept. 10–24 . In an unprecedented alignment of modern basketball grails, the event will also feature the 1-of-1 Rookie Debut Patches for fellow top prospects Dylan Harper and Kon Knueppel, marking the first time the top three top rookie debut patches of a single draft class will share a single auction stage.

While the event promises to set market records, the story of how Fanatics Collect secured the consignment is almost as exciting.

The saga began shortly before midnight on a Monday evening when the Flagg Debut Patch was pulled live on stream at Rhody Breakers, a local card shop in Rhode Island. Within minutes, the hobby internet erupted, prompting Kevin Lenane, Vice President of Marketplace at Fanatics Collect, to place an immediate call to the shop around 11:00 p.m.