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Brandon Jennings got too good too fast.
The Milwaukee Bucks rookie guard, who skipped college ball by playing a year in Italy to satisfy the NBA age requirement, is all-of-a-sudden the talk of the league. Through nine games, the overall 10th pick in this year's draft is averaging 24.8 points a game, thanks in part to scoring 55 against the Golden State Warriors last Saturday.
No one expected him to be this kind of star, especially after Jennings returned from Europe having averaged less than eight points a game.
The league normally takes a wait-and-see approach on rookies, which is why if you want a Jennings jersey right now from the league’s official online store, you’ll have to customize it yourself. Because of the demand, we’re told all three of his authentic jerseys will hit the site soon.
And his basketball cards are exploding. Jennings has 13 of the top 20 cards on the “Basketball Hot List” in the upcoming issue of Beckett’s Sports Card Monthly.
“That’s simply unheard of,” Beckett Media publisher Tracy Hackler said.
Since Jennings’ 55-point performance, Hackler said his best cards have more than doubled in value. Hackler said Jennings has 76 different cards, the highest priced versions being the autographed cards, which are valued at $200 or higher.
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