By Ben Burrows | The Athletic, 2026-02-24 18:28:44
全世界都见证了维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在篮球场上的艺术造诣，但尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokić) 还想看看这位22岁的年轻人用笔能画出什么。约基奇手里拿着球衣，在全明星赛后的“签名之旅”中停在了文班亚马的更衣柜前，他的题字请求再明确不过了。
“外星人在哪儿？”当文班亚马在三届NBA MVP的球衣上签完名时，约基奇问道，“我要那个外星人。”
“没问题，懂你意思，”文班亚马回答道。
约基奇：“我要那个外星人”
文班：“没问题。”
尼古拉·约基奇在维克托·文班亚马给他的全明星赛球衣签名后，要求他画一个外星人！ pic.twitter.com/rTMKA7K3rV
— NBA (@ NBA) 2026年2月16日
在NBA职业生涯即将满三个赛季之际，无论是赛前赛后为粉丝签名，还是为Topps和Fanatics签署数以千计的球星卡和贴纸，文班亚马的签名其实并不罕见。但是，如果签名旁边还画着一个外星人涂鸦呢？这些参照了文班亚马绰号及其个人专属耐克Logo的题字非常难得，一旦出现在市场上，往往能卖出高昂的溢价。
想要效仿约基奇寻找签名的收藏者，通常可以从圣安东尼奥马刺官方商店购买文班亚马的签名球衣，价格在1,099.99美元（球员版黑色乔丹品牌宣言版Swingman球衣）到1,299.99美元（球员版浅蓝色耐克2024-25城市版球衣）之间。然而，带有涂鸦的版本价格则是前者的两倍多。马刺官方商店中带有外星人简笔画的文班亚马签名球衣目前处于缺货状态，但在有货时，单件售价高达2,999.99美元。
在球星卡领域，外星人涂鸦带来的溢价更高。根据销售数据工具Card Ladder的显示，文班亚马签名卡在公开拍卖中的最高成交纪录是2025年11月在Goldin拍卖行以170,800美元成交的2023-24 Topps Mercury Foilfractor Autograph 1/1 (1编超折签)。这张卡包含了一块文班亚马在新秀赛季穿过的球衣实物，并在签名的右侧画有一个外星人涂鸦。
同样来自2023-24 Topps Mercury: Victor Wembanyama（这是一套专门为这位前状元秀打造的顶级超高端卡组）的其他签名卡，如果没有外星人涂鸦，售价要低得多。该系列中最受追捧的卡片之一——一张带有比赛用新秀球衣耐克Swoosh标志及对应Swoosh涂鸦的Foilfractor Autograph 1/1 BGS 9.5，在2025年3月“仅”以78,000美元成交。而仅仅过了不到八个月，那张带有外星人图案且签名更工整的纪录保持者，就多出了近10万美元的溢价。
文班亚马最早的一些外星人涂鸦可以追溯到2022-23 Bowman University Chrome系列，其中一个未评级、无编号的范例售价达到6,148美元。而没有涂鸦的类似版本最高价格为4,000美元。随后，外星人的身影也出现在了Topps Now（该公司的单枚发售、按需打印系列卡片）中，包括庆祝文班亚马获得最佳新秀奖的卡片。其中一张仅限量10张的红色平行签在2024年10月以5,200美元售出。而仅仅一天后，另一张在右下角画有外星人的同款卡片成交价则达到了7,611美元。
文班亚马的 2023 Topps Dynasty 1/1 球星卡。图片由 Topps 提供
文班亚马迄今为止最精美的“艺术品”出现在2023 Topps Dynasty Baseball中，这是一套以卡签和比赛实物切片著称的高端卡组。这张独一无二的Patch签名卡包含了他那年在洋基体育场投出开球仪式首球时穿的球衣。文班亚马在这张卡上画了一个完整的外星人（大多数涂鸦只是个外星人头）、一个UFO，甚至在自己的脸上画了一滴汗和两撇罗利·芬格斯 (Rollie Fingers) 式的小胡子，这让整张卡更上了一个台阶。这些额外的艺术创作得到了回报，该卡片今年1月在Goldin以107,359美元成交。
虽然短期内你不会在卢浮宫看到文班亚马的涂鸦，但在那个优美的草体签名早已被遗忘的时代，收藏家们出价的阔绰程度，仿佛这些作品真的具备艺术馆收藏价值一样。
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Victor Wembanyama, the artist: The little alien doodle making his autograph more valuable
The world has witnessed Victor Wembanyama’s artistry on the basketball court, but Nikola Jokić needed to see what the 22-year-old could do with a pen. Jersey in hand, Jokić’s post-All-Star Game autograph tour had stopped at Wembanyama’s locker, and his inscription request couldn’t have been clearer.
“Where’s the alien?” Jokić asked as Wembanyama finished signing the three-time NBA MVP’s jersey. “I want the alien.”
“Say less,” Wembanyama replied.
JOKER: “I want the alien”
WEMBY: “Say less.”
Nikola Jokić asks Victor Wembanyama to draw an alien after he signs his NBA All-Star jersey! pic.twitter.com/rTMKA7K3rV
— NBA (@ NBA) February 16, 2026
Between pre- and post-game signings for fans and the thousands of cards and stickers he’s inked for Topps and Fanatics, Wembanyama’s autograph isn’t particularly rare nearly three full seasons into his NBA career. But a signature flanked by a doodle of an alien? Those inscriptions, which reference Wembanyama’s nickname and his signature Nike logo, are harder to come by, and they sell for a premium when they do surface.
Collectors hoping to replicate Jokić’s signature search can often buy autographed Wembanyama jerseys from the official San Antonio Spurs team shop for between $1,099.99 (Authentic Black Jordan Brand Statement Edition Swingman) and $1,299.99 (Authentic Light Blue Nike 2024-25 City Edition). The price for a doodle is more than twice that, though. Wembanyama-signed jerseys from the official team shop that carry alien sketches are out of stock, but were priced at $2,999.99 each when available.
The premium is even higher for alien sketches on trading cards. According to sales data tool Card Ladder, the record for any autographed Wembanyama card sold at public auction is the $170,800 paid for a 2023-24 Topps Mercury Foilfractor Autograph 1/1 at Goldin in November 2025. That card features a piece of a jersey worn by Wembanyama during his rookie season and an alien sketch to the right of his autograph.
Similar autographed cards from 2023-24 Topps Mercury: Victor Wembanyama, an ultra high-end set that only includes cards of the former No. 1 overall pick, have sold for much less without the alien. One of the most coveted cards from the set, a Foilfractor Autograph 1/1 BGS 9.5 featuring the Nike Swoosh from a game-used rookie jersey and a matching Swoosh sketch, sold for “just” $78,000 in March 2025. The record holder, featuring the alien and a cleaner signature, sold a little less than eight months later with a nearly $100,000 premium.
Some of Wembanyama’s earliest alien doodles date back to the 2022-23 Bowman University Chrome set, with one ungraded, non-numbered example selling for $6,148. Similar examples sans sketch have peaked at $4,000. Additional alien cameos then found their way into Topps Now (the company’s individually sold, print-to-order cards), including cards celebrating Wembanyama’s Rookie of the Year award. One such autograph, a Red parallel numbered out of just 10, sold for $5,200 in October 2024. Another, this time with an alien in the bottom right corner, sold for $7,611 one day later.
Victor Wembanyama’s 2023 Topps Dynasty 1/1 card. Photo courtesy of Topps
Wembanyama’s best artwork to date landed as part of 2023 Topps Dynasty Baseball, a high-end set best known for on-card autographs and game-used memorabilia. This particular card, a one-of-a-kind patch autograph featuring a piece of the jersey worn during his ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium that year, was elevated when Wembanyama added a full extraterrestrial — most doodles are only an alien head — a UFO, plus a bead of sweat and a Rollie Fingers-esque mustache to his own face. The extra artwork paid off, and that card sold for $107,359 at Goldin in January.
You won’t find Wembanyama’s doodles in the Louvre anytime soon, but in an era with flowing cursive signatures long forgotten, collectors are spending as if they might.
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