The NBA has more classy players than ever. Now is a perfect opportunity to buy a basketball souvenir from one of those big box stores and display it among your collections. The opportunity is ripe to become an NBA fan and select an item. With so many aspiring players like Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming teaming up with many role models like Dwight Howard and Lebron James, you never know if the next player of the year is your pick.

Gone are the days when only certain players would sign their jerseys for a select few that would award a large sum of money for priced collections. It is an information technology age along with a talented breed of basketball players who are willing to go any distance to prove themselves. A shirt signed in silver ink with an Upper Deck authentication is probably the most important piece for avid fans of basketball memorabilia.

The memorabilia industry is quickly taking advantage of the craze that pits basketball fans against each other to find the ultimate basketball item. Jerseys signed by players like Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, and oddities like Karim Abdul Jabbar are setting new trends for NBA lovers. Many dealers only deal with old NBA items that are no longer available to the mass market.

These elements date back to the early days of the 20th century. These may include the Splading Wool uniform with padded shorts from the 1920s or a pocket mirror with a team photo. Popular among them are the leather slip-on basketballs from the 1940s, the first lace-up basketballs from the 1950s Olympics. Items cost from a couple hundred dollars to nearly 500 dollars. , but they are a sure attraction that will attract your friends. Put it in a fine glass box along with a little history and you have an ideal basketball keepsake.