Champion - Dallas Mavericks Wang ZhiZhi vintage jersey (1997) RARE

One of the holiest of champion grails - with the exception of handful of notables .. like a Nets 1992-93 Drazen Petrovic or a 1995 Arvydas Sabonis or maybe a Portland Rod Strickland or.... a Seattle 1994 Detlef Schrempf... or maybe a 1991 Denver Chris Jackson (pre Adbul-Rauf) ... or a 1994 Jeff Hornacek Purple/Gold Jazz. A couple notable factoids that make the Wang Dallas release held in high regard among collectors: - First Chinese NBA player - Last season of the domestically Made in USA Champions - Last of the Dallas 'Tank Top' jerseys before the entire league transitioned to the 'Vest' design (baggy + full shoulder coverage) - Rare regional release with a global circulation of under 100 pieces (unlike the nationally distribution names like Shawn Kemp, Anfernee Hardaway, Grant Hill, Ewing, Jordan etc.. ) On top of which - The Southwest teams were very limited in distribution .. just try to find a Champion Spurs Brian Elliot or a Houston Vernon Maxwell in a 44 or a 48 and you'll know what I'm talking about ^.^ The kicker - Notably the most interesting tidbit was that Champion Inc. / Dallas Front Office decided to circulate the Wang jersey nearly a full TWO seasons before he was drafted in 1999, and a full FOUR seasons before his first official appearance on an NBA court in 2001. Rumour has it this was a pre-emptive move to capitalize on the likely sales spike in anticipation of the curiosity of the first Chinese player to play stateside.* In short, the phantom j