Wilt Chamberlain Lakers NBA Finals Jacket Bought at Thrift Store Sells for $89.6K at Auction

A lucky teenager found a rare Wilt Chamberlain warmup jacket at a thrift store, and it earned him a massive profit at auction.

Per the Associated Press' Claire Rush, 19-year-old Quinn Brown purchased a warmup jacket worn by Chamberlain at an Oregon thrift store for $3.07, and it sold for $89,600 at Sotheby's on Monday.

The jacket was worn by Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA Finals when the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks for their first title since moving to Los Angeles.

"I didn't even think that finding something like this was possible," Brown said. "I got very, very lucky."

According to Rush, Brown found the jacket in January and spent months researching to find out if it was worth something.

"I really just wanted to make sure, because it was so hard to believe at the time," he said.

Sotheby's also used photo verification to determine that the jacket had actually been worn by Chamberlain.

Chamberlain, a Hall of Famer who played from 1959 to 1973, holds the record for the most points scored in a single game (100). He won a pair of championships, one with the 76ers and another with the Lakers.

Finding any former player's warmup jacket at a thrift store is notable, and Brown just happened to strike gold by finding one worn by an all-time great.