This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 8/12/2011.
One of the smoothest, steadiest and most productive forwards to ever play in the NBA (he possessed a deadly accurate jump shot from the corner that announcer Chick Hearn dubbed the "20 foot lay-up") Jamaal "Smooth as Silk" Wilkes won championships at the scholastic, collegiate and professional levels. In 12 professional seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers, Wilkes was a member of four NBA championship teams - one with Golden State in 1975, the season he was named Rookie of the Year - and three with the Lakers (1980, 1982, and 1985). He is knocking on the door of the NBA Hall of Fame. On the center front tail is the "Tiernan" manufacturers tag. Across the front is "LAKERS." Below that on front and on back is the player number "52." Across the back is the player name "WILKES." All lettering and numbering is done in purple on white tackle twill. The jersey shows good game-use and appears to have no alterations of any kind.