Offered in this lot are seven signed NBA endorsement contracts and letters. The first five items in this lot are endorsement releases from NBA Properties to five players and coaches. These letters have been individually signed by Reggie Miller, Karl Malone, Dominique Wilkins, Dennis Rodman, and Pistons head coach Chuck Daly. Handwritten on Wilkins’ letter inside of a black circle is “Del Taco”. The final two letters in this lot are typed from the desk of Eddie Gottlieb to J. Walter Kennedy and Maurice Podoloff. The letter to Podoloff, typed on September 5th, 1961, is on Philadelphia Warriors letterhead and refers to movements on the Philadelphia Player List. It has been signed by Gottlieb in blue pen.

The second Gottlieb letter was sent to J. Walter Kennedy on March 5th, 1964 after the Warriors moved to San Francisco. It details Gottlieb’s desire to move John Windsor from the “Special NBA Pro Negotiation List” to the San Francisco Professional Negotiation List. Gottlieb has signed this letter in blue pen. Each item in this lot comes with a COA from PSA/DNA.

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