Vin Baker was a lottery pick back in the 1993 NBA draft and had a very solid career including numerous all star appearances and winning a gold medal with the mens basketball team at the 2000 summer Olympics. But despite making over $105 million dollars during his career, there were reports recently that he was having financial trouble which may be the reason his gold medal is now on the auction block. The starting bid is $35,000 and will go up from there and is open for a few weeks. Unless times are real bad he should keep it just for the history, but things in life happen. Hit the jump.

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The 2000 Olympic gold medal offered here was presented to Vin Baker on September 30, 2000 after he and the United States Men’s basketball team went undefeated (8-0) in Sydney. The gold-plated silver medal weighs 6.85 oz, is 5mm thick and measures 68mm across. It is attached to a 39” turquoise-blue ribbon embroidered with “SYDNEY 2000” in silver. The medal features a design by Australian designer Wojciech Pietranik; it depicts Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, seated above the stadium and chariot along with “XXVII OLYMPIAD SYDNEY 2000″. This translates to “Games of the 27th Olympiad Sydney 2000”. The artist’s initials “WP” appear at the bottom of the design in relief. The verso of the medal features the Olympic rings along with an image of the Sydney Opera House and an Olympic torch. “BASKETBALL” and “MEN” have been engraved along the perimeter. The medal is in MINT condition and comes in a white leather case.