One Piece’s Ace x New York Knicks NBA Collab Figure Opens for Pre-Orders
Image by Charlotte DavisBandai has opened pre-orders for a new One Piece x NBA MASTER STARS PIECE figure featuring Portgas D. Ace in a New York Knicks uniform as part of the final wave in the official crossover collection.
The One Piece x NBA crossover was first announced in November 2025, matching characters from Eiichiro Oda’s long-running series with official teams from the world’s biggest professional basketball league.
The complete MASTER STARS PIECE lineup was displayed together at NBA HOUSE JAPAN earlier this year, revealing ten character and team combinations that Bandai has gradually opened for pre-orders across several waves.
Ace became one of the defining characters of One Piece through his role as commander of the Whitebeard Pirates’ Second Division and the events surrounding the Marineford War, while his relationship with Luffy and Sabo remains central to some of the series’ most emotional moments.
The “ONE PIECE × NBA MASTER STARS PIECE THE PORTGAS.D. ACE NEW YORK KNICKS,” priced at ¥12,100 (approx. $76 USD / £56 GBP), stands approximately 27 cm tall including its base and recreates Ace leaping toward the basket for a dunk while wearing the Knicks’ blue and orange uniform.
His airborne pose takes the basketball theme much further than simply placing Ace in a team jersey, adapting the original One Piece x NBA collaboration artwork into a sculpt that captures him in the middle of an explosive play.
Sabo completes the final wave alongside Ace, bringing Luffy’s other sworn brother into the collection and giving the pair a fitting connection beyond their shared release window.
The “ONE PIECE × NBA MASTER STARS PIECE THE SABO MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES,” also priced at ¥12,100 (approx. $76 USD / £56 GBP), measures approximately 19 cm tall with its base and shows Sabo dribbling in a Memphis Grizzlies uniform.
The lower dribbling stance gives Sabo a very different silhouette beside Ace’s elevated dunk, while continuing the series’ approach of translating the basketball poses from the original collaboration artwork into three dimensions.
Together, the two figures bring a lineup to completion that began with Gear 5 Luffy representing the Los Angeles Lakers and Enel representing the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The second wave brought Red-Haired Shanks to the Chicago Bulls and Roronoa Zoro to the Boston Celtics, expanding the collection with two more of One Piece’s biggest names.
Nami followed in Denver Nuggets colors alongside Sanji representing the Indiana Pacers, continuing the Straw Hat crew’s presence while giving both characters their own basketball-inspired poses.
Trafalgar Law and Yamato then formed the penultimate wave, with Law wearing the Golden State Warriors’ blue and gold colors while dribbling behind his back and Yamato representing the Milwaukee Bucks in a towering slam-dunk pose.
The releases have been staggered across several months, with Luffy and Enel scheduled for October 2026, Shanks and Zoro following in November, Nami and Sanji in December, and Law and Yamato arriving in January 2027.
The wider One Piece x NBA partnership has also extended beyond the MASTER STARS PIECE figures, producing S.H.Figuarts releases, Chopper plush toys, apparel, acrylic stands and other merchandise built around the same character and team combinations.
Pre-orders for the Ace and Sabo figures are now open through Premium Bandai Japan, with orders potentially closing early if the available production allocation is reached.
Both figures are scheduled to begin shipping in February 2027, completing the planned ten-character One Piece x NBA MASTER STARS PIECE collection.
Bandai has stated that the figures may be sold overseas in the future, although a dedicated Premium Bandai US
release has not yet been confirmed.
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