The NBA 50: 勝利者 Wembanyama 最高の，を越すs 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of most collectible players

From a collecting 視野, the 2025-26 NBA season is one of the most important the hobby has seen in years.

It’s packed with 最高の，を越す-tier rookies, 含むing No. 1 全体にわたる 選ぶ and hobby darling Cooper Flagg. Just as 顕著に, it will feature licensed Topps cards for the first time i n 15 years.

近づいている 解放（する）s will be 最高潮の場面d by the all-new NBA 新人 Debut Patches, Gold Logoman patches celebrating last year’s award 勝利者s, and even the first licensed Topps autographs from LeBron James and 勝利者 Wembanyama.

Using a combination of sales 容積／容量 and grading submissions from the last calendar year, we’ve 階級d the most collectible NBA players for the 近づいている season.

Here’s how the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） played out:

(Methodology: This 最高位の was created using total sales 容積／容量, によれば Market Movers, and total grading submissions, as 跡をつけるd by GemRate, over the last 365 days. Sales 容積／容量 and grading 容積／容量 for each player were 連合させるd into a 合成物 得点する／非難する／２０ to 決定する their 全体にわたる collectability. With this 決まり文句／製法, the lowest 得点する／非難する／２０ is best. Total points are shown in parenthesis.)

1. 勝利者 Wembanyama, San Antonio 刺激（する）s 中心 (2)

From a 得点する／非難する／２０ing 視野, Wembanyama was easily the 最高の，を越す-階級d player with the most sales 跡をつけるd by Market Movers 同様に as the most cards graded by PSA over the last 365 days.

The delta between Wembanyama and second place becomes 特に 素晴らしい when digging into each statistic, however. It’s also （疑いを）晴らす ― にもかかわらず a season-ending 傷害 last season ― Wembanyama is by far the sport’s biggest hobby 星／主役にする.

Market Movers has logged more than 200,000 sales for Wembanyama over the last year, which more than （テニスなどの）ダブルス LeBron James’ second-place total of more than 70,000.

Wembanyama’s graded card totals are shocking, too, with more than 180,000 cards graded by PSA over the last year. James finishes second here again with a little いっそう少なく than 66,000.

Wembanyama’s most popular graded card has been his 2023 Prizm Base PSA 10 with more than 3,200 sales. 最近の sales for that card have 傾向d between $80 and $90.

2. LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers 今後 (4)

James remains as collectible as ever as he enters what could かもしれない be his final NBA season.

The Lakers superstar 階級s second の中で active NBA players with more than 70,000 sales 跡をつけるd by Market Movers over the last 365 days. His nearly 66,000 cards graded by PSA 追跡する only Wembanyama.

The 利益／興味ing dynamic with James’ market is that not only are his 新人 cards popular, he has a number of important images that have won over collectors, 特に from the ultra-modern 時代.

Yes, his 2003 Topps Base, featuring the all-white NBA 草案 控訴, and his 2003 Topps Chrome Base, which shows James rising for a 中央の-範囲 jumper, are 極端に popular 販売人s.

His best-selling card over the last year has been his 2020 Prizm Base Raw, however, which has sold more than 1,400 times because it features a Kobe Bryant 尊敬の印 dunk.

James’ 2024 Prizm Silver Raw has been a popular card, too, with the 未来 Hall of Famer shown 成し遂げるing his iconic pre-game chalk 投げ上げる／ボディチェックする.

James’ most popular 販売人 の中で PSA 10s over the last year isn’t even a 新人 card ― instead his 2018 革命 is best known as the first card to feature an image of James in his Lakers jersey. That card has sold more than 400 times over the last year and can be had for いっそう少なく than $30.

3. Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves guard (6)

Collectors and fans alike often wonder which players will 現れる as the 直面するs of the league when James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant 結局 retire. One of the 主要な 候補者s has to be Edwards.

Though casual fans might often pass on watching Timberwolves games, collectors care far いっそう少なく about Edwards playing in Minnesota. Of the cards and players 跡をつけるd by Market Movers, Edwards has the third-most sales over the last 365 days (41,127) and the third-most cards graded by PSA (39,102).

Edwards has shown the ability to lead his team on a 深い プレーオフ run, but collectors will soon want to see him take the next step by winning a 肩書を与える or an 最高殊勲選手.

His personality has made him a fan favorite 同様に, which always ends up playing a much larger 役割 than some casual collectors want to 収容する／認める.

Edwards’ most popular graded card over the last year has been his 2020 Prizm Base PSA 10 with more than 400 sales logged by Market Movers. That example remains 極端に affordable and has recently 傾向d around $80.

4. Luka Don?i?, Los Angeles Lakers guard (10)

Don?i? has been one of the most popular 競技者s across the hobby, 関わりなく sport, since joining the league 支援する in 2018.

He even has been credited with helping 生き返らせる the basketball market during the COVID-19 pandemic. As collectors were stuck inside looking for something to do, Don?i? and a number of other 星／主役にするs from the 2017, 2018 and 2019 NBA 草案 classes in particular were 現れるing as the next 星／主役にするs to take over the league.

Don?i?’s best-selling graded card over the last year has been his 2018 Prizm Base PSA 10, which has sold more than 1,300 times and is 現在／一般に 傾向ing around $190.

Something 価値（がある） watching will be how his first Lakers cards 成し遂げる on the 第２位 market. 最高の，を越す 星／主役にするs can いつかs see collectors flock to cards featuring their new uniform, and Don?i? should qualify here.

5. Stephen Curry, Golden 明言する／公表する 軍人s guard (11)

Curry’s market has been 特に unique in 最近の years because he doesn’t have as many 重要な 新人 cards as players from the ultra-modern 時代, and the rookies he does have are 衝撃d by shorter print runs.

His 旗艦 2009 Topps Base PSA 10 新人 card, for example, most recently sold for $12,000, while the Topps Chrome variation, which is numbered to just 999, has recently sold for $39,726.

Because of this, many of his most transacted cards are oddball rookies or ultra-modern 平行のs and short-printed 挿入するs. His best-selling graded 新人 over the last year is his 2009 Upper Deck 草案 版 PSA 10, which features Curry in his Davidson uniform, with more than 140 sales.

Curry’s more than 27,000 sales 階級 seventh の中で active basketball players, and his more than 35,000 cards graded by PSA over the last year are fourth.

6. Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets 今後 (13)

After five players who aren't surprises, the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） takes a turn with Miller at No. 6. You won’t see the cllct team arguing much for Miller to be this high ― 特に when All-星／主役にするs 含むing Nikola Jokic, Jalen Brunson and Trae Young are 井戸／弁護士席 outside the 最高の，を越す 10.

It’s important to remember this 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） is based on data over the last year, and Miller’s place の中で the most transacted players (sixth) and the most graded by PSA (seventh) is 否定できない.

Has Miller anecdotally shown the on-法廷，裁判所 可能性のある to be 階級d this high? That’s debatable. Does the data support this 最高位の? Without question.

A player’s 全体にわたる collectibility is much more than his most 最近の 業績／成果 on the 法廷，裁判所, and Miller’s 全体にわたる 可能性のある, pricing and variety of cards can all 追加する up to a player who is 高度に collectible. At least for now.

Collectors like to take big swings on buy-low 候補者s, and Miller could be 正確に／まさに that for a lot of hobbyists. A lackluster 2024 NBA 草案 could have collectors reaching 支援する to past classes more than they might さもなければ 同様に, but don’t be surprised if 2025 becomes a make-or-break year for his market.

The 2025 NBA 草案 is 負担d with talent, and the 財政上の 火刑／賭ける collectors are making can often result in faster and more 激烈な 是正s in 感情 than the 普通の／平均（する） fan.

7. Amen Thompson, Houston ロケット／急騰するs 今後 (14)

Much like Miller, Thompson’s 最高位の is based 完全に on 可能性のある.

The ロケット／急騰するs wing was one of the breakout 星／主役にするs from last season, and he has leaped up every 場所／位置’s player 最高位のs for next season 予定 to his 衝撃 as a two-way 星／主役にする. The 危険 here is Thompson might have 意味ありげに more value to a real team than a collector.

An unfortunate reality is many collectors will prefer a high-得点する／非難する／２０ing, 不快な／攻撃-first guard over a 井戸／弁護士席-一連の会議、交渉／完成するd player. Thompson is one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, but he’ll likely need to develop more on the 不快な／攻撃 味方する of the ball to resonate with hobbyists.

There are 簡単に dozens of players from over the years who had 巨大な value on the 床に打ち倒す, but for whatever 推論する／理由 ― off-法廷，裁判所 人気, personality, playing style ― didn’t stick with collectors.

For now, however, Thompson has resonated, and collectors have banked on his 改良 as a scorer and the ロケット／急騰するs 競うing in the West.

Thompson’s nearly 31,000 sales 跡をつけるd by Market Movers over the last year 階級 fifth の中で active players, and his more than 18,000 cards graded by PSA 階級s ninth.

8. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City 雷鳴 guard (16)

Gilgeous-Alexander is a bit of a no-brainer for the 最高の，を越す 10. He’s the 統治するing 最高殊勲選手, an NBA 支持する／優勝者 and playing for the team 専門家s 広範囲にわたって consider to have the best chance to be the next 王朝.

A lethal scorer from all levels, Gilgeous-Alexander 配達するs the exciting play collectors want, and there’s still plenty of upside because he’s still just 27.

One caveat for Gilgeous-Alexander is his 新人 cards feature him in a Clippers jersey. This isn’t a 取引，協定-breaker for all collectors, but can have an 衝撃 for some. So far, it doesn’t seem to have moved the needle much.

Gilgeous-Alexander’s more than 25,000 sales 跡をつけるd by Market Movers and the nearly 20,000 cards graded by PSA over the last year both 階級 eighth の中で active NBA players.

As 推定する／予想するd, his 2018 Prizm Base PSA 10 has been his best-selling graded card over the last year with more than 600 sales ― even though it features a print error and doesn’t 含む the 新人 card 任命.

Several cards 価値（がある） watching in the 近づく 未来 will be the Gold Logoman patches Gilgeous-Alexander will wear this season to celebrate winning the 最高殊勲選手. Those patches will 結局 be 除去するd and placed into Topps 貿易（する）ing cards.

推定する／予想する these to be の中で his most coveted collectibles when they 攻撃する，衝突する the 第２位 market.

9. Cooper Flagg, Dallas 無所属の政治家s 今後 (19)

Flagg hasn’t played an 公式の／役人 NBA minute, but collectors 簡単に don’t care.

He’s の中で the best プロの／賛成の prospects the NBA has seen in years, appears to have 星／主役にする 可能性のある on both 味方するs of the ball, and he’s 上陸 on a franchise that is better positioned to compete than you’d typically see with the No. 1 全体にわたる 選ぶ.

Flagg’s market is much more developed than you’d 推定する／予想する. Collectors have been 選ぶing up his collegiate cards, which typically are far いっそう少なく 望ましい and 価値のある, and 支払う／賃金ing 最高の，を越す dollar for them.

The public 記録，記録的な／記録する for a Flagg card to date is the $97,600 paid for his 2024-25 Bowman Chrome University Autographs Superfractor 1/1 at Goldin in June.

Flagg is on the cover of 2025-26 Topps Basketball, too, which 代表するs the first licensed 旗艦 NBA 製品 from the company since 2009-10.

Flagg and other rookies will wear 新人 Debut Patches when they play in their first game this season, and Flagg’s card is 推定する／予想するd to be の中で the most important from the program to date.

10. Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies guard (20)

Morant was at one point somewhat of an afterthought for collectors when entering the league. He was the No. 2 全体にわたる 選ぶ, but Zion Williamson was 未熟に anointed the next LeBron James by some, and that 逮捕（する）d much of the hobby’s attention at the time.

Now entering Year 7, Morant has （太陽，月の）食／失墜d Williamson on the 法廷，裁判所 and is の中で the most popular and talented players in the league. His nearly 25,000 sales 跡をつけるd by Market Movers over the last year are ninth の中で active players, and his more than 13,000 cards graded by PSA 階級 11th.

Morant has never played more than 67 games in a season, so health is a 関心. Off-the-法廷，裁判所 問題／発行するs became more 流布している last year 同様に, so that’s 価値（がある） 監視するing as collectors might move on if a player’s public perception 悪化するs.

For now, Morant remains one of the most exciting players in the league. Collectors and fans alike will surely hope for more postseason success, but basketball is a team game, and Morant has 大部分は done his part.

1. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics 今後 (22)

2. Stephon 城, San Antonio 刺激（する）s guard (24)

3. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks 今後 (26)

4. Scoot Henderson, Portland 追跡する Blazers guard (32)

T15. LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets guard (33)

T15. Paolo Banchero, Orlando 魔法 今後 (33)

1. Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers guard (34)

2. Ausar Thompson, Detroit Pistons 今後 (36)

3. Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons guard (38)

4. Kevin Durant, Houston ロケット／急騰するs 今後 (39)

5. Bronny James Jr., Los Angeles Lakers guard (46)

6. Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City 雷鳴 中心 (48)

7. Matas Buzelis, Chicago Bulls 今後 (50)

8. Keyonte George, Utah Jazz guard (51)

9. Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers guard (58)

T26. Jared McCain, Philadelphia 76ers guard (59)

T26. Dereck Lively II, Dallas 無所属の政治家s 中心 (59)

1. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets 中心 (60)

2. Dalton Knecht, Los Angeles Lakers guard (61)

3. Reed Sheppard, Houston ロケット／急騰するs guard (62)

4. Zaccharie Risacher, Atlanta 強硬派s 今後 (63)

5. Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City 雷鳴 今後 (64)

6. Zion Williamson, New Orlea ns Pelicans 今後 (65)

7. Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks guard (66)

8. Brandin Podziemski, Golden 明言する／公表する 軍人s guard (67)

T36. Trae Young, Atlanta 強硬派s guard (69)

T36. Bilal Coulibaly, Washington Wizards guard (69)

1. Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami Heat guard (70)

2. Gradey 刑事, Toronto Raptors guard (75)

3. Cason Wallace, Oklahoma City 雷鳴 guard (78)

4. Alexandre Sarr, Washington Wizards 今後 (79)

5. GG Jackson II, Memphis Grizzlies 今後 (81)

T43. （機の）カム Whitmore, Washington Wizards 今後 (83)

T43. Jalen Green, 不死鳥／絶品 Suns guard (83)

1. Zach Edey, Memphis Grizzlies 中心 (86)

2. Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers guard (89)

3. Alperen Sengun, Houston ロケット／急騰するs 中心 (93)

4. Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers 今後 (102)

5. Franz Wagner, Orlando 魔法 今後 (106)

6. Damian Lillard, Portland 追跡する Blazers guard (107)

Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct, the 首相 company for collectible culture. He was 以前 the collectibles editor at Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on X and Instagram @benmburrows.