Overview
- The 2025-26 Topps Basketball set debuts Oct. 23, with preorders opening Friday at 12 p.m. ET.
- The flagship includes a 300-card base, combo cards, autographs and super short print inserts, with possible Cooper Flagg autographs in a 1980-81 throwback design.
- A Topps preview showed autograph cards of LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama and Stephen Curry, plus a triple-autograph rookie card featuring Flagg, Dylan Harper and Kon Knueppel.
- Launch events are set for Oct. 23 at NBA Stores in New York and Los Angeles, with expected appearances by Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Seth Meyers and Chris Paul.
- Fanatics/Topps’ new NBA and NBPA exclusivity ends Panini America’s run dating to 2009, while Flagg enters with a Fanatics/Topps exclusive deal and recent sales including a $97,600 card and a $95,250 Summer League jersey.