2025-26 Topps Basketball Cards Breakdown

2025-26 Topps Basketball: The Return of a Legend

Release Date: October 23, 2025
Set Size: 300 cards
Hobby Configuration: 20 packs per box – 12 cards per pack
Jumbo Configuration: 10 packs per box – 40 cards per pack

📢 A Monumental Return to the NBA Card Market

After more than a decade, Topps Basketball is back with a fully licensed NBA release for the 2025-26 season, thanks to a new long-term partnership between Fanatics and the NBA. This marks the first Topps NBA flagship product since 2009, ushering in a new era with bold designs, iconic insert revivals, and a loaded rookie class headlined by Victor Wembanyama’s first licensed autograph cards.

The base set contains 300 cards, including 45 rookies and 30 combo cards. The design mirrors the 2025 Topps Baseball flagship, creating a unified aesthetic across sports for collectors.

✨ Short Prints & Variations

Several exciting short prints and variants spice up the chase:

Golden Mirror SPs – Alternate photo + golden background back.
1/1 First Card Parallel – First card off the line stamped.
Blackout, Clear, and Team Color Border variations.
Player Number Variations – Serial-numbered to match player jersey numbers with repeated background numbers.

🖊️ Autographs – Wembanyama Headlines a Stacked Lineup

This release features a huge variety of autographs, including:

Real One Autographs – Featuring veterans and rookies.
1980-81 Topps Retro Autographs – Celebrating the set’s 45th anniversary with Base & Chrome versions.
Contemporary Marks
Havoc Marks
Marks of Excellence
New Applicants Autographs
Rookie Photo Shoot Autographs
Signed and Sealed
Topps Notch Signatures
Dual Rookie Photo Shoot Autographs
1980-81 Topps Triple Autographs

Victor Wembanyama's first licensed autos are exclusive to this set – a major milestone for collectors!

🧵 Relics – Game-Used Goodness

Memorabilia collectors will appreciate the robust relic lineup, including:

Own The Game (classic Topps relic insert)
Flagship Real One Relics
Franchise Fabrics
Rise to the Occasion
Rookie Roundball Remnants
Swish and Stitch Relics
Woven Wonder Relics

🧠 Inserts Galore – A Blend of New, Classic & Borrowed

True to Topps flagship tradition, 2025-26 Basketball includes a massive insert program combining baseball favorites, basketball throwbacks, and fresh concepts: