Panini America is releasing some of the unique collectibles of the WNBA season: a one-of-one Paige Bueckers card honoring the Dallas Wings guard’s rookie marketing campaign.
The corporate introduced Thursday {that a} Panini WNBA Prompt Entry Auto 1/1 card that includes Bueckers with the inscription “1st All Star Recreation” shall be auctioned starting Friday at 3:00 p.m. ET. The Dutch Public sale will open at $15,000 and drop steadily till the cardboard sells. Panini may even launch a restricted run of 30 further Bueckers Prompt playing cards on the identical time.
Because the WNBA’s unique buying and selling card accomplice, Panini makes use of its Prompt line to seize milestones as they occur. The newest launch ties on to Bueckers’ All-Star debut and her historic 44-point efficiency this week, which set a brand new rookie single-game scoring file.
Paige Bueckers’ Rookie Yr is Value Amassing
The No. 1 general decide has delivered on each expectation. Bueckers turned the primary rookie in WNBA historical past to attain at the very least 40 factors whereas taking pictures over 80 % from the sphere, ending with 44 on 17-of-21 taking pictures in Wednesday’s slim loss in Los Angeles.
That sport additionally positioned her on the prime of the Wings’ file e book. She tied the franchise mark for many subject objectives in a sport, turned the rookie chief in double-digit scoring outings with 29, and joined Arike Ogunbowale with two 35-point video games in a debut season.
The public sale highlights the rising demand for girls’s basketball memorabilia. In recent times, the marketplace for WNBA stars has surged, notably with the emergence of younger abilities like Bueckers and 2024 Rookie of the Yr Caitlin Clark.
Panini’s Dutch Public sale format, which begins excessive and steadily decreases, is predicted to attract robust competitors amongst collectors in search of to personal a singular piece of Bueckers’ first season. The restricted /30 launch will present further alternatives for followers to safe a part of the second.
The Paige Bueckers Prompt playing cards shall be out there starting Friday at 3:00 p.m. ET completely by means of Panini’s official web site.
