What year are Paolo Banchero's rookie cards?

Every true Paolo Banchero rookie card is dated 2022-23 — his first NBA season with the Orlando Magic after going #1 overall in the 2022 Draft. Cards from 2023-24, 2024-25, or 2025-26 are later-year cards, not rookies, even when the design looks similar. The rookie-year cards are the ones marked 'RC' and dated 2022-23.

Are Paolo Banchero's 2023-24 and 2024-25 cards rookies?

No. A player only has one rookie season, and for Banchero that's 2022-23. His 2023-24 and 2024-25 cards are second- and third-year base cards, parallels, inserts, and autographs — collectible, but not rookies. If a listing calls a 2024-25 card a 'rookie,' read it carefully; the RC-designated cards are 2022-23 only.

Who makes Paolo Banchero cards now?

Panini produced Banchero's cards across his early NBA seasons (Prizm, Select, Mosaic, Donruss/Optic, Contenders, National Treasures and more). The NBA trading-card license has since shifted to Fanatics, and Topps-branded NBA products began appearing for the 2025-26 season. Because the brand landscape changes by year, confirm the current season's exact products against live listings before you buy.

Which season of Banchero cards is the most collected?

His 2022-23 rookie year is the anchor season — rookie cards carry the most collector attention, and the chrome flagships (Prizm, Select, Optic, Mosaic) plus the premium autos (Contenders, National Treasures) are the headliners. Later seasons matter for on-court milestones like his All-Star selections. Use the eBay buttons above to compare what's actually trading in each year rather than guessing.

Paolo Banchero Cards by Year — Every Season From Rookie to Now

Most Paolo Banchero collecting starts and ends with his 2022-23 rookies — and for good reason. But his cards now span several NBA seasons, and the brand landscape itself changed underneath them when the NBA trading-card license moved to Fanatics. This page walks it year by year: which flagship products define each season, what counts as a rookie (and what doesn’t), and a live eBay link for every year so you can shop the exact one you want.

If you only want the rookies, jump straight to the rookie card checklist or the 2022-23 chase. This page is the timeline — the whole card story, season by season.

2022-23 — The rookie year (Panini)

The season everything hangs on. Banchero went #1 overall in the 2022 Draft out of Duke, won 2023 Rookie of the Year, and Panini spread his rookies across its entire lineup. This is the only season with true RC-designated cards, and it’s where the value and the chase live.

The rookie class runs from entry-level (Hoops, Donruss, Chronicles) through the chrome flagships (Prizm, Select, Optic, Mosaic) up to premium autos and RPAs (Contenders, National Treasures). Each has its own deep-dive:

2022-23 NBA Hoops rookie — the entry point: his cheapest true RC, on paper.
2022-23 Panini Donruss rookie — the original paper Rated Rookie plus Press Proofs.
2022-23 Panini Chronicles rookies — the sampler product: many sub-brand designs, many distinct rookies, one box.
2022-23 Panini Prizm rookie — the flagship, home of the Silver Prizm and the full rainbow (see the parallels tier list).
2022-23 Panini Select rookie — the three-tier Concourse / Premier / Courtside layout.
2022-23 Donruss Optic rookie — the Optic Rated Rookie chrome.
2022-23 Panini Mosaic rookie — the prismatic-pattern cousin of Prizm.
2022-23 Panini Contenders rookie — the Rookie Ticket on-card auto.
2022-23 Panini National Treasures rookie — the RPA apex.

Before the rookies: printed the same draft year but showing him at Duke, his 2022-23 Prizm Draft Picks college cards are his first licensed cards — collectible, but not rookies (no RC, no NBA uniform).

New here? The collecting guide covers which rookie to buy first.

Source — published checklists at checklistinsider.com, which cover NBA products from 2023-24 onward. Banchero’s base card is #100 in 2023-24 Panini Prizm (released 21 February 2024), #183 in 2024-25 Panini Prizm (19 February 2025), #164 in 2024-25 NBA Hoops (31 January 2025), and #87 in 2025-26 Topps Basketball (23 October 2025), where he also appears on Combo card #271.

Sources: Wikipedia’s Panini Group entry records that “In January 2009, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Panini would become the exclusive trading card partner of the league beginning with the 2009–10 season.” Wikipedia’s Fanatics, Inc. entry records the handover: Fanatics secured long-term NBA and NBPA trading-card rights in August 2021, acquired Topps in December 2021, and “It was announced in October 2025 that Fanatics, through its subsidiary Topps, obtained the NBA trading card license, marking the return of officially licensed packs of Topps NBA cards since the 2009-2010 season.”

2023-24 — The second year (Panini)

Not rookies anymore, but a full second season of Panini base cards, parallels, inserts, and autographs. The same flagship brands returned — Prizm, Select, Mosaic, Donruss/Optic, Contenders — so a 2023-24 Banchero can look almost identical to a 2022-23 rookie at a glance. The date and the missing RC tag are the tell.

Second-year cards are typically a more affordable way to own a chrome or numbered Banchero without paying the rookie premium — a good lane if you like a brand’s look but don’t need the RC. Crossover products (Panini × Monopoly and similar novelty sets) also show up in this window and can be a fun, distinct collect. Confirm the exact 2023-24 products against live listings, since insert and parallel lineups shift year to year.

2024-25 — The third year (Panini)

By his third season Banchero was an established All-Star, and his on-court milestones start showing up as insert themes across the Panini lineup. Structurally this season mirrors 2023-24: base, colored parallels, numbered parallels, and autographs across the familiar flagships — still not rookies, but increasingly the cards that capture his prime-years performance. Autograph hunters who missed the rookie-year Contenders and National Treasures autos often find later-year on-card autos here at a friendlier entry point.

2025-26 — The Topps / Fanatics era begins

This is the season the brand landscape changes. The NBA trading-card license shifted to Fanatics, and Topps-branded NBA products (Topps Chrome and its parallels, among others) began appearing for 2025-26 — a genuinely new chapter for a player who had been Panini-only to that point. For collectors, it means new base designs, new chrome rainbows, and new autograph lines to learn.

Because this is a live transition, the exact 2025-26 product list is best read straight off current listings rather than assumed from prior years. Use the 2025-26 (Topps) button below to see what’s actually trading.

How to collect Banchero by year

Anchor on the rookie year. If you own one Banchero card, make it a 2022-23 rookie — ideally graded. Everything else builds around it.
Read the date, not just the design. Later-year cards mimic rookie layouts. Check for the 2022-23 date and RC tag before paying a rookie price.
Use later years to fill gaps affordably. A 2023-24 or 2024-25 chrome or auto can scratch the same itch as a rookie for less.
Watch the brand transition. From 2025-26 forward, Topps/Fanatics products join (and increasingly define) the picture — a fresh set of rainbows to chase.
Price against sold comps. Every button above opens live listings for that year — see what a Banchero card is worth for how to read them.

Keep going

Full brand index: rookie card checklist
The autograph landscape across every year: Paolo Banchero autographs
Which year is a rookie year: is my Paolo Banchero card a rookie card?
Authentication before you buy: collecting & fakes guide and spotting fake autos
The player behind the cards: Paolo Banchero player hub and the Orlando Magic collecting page