2019-20 Panini Eminence Basketball Checklist

2019-20 Panini Eminence Basketball is a high-end, autograph-focused release (nine autographs plus one other card per hobby box, including unsigned Laundry Tags and metal-bar cards), released January 8, 2021, that blends Diamond Signatures, Bar cards and patch autographs. Its 457 cards lean on Hall of Famers and championship themes, from Finals MVP and Larry O'Brien Trophy Signatures to Logoman Autographs Bar cards.

What's in the checklist

• Diamond Signatures: All-Star Diamond Signatures (54 cards), Finals MVP Diamond Signatures and Optimum Diamond Autographs, each with Gold /5, Green /3 and Platinum /1
• Bar cards: Logoman Autographs Bar, MVP Signatures Bar, Larry O'Brien Trophy Signatures Bar, plus MVPs, Finals MVPs and NBA Champions Bars
• Patch autographs: Patch, Jumbo Patch, Peerless Patch, HOF Patch and Dual Patch Autographs
• Rookies and multi-signers: Rookie Autographs Platinum Bar FOTL, Rookie Patch, Rookie Dual and Rookie Dual Patch Autographs, plus All-Decade, NBA Champions and USA Basketball Dual Autographs and 18 Cut Signatures

Key names

Zion Williamson and Ja Morant lead the rookies, paired with each other and with RJ Barrett and Rui Hachimura on the dual autographs. The legends include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Dirk Nowitzki and Allen Iverson. Damian Lillard and Trae Young appear in Gilded Graphs and Base Autographs.

Grading considerations

Rookie Autographs Platinum Bar FOTL and the Larry Bird and Magic Johnson All-Decade Dual Autograph are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Bar and patch formats can be thicker than standard cards, so confirm holder fit before submitting. See our grading scale.