2021-22 Panini Chronicles Basketball Checklist

2021-22 Panini Chronicles Basketball was released September 21, 2022. It brings together more than two dozen Panini brand designs, including Absolute, Crusade, Essentials, Phoenix, XR, Luminance, Titanium and Totally Certified, in one product. Many subsets carry Asia and 75th Anniversary /75 parallels tied to the NBA's 75th season, and the release covers the Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley rookie class.

What's in the checklist

• Brand subsets: Chronicles (50), Absolute, Essentials, Marquee, Gala and Timeless Treasures (35 each), Crusade, Luminance, Playbook, XR, Limited and Gold Standard (30 each), plus Classics, Legacy, Score, Prestige, Phoenix, Honors and Prizm Update
• Parallels: Asia, Asia Lava, Bronze, Green Ice and Pink, then Red /149, Blue /99, Red Asia /88, 75th Anniversary /75, Purple /49, Asia Jade /44, Gold Asia /18, Gold /10, Lucky Envelopes /8 and Platinum /1
• Rookie autographs: Hometown Heroes, Phoenix and Apprentice Signatures (40 each), Limited Rookie Jersey Autographs (40) and Gold Standard Rookie Jersey Autographs (20)
• Other cards: Airborne Signatures, Hall of Fame Autographs, National Pride Signatures, Rookie Cornerstones (Quartz /25, Onyx /1), Plates and Patches and Titanium Jersey Number

Key rookies

Cade Cunningham, the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, appears in Classics and Crusade with Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Scottie Barnes, Josh Giddey, Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner. The Donruss Rated Rookie subset includes Austin Reaves and Jose Alvarado. Chronicles opens with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry and LeBron James.

Grading considerations

Cunningham and Mobley rookies in 75th Anniversary and Gold /10, along with Rookie Cornerstones Onyx 1/1s, are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. The mix of paper, chromium and foil subsets means surface and edge condition varies widely from card to card. See our grading scale.