2022-23 Panini Contenders Basketball Checklist

2022-23 Panini Contenders Basketball carries the ticket-style design the Contenders line is known for, built around a 100-card Season Ticket veteran base and a separate 45-card Rookie Season Ticket run starting at card 101. The release leans heavily on draft-class themes, with 2022 Draft Class, Historic Draft Class and Rookie of the Year Contenders inserts alongside a 20-card retail-only Rookie Championship Ticket subset.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 100 Season Ticket veterans with a long ticket ladder from Playoff Ticket /249 and First Round Ticket /199 through Semifinal Ticket /99 down to the Championship Ticket 1/1
• Rookie Season Ticket: 45 rookies with photo variations, Premium Edition Green and Blue Shimmer FOTL /21 versions, Cracked Ice Ticket /25 and a Premium Edition Gold Vinyl 1/1
• Inserts: Rookie Stallions, Suite Shots, Superstar Die-Cuts, Ticket to the Hall, Lottery Ticket, Game Night Ticket, License to Dominate and Permit to Dominate, most with Cracked Ice /25 and Championship Edition 1/1 parallels
• Autographs: Contenders, Legendary Contenders, Sophomore Contenders and MVP Contenders Autographs, with Bronze /25, Gold /10 and Platinum 1/1 tiers
• Memorabilia: 40 Rookie Ticket Swatches and 10 Rookie Ticket Dual Swatches, each with Prime /10 and Tags 1/1

Key rookies

The rookie class includes Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith Jr., Jaden Ivey, Shaedon Sharpe, Keegan Murray, Bennedict Mathurin, Jalen Duren, Jalen Williams and Jeremy Sochan. Historic Draft Class Contenders brings back Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki, while Legendary Contenders Autographs include Grant Hill and Oscar Robertson.

Grading considerations

Rookie Season Ticket parallels and Cracked Ice Ticket /25 cards are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Cracked Ice surfaces and the Superstar Die-Cuts edges show handling marks easily, so check corners and foil closely. See our grading scale.