2022-23 · Panini · Basketball
2022-23 Panini Contenders Optic Basketball Checklist
The 2022-23 Panini Contenders Optic Basketball checklist lists 501 cards across 20 sections and 145 documented parallels, including 7 autograph sections.
- Cards
- 501
- Subsets
- 19
- Parallels
- 145
- Auto subsets
- 7
- Release date
- September 29, 2023
About 2022-23 Contenders Optic Basketball
2022-23 Panini Contenders Optic Basketball overview, key cards and what collectors chase
2022-23 Panini Contenders Optic Basketball puts Contenders' ticket-style designs on Optic chromium stock, with 501 cards across 20 sections. Released September 29, 2023, it covers the 2022-23 rookie class through Rookie Season Ticket, Rookies and First Class Ticket, alongside the Veteran Ticket autographs and several other autograph sets.
What's in the checklist
- Base: 100 veterans with Red, Silver, Black Pandora, Blue /99, Pink /75, Orange /49, Blue Wave /45, Green Pulsar /25, Purple /15, Gold /10 and Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Rookies: Rookie Season Ticket (38, with Variation Season Ticket versions), Rookies (25), Rookies Asia and First Class Ticket
- Autographs: All-Time Contenders, Perennial Contenders, Sophomore Contenders, Up and Coming and 1985 Tribute Autographs
- Inserts: Legendary Tandems, Superstars, Veteran Ticket, Optic Illusion, Hoop Dreams, Lottery Ticket, Suite Shots, Uniformity and Gold Rush
Key rookies
The rookie class includes Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith Jr., Jaden Ivey, Keegan Murray, Bennedict Mathurin, Jalen Williams, Jeremy Sochan and Walker Kessler. Legendary Tandems pairs Stephen Curry with Kevin Durant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Magic Johnson and Karl Malone with John Stockton, and Veteran Ticket features Cade Cunningham, Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton.
Grading considerations
Rookie Season Ticket cards and Gold Vinyl 1/1s are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Optic surfaces show scratches and print lines, and Black Pandora parallels show edge wear. See our pricing.
Base Set
- Red
- Red Wave
- Silver
- Black Pandora
- Blue /99
- Pink /75
- Orange /49
- Blue Wave /45
- Green Pulsar /25
- Purple /15
- Gold /10
- Gold Wave /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- 1 Marcus Smart
- 2 Bojan Bogdanovic
- 3 Joel Embiid
- 4 Darius Garland
- 5 Zach LaVine
- 6 Spencer Dinwiddie
- 7 James Wiseman
- 8 DeMar DeRozan
- 9 Pascal Siakam
- 10 Cade Cunningham
- 11 James Harden
- 12 Mikal Bridges
- 13 Robert Williams III
- 14 Jalen Brunson
- 15 Fred VanVleet
- 16 Cameron Johnson
- 17 Scottie Barnes
- 18 Jayson Tatum
- 19 Evan Mobley
- 20 Tyrese Haliburton
- 21 Tyrese Maxey
- 22 Donovan Mitchell
- 23 Julius Randle
- 24 Jaylen Brown
- 25 RJ Barrett
- 26 Giannis Antetokounmpo
- 27 Jrue Holiday
- 28 Nikola Jokic
- 29 Tyler Herro
- 30 Buddy Hield
- 31 Trae Young
- 32 Kyle Kuzma
- 33 Myles Turner
- 34 Dejounte Murray
- 35 Khris Middleton
- 36 Bradley Beal
- 37 Cole Anthony
- 38 Saddiq Bey
- 39 Bam Adebayo
- 40 Franz Wagner
- 41 LaMelo Ball
- 42 Jamal Murray
- 43 PJ Washington Jr.
- 44 Jalen Suggs
- 45 Karl-Anthony Towns
- 46 Jimmy Butler
- 47 Kristaps Porzingis
- 48 Terry Rozier III
- 49 Michael Porter Jr.
- 50 Anthony Edwards
- 51 Klay Thompson
- 52 Devonte' Graham
- 53 Trey Murphy III
- 54 Desmond Bane
- 55 Ja Morant
- 56 Jaren Jackson Jr.
- 57 Keldon Johnson
- 58 Gary Trent Jr.
- 59 Deandre Ayton
- 60 Kyrie Irving
- 61 Immanuel Quickley
- 62 Zion Williamson
- 63 Jalen Green
- 64 Kevin Porter Jr.
- 65 CJ McCollum
- 66 Aaron Gordon
- 67 Josh Hart
- 68 Dillon Brooks
- 69 Luka Doncic
- 70 Josh Green
- 71 Jerami Grant
- 72 Tim Hardaway Jr.
- 73 Devin Vassell
- 74 Christian Wood
- 75 Alperen Sengun
- 76 Brandon Ingram
- 77 Luguentz Dort
- 78 Lauri Markkanen
- 79 Rudy Gobert
- 80 Kevin Durant
- 81 De'Aaron Fox
- 82 Domantas Sabonis
- 83 Kevin Huerter
- 84 Jordan Poole
- 85 Anfernee Simons
- 86 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- 87 Cam Reddish
- 88 LeBron James
- 89 Jordan Clarkson
- 90 Collin Sexton
- 91 Stephen Curry
- 92 Russell Westbrook
- 93 Josh Giddey
- 94 Chris Paul
- 95 Anthony Davis
- 96 Devin Booker
- 97 Paul George
- 98 Damian Lillard
- 99 D'Angelo Russell
- 100 Kawhi Leonard
1985 Tribute Autographs AUTO
- Red Wave
- Red /60
- Green /49
- Blue /25
- Orange /15
- Gold /10
- Gold Wave /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 85-JTB Jayson Tatum
- 85-JMM Ja Morant
- 85-LDD Luka Doncic
- 85-SCG Stephen Curry
- 85-NJD Nikola Jokic
- 85-JST John Stockton
- 85-AIV Allen Iverson
- 85-LBB Larry Bird
- 85-MJL Magic Johnson
- 85-DND Dirk Nowitzki
All-Time Contenders Autographs AUTO
Print runs vary by card.
- Blue /75
- Blue /49
- Orange /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- ATC-PPC Paul Pierce /75
- ATC-SKR Steve Kerr /99
- ATC-BLW Bill Walton /99
- ATC-AGM Artis Gilmore /125
- ATC-PJS Peja Stojakovic /125
- ATC-ZRD Zach Randolph /99
- ATC-NVE Nick Van Exel /125
- ATC-FOX Rick Fox /99
- ATC-CBZ Carlos Boozer /125
- ATC-DVT David Thompson /125
- ATC-LRJ Larry Johnson /125
- ATC-GRC Glen Rice /125
- ATC-EBR Elton Brand /125
- ATC-BBY Brent Barry /125
- ATC-CBT Caron Butler /125
- ATC-DEL Dale Ellis /125
- ATC-HML Harold Miner /125
- ATC-JWT James Worthy /75
- ATC-KVW Kevin Willis /125
- ATC-MKA Mark Aguirre /125
- ATC-TCM Terry Cummings /125
- ATC-TYA Tony Allen /125
- ATC-HDT Hedo Turkoglu /125
- ATC-JFH Jeff Hornacek /125
- ATC-QRS Quentin Richardson /125
- ATC-CHL Christian Laettner /125
- ATC-RBP Robert Parish /125
- ATC-BLL Bill Laimbeer /125
- ATC-BSC Brian Scalabrine /125
- ATC-KVG Kevin Garnett /75
- ATC-GMG George McGinnis /125
- ATC-AXE Alex English /125
- ATC-MWP Metta World Peace /125
- ATC-RHM Richard Hamilton /125
First Class Ticket
- Red Cracked Ice
- Red Wave
- Blue Cracked Ice /75
- Green Pulsar /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 1 Jaden Hardy
- 2 Jaden Ivey
- 3 Paolo Banchero
- 4 Jabari Smith Jr.
- 5 Ousmane Dieng
- 6 Bennedict Mathurin
- 7 Dyson Daniels
- 8 Keegan Murray
- 9 Jalen Williams
- 10 Jeremy Sochan
- 11 Chet Holmgren
- 12 Ochai Agbaji
- 13 Walker Kessler
- 14 Mark Williams
- 15 AJ Griffin
- 16 Johnny Davis
- 17 Jalen Duren
- 18 Shaedon Sharpe
- 19 MarJon Beauchamp
- 20 Tari Eason
Gold Rush
- 1 Stephen Curry
- 2 LeBron James
- 3 Giannis Antetokounmpo
- 4 Ja Morant
- 5 Luka Doncic
Hoop Dreams
- Red Cracked Ice
- Red Wave
- Blue Cracked Ice /75
- Green Pulsar /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 1 Jaden Hardy
- 2 Jalen Williams
- 3 MarJon Beauchamp
- 4 Andrew Nembhard
- 5 Christian Braun
- 6 Max Christie
- 7 Jaylin Williams
- 8 David Roddy
- 9 Peyton Watson
- 10 Paolo Banchero
- 11 Jaden Ivey
- 12 Keegan Murray
- 13 Bennedict Mathurin
- 14 Tari Eason
- 15 AJ Griffin
- 16 Mark Williams
- 17 Walker Kessler
- 18 Chet Holmgren
- 19 Jabari Smith Jr.
- 20 Jaden Ivey
- 21 Shaedon Sharpe
- 22 Jeremy Sochan
- 23 Jalen Duren
- 24 Ochai Agbaji
- 25 Malaki Branham
Legendary Tandems
- Red Cracked Ice
- Red Wave
- Blue Cracked Ice /75
- Green Pulsar /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 1 Stephen Curry / Kevin Durant
- 2 Tony Parker / Manu Ginobili
- 3 Jason Kidd / Vince Carter
- 4 Steve Nash / Dirk Nowitzki
- 5 Yao Ming / Tracy McGrady
- 6 Jason Williams / Pau Gasol
- 7 Dwyane Wade / Shaquille O'Neal
- 8 Jerry West / Wilt Chamberlain
- 9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Magic Johnson
- 10 Karl Malone / John Stockton
- 11 Jrue Holiday / Giannis Antetokounmpo
- 12 Kawhi Leonard / Pascal Siakam
- 13 Kevin Garnett / Stephon Marbury
- 14 David Robinson / Tim Duncan
- 16 Ray Allen / Paul Pierce
- 17 Kevin McHale / Larry Bird
- 18 Isiah Thomas / Dennis Rodman
- 19 LeBron James / Kyrie Irving
- 20 Hakeem Olajuwon / Charles Barkley
Lottery Ticket
- Red Cracked Ice
- Red Wave
- Blue Cracked Ice /75
- Green Pulsar /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 1 Paolo Banchero
- 2 Chet Holmgren
- 3 Jabari Smith Jr.
- 4 Keegan Murray
- 5 Jaden Ivey
- 6 Bennedict Mathurin
- 7 Shaedon Sharpe
- 8 Dyson Daniels
- 9 Jeremy Sochan
- 10 Johnny Davis
- 11 Ousmane Dieng
- 12 Jalen Williams
- 13 Jalen Duren
- 14 Ochai Agbaji
Optic Illusion
- Red Cracked Ice
- Red Wave
- Blue Cracked Ice /75
- Green Pulsar /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 1 Jalen Williams
- 2 Kevin Durant
- 3 Nikola Jokic
- 4 Stephen Curry
- 5 Luka Doncic
- 6 Jayson Tatum
- 7 Jabari Smith Jr.
- 8 Kyrie Irving
- 9 Trae Young
- 10 Jaden Ivey
- 11 Ja Morant
- 12 Damian Lillard
- 13 LaMelo Ball
- 14 Giannis Antetokounmpo
- 15 Bennedict Mathurin
- 16 Devin Booker
- 17 Paul George
- 18 Donovan Mitchell
- 19 Zach LaVine
- 20 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- 21 Paolo Banchero
- 22 Keegan Murray
- 23 Tyrese Haliburton
- 24 Anthony Edwards
- 25 LeBron James
Perennial Contenders Autographs AUTO
Print runs vary by card. Some cards were issued only as parallels.
- Blue /75
- Blue /49
- Orange /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- PCA-JKM Jonathan Kuminga /99
- PCA-DAY Deandre Ayton /99
- PCA-DRW Derrick White /99
- PCA-SCY Seth Curry /99
- PCA-GTJ Gary Trent Jr. /99
- PCA-RJB RJ Barrett /99
- PCA-BBP Bobby Portis /99
- PCA-GDR Goran Dragic /99
- PCA-IVZ Ivica Zubac /99
- PCA-KOJ Kelly Oubre Jr. /99
- PCA-DMD Doug McDermott /99
- PCA-KVH Kevin Huerter /99
- PCA-THW Tim Hardaway Jr. /99
- PCA-ISW Isaiah Stewart /99
- PCA-MAX Max Strus /99
- PCA-BIG Brandon Ingram /75
- PCA-EVM Evan Mobley /99
- PCA-DVV Devin Vassell /99
- PCA-HBJ Herbert Jones /99
- PCA-KMJ Kenyon Martin Jr. /99
- PCA-CAT Cole Anthony /99
- PCA-RLZ Robin Lopez /99
- PCA-IOK Isaac Okoro /99
- PCA-BRB Bruce Brown /99
- PCA-PML Patty Mills /99
- 7 Nikola Vucevic
- 8 Malcolm Brogdon
Playing the Numbers Game
- Red Cracked Ice
- Red Wave
- Blue Cracked Ice /75
- Green Pulsar /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 1 Donovan Mitchell
- 2 Damian Lillard
- 3 Luka Doncic
- 4 Joel Embiid
- 5 Devin Booker
- 6 Julius Randle
- 7 Giannis Antetokounmpo
- 8 Anthony Davis
- 9 Klay Thompson
- 10 Jayson Tatum
- 11 Stephen Curry
- 12 Ja Morant
- 13 DeMar DeRozan
- 14 LeBron James
- 15 Kyrie Irving
- 16 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- 17 De'Aaron Fox
- 18 James Harden
- 19 Fred VanVleet
- 20 Trae Young
- 21 Tyrese Haliburton
- 22 Chris Paul
- 23 Josh Giddey
- 24 Ivica Zubac
- 25 Nikola Jokic
- 26 Domantas Sabonis
- 27 Brook Lopez
- 28 Jaren Jackson Jr.
- 29 D'Angelo Russell
- 30 Anthony Edwards
Rookies
Only issued as parallels.
- Black Pandora
- Red
- Silver
- Blue /99
- Pink /75
- Orange /49
- Green Pulsar /25
- Purple /15
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- 1 Walker Kessler
- 2 Dyson Daniels
- 3 Jeremy Sochan
- 4 Chet Holmgren
- 5 Christian Braun
- 6 Jabari Smith Jr.
- 7 Bennedict Mathurin
- 8 Jalen Williams
- 9 Andrew Nembhard
- 10 Tari Eason
- 11 AJ Griffin
- 12 Ochai Agbaji
- 13 Johnny Davis
- 14 Malaki Branham
- 15 Max Christie
- 16 Nikola Jovic
- 17 Shaedon Sharpe
- 18 Paolo Banchero
- 19 Mark Williams
- 20 Patrick Baldwin Jr.
- 21 Jalen Duren
- 22 Keegan Murray
- 23 MarJon Beauchamp
- 24 Jaden Ivey
- 25 Jaden Hardy
Rookies Asia
- Red Wave
- Blue Wave /45
- Gold Wave /10
- 1 Walker Kessler
- 2 Dyson Daniels
- 3 Jeremy Sochan
- 4 Chet Holmgren
- 5 Christian Braun
- 6 Jabari Smith Jr.
- 7 Bennedict Mathurin
- 8 Jalen Williams
- 9 Andrew Nembhard
- 10 Tari Eason
- 11 AJ Griffin
- 12 Ochai Agbaji
- 13 Johnny Davis
- 14 Malaki Branham
- 15 Max Christie
- 16 Nikola Jovic
- 17 Shaedon Sharpe
- 18 Paolo Banchero
- 19 Mark Williams
- 20 Patrick Baldwin Jr.
- 21 Jalen Duren
- 22 Keegan Murray
- 23 MarJon Beauchamp
- 24 Jaden Ivey
- 25 Jaden Hardy
Rookie Season Ticket AUTO
- Red Wave
- Variation Season Ticket
- Variation Season Ticket Red Wave
- Red /99
- Variation Season Ticket Red /99
- Green /75
- Variation Season Ticket Green /75
- Blue /49
- Variation Season Ticket Blue /49
- Orange /25
- Variation Season Ticket Orange /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Wave /10
- Variation Season Ticket Gold /10
- Variation Season Ticket Gold Wave /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Variation Season Ticket Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 101 Peyton Watson
- 102 Dyson Daniels
- 103 Christian Braun
- 104 Moussa Diabate
- 105 Wendell Moore Jr.
- 106 Malaki Branham
- 107 Johnny Davis
- 108 Ochai Agbaji
- 109 Jabari Smith Jr.
- 110 Jaden Hardy
- 111 Jalen Duren
- 112 Jalen Williams
- 114 MarJon Beauchamp
- 115 Kennedy Chandler
- 116 Christian Koloko
- 117 Isaiah Mobley
- 118 Paolo Banchero
- 119 Jake LaRavia
- 120 Nikola Jovic
- 121 E.J. Liddell
- 122 Max Christie
- 123 Caleb Houstan
- 124 Trevor Keels
- 126 Tari Eason
- 127 Dalen Terry
- 128 Bennedict Mathurin
- 129 Patrick Baldwin Jr.
- 130 Blake Wesley
- 131 Chet Holmgren
- 132 Keegan Murray
- 133 Shaedon Sharpe
- 134 Mark Williams
- 135 TyTy Washington Jr.
- 136 Walker Kessler
- 137 AJ Griffin
- 138 Jeremy Sochan
- 139 Jaden Ivey
- 140 David Roddy
Sophomore Contenders Autographs AUTO
Print runs vary by card.
- Blue /75
- Blue /49
- Orange /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- SCA-HBJ Herbert Jones /99
- SCA-JNK Jonathan Kuminga /99
- SCA-USG Usman Garuba /125
- SCA-EVM Evan Mobley /99
- SCA-ASG Alperen Sengun /99
- SCA-AYO Ayo Dosunmu /125
- SCA-SCB Scottie Barnes /75
- SCA-DVM Davion Mitchell /125
- SCA-FZW Franz Wagner /99
- SCA-KJS Keon Johnson /125
- SCA-JLJ Jalen Johnson /125
- SCA-MSM Moses Moody /125
- SCA-CKP Corey Kispert /125
- SCA-JGD Josh Giddey /99
- SCA-ZWL Ziaire Williams /125
Suite Shots
- Red Cracked Ice
- Red Wave
- Blue Cracked Ice /75
- Green Pulsar /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 1 Paul George
- 2 Giannis Antetokounmpo
- 3 Nikola Jokic
- 4 LeBron James
- 5 De'Aaron Fox
- 6 Devin Booker
- 7 Donovan Mitchell
- 8 Stephen Curry
- 9 Kevin Durant
- 10 Zach LaVine
- 11 Damian Lillard
- 12 Jayson Tatum
- 13 Anthony Edwards
- 14 Luka Doncic
- 15 Kyrie Irving
- 16 Ja Morant
- 17 Trae Young
- 18 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- 19 Joel Embiid
- 20 Jaylen Brown
- 21 Julius Randle
Superstars
- Red Cracked Ice
- Red Wave
- Blue Cracked Ice /75
- Green Pulsar /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo
- 2 LeBron James
- 3 Luka Doncic
- 4 Jayson Tatum
- 5 Nikola Jokic
- 6 Ja Morant
- 7 Joel Embiid
- 8 Kevin Durant
- 9 Damian Lillard
- 10 Stephen Curry
Uniformity
- Red Cracked Ice
- Red Wave
- Blue Cracked Ice /75
- Green Pulsar /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 1 Joel Embiid
- 2 Donovan Mitchell
- 3 LaMelo Ball
- 4 Jayson Tatum
- 5 LeBron James
- 6 Zach LaVine
- 7 Kevin Durant
- 8 Giannis Antetokounmpo
- 9 Tyrese Haliburton
- 10 Ja Morant
- 11 Cade Cunningham
- 12 Trae Young
- 13 Luka Doncic
- 14 Zion Williamson
- 15 Nikola Jokic
- 16 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- 17 Devin Booker
- 18 Anthony Edwards
- 19 Kyrie Irving
- 20 Julius Randle
- 21 Damian Lillard
- 22 Stephen Curry
- 23 De'Aaron Fox
- 24 Jalen Williams
- 25 Jabari Smith Jr.
- 26 Keegan Murray
- 27 Jaden Ivey
- 28 Bennedict Mathurin
- 29 Shaedon Sharpe
- 30 Paolo Banchero
Up and Coming Autographs AUTO
Print runs vary by card.
- Blue /75
- Blue /49
- Orange /25
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- UCA-PBC Paolo Banchero /75
- UCA-JSJ Jabari Smith Jr. /99
- UCA-KGM Keegan Murray /99
- UCA-JIV Jaden Ivey /99
- UCA-BNM Bennedict Mathurin /99
- UCA-SHS Shaedon Sharpe /99
- UCA-DYD Dyson Daniels /125
- UCA-JSC Jeremy Sochan /125
- UCA-JLW Jalen Williams /125
- UCA-OAG Ochai Agbaji /125
- UCA-JLR Jake LaRavia /125
- UCA-TES Tari Eason /125
- UCA-MBH Malaki Branham /125
- UCA-AJG AJ Griffin /125
- UCA-CHS Caleb Houstan /125
- UCA-CKK Christian Koloko /125
- UCA-MAX Max Christie /125
- UCA-MKW Mark Williams /125
Veteran Ticket AUTO
Print runs vary by card.
- Red Wave
- Red /60
- Green /49
- Red /49
- Red /35
- Blue /25
- Green /25
- Blue /15
- Orange /15
- Gold /10
- Gold Wave /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- VT-CCH Cade Cunningham
- VT-RJB RJ Barrett
- VT-JGR Jalen Green
- VT-JHD James Harden
- VT-AET Anthony Edwards
- VT-DAY Deandre Ayton
- VT-BIG Brandon Ingram
- VT-TYH Tyrese Haliburton
- VT-JPW Jordan Poole
- VT-JJJ Jaren Jackson Jr.
No cards match that search.