Topps is leaning back into one of its most buzzed-about rookie card concepts just as the NBA season tips off. Through Topps NOW, the company has revived its NBA Debut Inscription Autographs, with four of the draft’s top picks signing one-of-one cards that mark their first night in the league.
The window to buy them is short. The cards are on sale for only 48 hours, ending midday Saturday, October 24, and they’re aimed squarely at collectors chasing some of the earliest and most coveted pieces from a player’s career. This is the second year Topps has rolled out the special issue after its NBA licensing rights took effect on October 1, 2025.
Last year’s top pick, Cooper Flagg, already showed how hot this format can get: his debut inscription card sold in a PSA 10 for $140,300 last month.
The current group includes four players who have already made their debuts, though 2026 top overall pick AJ Dybantsa has not yet played for the Washington Wizards because of an ankle injury.
Peterson got his first start and put up 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists in 31 minutes, but his Jazz fell 123-103 to the same team that featured another player on this list. A starter right out of the gate, Peterson looks positioned for more chances to land Topps NOW cards as the season goes on.
Boozer may have posted the strangest box score of the bunch. The son of former NBA big man Carlos Boozer finished with 7 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists in 33 minutes as his Grizzlies rolled past Peterson’s Jazz by 20. The shot wasn’t falling - he went 2-of-15 from the floor and 0-of-6 from deep - but the all-around line still stands out.
Wilson saw the most floor time for the Bulls in their opener, even if plenty of it came with the outcome already decided in a 135-92 loss to the Toronto Raptors. He scored 16 points on 7-of-21 shooting, but the turnover total jumped off the page: 9 giveaways in the defeat. Even so, collectors should like the fact that he was in a high-volume role from day one.
Wagler had the best debut of the four, and he did it without starting. In 29 minutes, he delivered 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-6 from three, while adding 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
His Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings 121-96 on opening night in a matchup of rookie guards taken in the top 10. On the other side, No. 7 overall pick Darius Acuff struggled badly, shooting 5-of-24 from the field in the loss.
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