2022-23
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2022-23 Panini Contenders Basketball Hobby Box
Rookies
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What are these options?
- Hobby Box
- The full-size box sold through card shops rather than big-box stores. It has the most packs and the best odds, and most modern hobby boxes guarantee at least one autograph or memorabilia card. Pack and card counts vary by product line. Older listings sometimes call this a wax box.
- Cases
- The factory-sealed carton a product ships in, holding a set number of boxes. A full case is the whole carton; an inner case is a smaller sealed block from inside it. Case buyers get untouched pack sequencing and a lower price per box. Some rare cards are seeded about once per case, which is what collectors mean by a case hit.
| Format | In USAUSD | In CanadaCAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby Box |  |
$380 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (12) |  |
$4,650, $387 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 3 retailers we follow for 2022-23 Panini Contenders, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.
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Frequently asked
Who's 2022-23 Panini Contenders for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes 2022-23 Contenders worth opening?
The Rookie Ticket Autographs are the main draw. They're on-card signatures from the 2022 draft class and are among the most recognized rookie cards in the hobby. Plus, every hobby box guarantees 2 autographs, so you're hitting autos consistently.
Who are the key rookies in this set?
Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith Jr., and Chet Holmgren are the headliners from the 2022 draft. The Rookie Ticket checklist runs from #101 to #145, with retail-only rookies at #146-165.
What's the deal with the parallels?
There are a ton. Base cards have game-themed parallels like Playoff Ticket (/249), Conference Finals (/75), and all the way down to Championship (1/1). Premium Edition versions come on chromium stock with their own Gold (/10) and Gold Vinyl (1/1) parallels.
Are there any hobby-exclusive inserts?
Yes. Permit to Dominate, License to Dominate, Superstar Die-Cuts, Lottery Ticket, and Season Tickets are all hobby-only. Permit and License are noted as being among the harder pulls.
How many cards are in a hobby box?
32 cards total. Four packs with 8 cards each. Two of those packs are guaranteed to have autographs.
What's the base set size?
165 cards. The first 100 are Season Tickets (veterans), #101-145 are Rookie Tickets, and #146-165 are Rookie Ticket Retail exclusives.
Do the Rookie Ticket Autographs have on-card signatures?
Yes, they're all on-card ink according to Panini. That's a big part of why they're so sought after.
When did 2022-23 Panini Contenders come out?
It dropped April 5, 2023.
What's in a 2022-23 Panini Contenders hobby box?
4 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 2 autographs per box
What's the cheapest 2022-23 Panini Contenders hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $380.00 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2022-23 Panini Contenders?
We track listings across the major North American card shops and surface the best price up top. The Buy on eBay links go through the eBay Partner Network.
2022-23 Panini Contenders Basketball
2022-23 Panini Contenders Basketball centers on Rookie Ticket Autographs, the hobby's most recognized rookie cards with on-card signatures from the 2022 draft class like Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith Jr., and Chet Holmgren. Hobby boxes are compact at just four packs, with two guaranteed to hit autographs.
Autographs
2 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 10 Inserts, variations, or parallels total
Inserts to watch
- Rookie Ticket Autographs On-card signatures from the 2022 draft class, the marquee chase in the product.
- Veteran Ticket Autographs Autographed cards of active and retired stars with multiple parallel tiers.
- Permit to Dominate Hobby-exclusive insert and one of the harder chase cards to pull.
- License to Dominate Hobby-exclusive insert, also among the tougher hits in the product.
- Superstar Die-Cuts New insert set exclusive to hobby packs, not found in retail.
- Lottery Ticket Hobby-only insert with a different design theme.
Fast facts
- Released
- April 5, 2023
- Box config
- 4 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 2 autographs per box
- Set size
- 145 cards
- Top rookie
- Chet Holmgren
8 CARDS
PER PACK
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4 PACKS
PER BOX
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Canadian prices in CAD, American in USD. A break in a price line means every shop was sold out that day; a day we did not scrape carries the last known price forward.