2021-22
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2021-22 Panini Black Basketball Hobby Box
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 |  |
$305 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (12) | |
$3,650, $304 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 2 retailers we follow for 2021-22 Panini Black, 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 2021-22 Panini Black for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes this product worth opening?
Every box comes with one guaranteed autograph from the 2021 rookie class. That's the main draw—you're always getting a signature card, whether it's a Jumbo Memorabilia, standard Rookie Memorabilia, or Smoke Show Signature.
Who are the key rookie cards?
The marquee names are Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs, Josh Giddey, and Franz Wagner. All 30 rookies in the base set are numbered to 149, and all autographs in the product come from this rookie class.
How do the parallels work?
Base cards come in five parallel tiers: Silver (/75), Copper (/49), Gold (/25), Holo Gold (/5), and Platinum (1/1). Autograph parallels follow similar structures but with lower print runs, so a Platinum auto is a true one-of-one.
What's the base set like?
It's a 95-card set: 65 current NBA stars and 30 rookies. All base cards are numbered to 149. The design is dark-themed and minimal, fitting the Black brand aesthetic.
What's White Night and why is it so hard to pull?
White Night is a super-rare insert featuring just five players: Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and two others. Panini called it 'super rare' but didn't publish exact odds, so it's a genuine chase card.
How was this product sold?
It was an online-exclusive through Panini's website using a Dutch Auction format on September 9, 2022. Prices started at $750 per box and dropped every five minutes until it sold out or hit the $250 floor.
Is there a difference between Rookie Jumbo and standard Rookie Memorabilia Autographs?
Yes. Rookie Jumbo features 20 players with larger swatch pieces, numbered to 25. Rookie Memorabilia has 40 players, numbered to 49, offering more variety but smaller swatches. Both are premium auto hits.
What are the best inserts in 2021-22 Panini Black?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Rookie Jumbo Memorabilia Autographs, Rookie Memorabilia Autographs, Smoke Show Signatures, White Night.
When did 2021-22 Panini Black come out?
It dropped September 9, 2022.
What's in a 2021-22 Panini Black hobby box?
5 cards per pack, 1 pack per box, 12 boxes per case
What's the cheapest 2021-22 Panini Black hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $304.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2021-22 Panini Black?
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.
2021-22 Panini Black Basketball
2021-22 Panini Black Basketball is a sleek online-exclusive with one guaranteed autograph per box, built around rookie signatures like Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Scottie Barnes, and Evan Mobley.
Autographs
1 Autograph per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 2 Base or rookie parallels (numbered to 75 or less)
Inserts to watch
- Rookie Jumbo Memorabilia Autographs 20-card set featuring premium rookie autos with swatch, including Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, and Josh Giddey, numbered to 25 or less.
- Rookie Memorabilia Autographs 40-card rookie auto set with swatch, numbered to 49 or less, offering more options than the Jumbo version.
- Smoke Show Signatures 40-card rookie signature-only set numbered to 25 or less, a more affordable auto chase than the memorabilia versions.
- White Night Super rare short-print insert featuring just five players including Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Fast facts
- Released
- September 9, 2022
- Box config
- 5 cards per pack, 1 pack per box, 12 boxes per case
- Set size
- 95 cards
- Top rookie
- Evan Mobley
Last 30 days
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.