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Jalen Brunson Cards by Year: From His 2018-19 Rookie to Today

A year-by-year map of Jalen Brunson's cards — the 2018-19 rookie season, the quiet Mavericks years, the Knicks breakout, and the All-NBA captain era — so you know which season each card comes from, what drives its demand, and where to hunt it on eBay.

By Sam Lattimore Updated August 3, 2026

Every Jalen Brunson card belongs to a season, and the season tells you almost everything — whether it’s a true rookie, which team he’s pictured with, and why it’s in demand. Brunson’s card timeline splits into a few clean chapters: one rookie year in Dallas, a quiet stretch as a Mavericks contributor, the Knicks free-agency move that changed his market, and the captain-and-All-NBA era that has him among the most collected guards in the league.

This is the year-by-year map. Instead of fabricated card-number lists, it walks the timeline by season and storyline, tells you what each chapter is known for, and drops a live eBay rail so you can see the actual cards trading right now in each era. Pair it with the rookie-card checklist for the brand-by-brand rookie map and the deep-dive set reviews linked throughout.

2018-19 — The rookie year (Dallas Mavericks)

This is the only season that produces a true Jalen Brunson rookie card, and it’s the base of his entire market. Drafted 33rd overall in 2018, Brunson has base and insert rookies spread across essentially the full 2018-19 basketball lineup — from a few-dollar base card up to a five-figure case hit. The core chase lives here:

If you buy one Brunson card for the long haul, make it a graded rookie from this season. Start with the rookie-cards money page for the current chase.

2019-20 to 2021-22 — The Mavericks years (the quiet window)

These are Brunson’s second-, third-, and fourth-year cards as a rising Dallas guard — still in a Mavericks uniform, before the national spotlight. There are no rookies here, but every flagship product of these seasons carries a Brunson base, insert, parallel, and often autograph card.

For collectors this is the historically overlooked window: cards from these seasons were printed when Brunson was a solid role player, not a star, so his color parallels and autos from this stretch are a favorite hunting ground for anyone building depth beyond the rookies. Watch live comps — Mavericks-era cards can be the value corner of a Brunson collection.

2022-23 — The Knicks arrival (the market inflection)

Brunson signed with the New York Knicks in the summer of 2022, and his card market changed with him. His first Knicks-uniform cards appear in the 2022-23 products — the moment his collecting base widened from “solid guard” to “franchise centerpiece in the league’s biggest market.”

This is where modern demand starts to build: first-Knicks-uniform base cards, inserts, and color parallels from this season carry real storyline appeal. If you collect the current run rather than the rookies, this is the chapter where the Knicks era begins. See the New York Knicks team page for the wider Knicks collecting context.

2023-24 — The captain-and-All-NBA leap

Brunson’s rise to Knicks captain and an All-NBA selection, plus a deep playoff run, turned him into one of the most collected guards in the game. Cards from this season ride that breakout — the demand curve on his Knicks-era color, inserts, and autos steepens here, and his name starts showing up in the same collecting conversations as the league’s marquee guards.

For the modern collector, this is peak-storyline territory. Price it against live sold comps — momentum cards move fast in both directions — using the card-values money page framing: buy the slab, not the hype.

2024-25 and the current era — franchise cornerstone

Brunson is the established captain of the Knicks and an ongoing All-NBA-caliber guard, and his current-season cards reflect a fully-formed star market. New color parallels, inserts, premium autos, and case hits arrive with each release. Because he’s an active player, this chapter keeps growing — every season adds cards, and the newest ones are the most speculative (and volatile) part of his market.

For the freshest Knicks-era pickups, the player hub tracks his eras, the Knicks-era collecting guide maps this chapter card-type by card-type, and the best Prizm parallels list covers the color chase.

A note on who makes his cards

From his 2018-19 rookie season through the 2024-25 season, every officially licensed Brunson NBA card came from Panini, which had held the NBA’s exclusive trading-card licence since 2009-10. That has now changed. Fanatics took long-term NBA and NBPA trading-card rights in August 2021 and bought Topps in December 2021; in October 2025 it was announced that Topps had obtained the NBA trading-card licence, and 2025-26 Topps Basketball shipped that same month with Brunson on it at base #14. So his catalogue now splits cleanly by manufacturer: 2018-19 through 2024-25 is Panini, 2025-26 forward is Topps. It doesn’t change the rookie-year fundamentals — but check the manufacturer and season printed on a newer card so you know which product line you’re buying into.

Sources: Wikipedia’s Panini Group entry records that “In January 2009, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Panini would become the exclusive trading card partner of the league beginning with the 2009–10 season.” Wikipedia’s Fanatics, Inc. entry records the handover: Fanatics took long-term NBA and NBPA trading-card rights in August 2021, acquired Topps in December 2021, and “It was announced in October 2025 that Fanatics, through its subsidiary Topps, obtained the NBA trading card license, marking the return of officially licensed packs of Topps NBA cards since the 2009-2010 season.”

Source — published checklists at checklistinsider.com, which cover NBA products from 2023-24 onward. Brunson’s base card is #9 in 2023-24 Panini Prizm (released 21 February 2024), #217 in 2024-25 Panini Prizm (19 February 2025), #186 in 2024-25 NBA Hoops (31 January 2025), and #14 in 2025-26 Topps Basketball (23 October 2025), where he also appears on Combo card #274.

How to collect Brunson by year

  1. Anchor with a rookie. The 2018-19 season is the only rookie year and the base of the market — a graded RC is the cornerstone.
  2. Mine the Mavericks window for value. 2019-20 through 2021-22 cards were printed before the spotlight; parallels and autos there can be the value corner.
  3. Collect the storyline for the modern run. First-Knicks-uniform (2022-23) and captain-era cards carry the demand.
  4. Always check the year and manufacturer. The season tells you if it’s a rookie; the maker tells you which product family it’s from.
  5. Price against sold comps, per era. Rookie, Mavericks, and Knicks cards trade in different lanes — use the live rails below for each.

Find Brunson cards from every era on eBay

The rails below run live listings straight from eBay for each chapter of Brunson’s timeline — from his 2018-19 rookies through his current Knicks-era cards, plus autographs and graded copies across every year. eBay prices and sold comps are real market data, so use them to see what a card from a given season actually trades for before you buy.

Browse authenticated cards on eBay

These open live eBay listings for the certified and graded cards this guide covers — the safest way to buy. Prefer factory-certified or third-party-authenticated (PSA, BGS, SGC) copies, and compare sold comps rather than asking prices.

2018-19 Rookies Mavericks Era Knicks Era Autographs (Any Year) Graded (Any Year)

Frequently Asked Questions

What year is Jalen Brunson's rookie card?
2018-19. Brunson was drafted 33rd overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2018 NBA Draft, so his first officially licensed cards appear across the 2018-19 basketball product line. Only cards from that season are true rookie cards — anything labeled with a later year is not an RC, even if it's his first card in a particular design.
Are Jalen Brunson's Mavericks cards or Knicks cards more valuable?
His true rookies are all from his Dallas years (2018-19 onward), and the premium autographed rookies sit at the top of the market. But Knicks-era base, insert, and color cards have surged with his rise to captain and All-NBA — some of his most-searched modern cards are Knicks issues. The only honest read on any of them is live eBay sold comps, not a fixed price.
Does every year of Jalen Brunson cards have autographs?
Brunson has autograph content spread across most seasons — from his 2018-19 rookie signatures (his Contenders Rookie Ticket Auto is the flagship) through Knicks-era on-card and sticker autos in premium products. Card numbers, parallels, and print runs differ every year, so use eBay's filters to confirm the exact signed card and season before you buy.
Did the company that makes Jalen Brunson cards change?
It already has. Panini held the NBA's exclusive trading-card licence from 2009-10 through the 2024-25 season, which covers every Brunson card from his 2018-19 rookies onward. Fanatics took long-term NBA and NBPA card rights in August 2021 and bought Topps in December 2021; in October 2025 it was announced that Topps had obtained the NBA licence, and 2025-26 Topps Basketball shipped that month with Brunson at base #14. So his catalogue now splits by manufacturer: Panini through 2024-25, Topps from 2025-26. Always check the manufacturer and season printed on a card so you know exactly what you're buying.
Which year of Jalen Brunson card should I buy first?
For long-term collectors, a graded 2018-19 rookie is the cornerstone — it's the only rookie year and the base of the market. If you're collecting the current run, a clean Knicks-era color or insert is the most on-brand modern pickup. Set your budget, then use the live eBay rails below to compare what's actually trading in each era.