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2019-20 PANINI CONTENDERS NBA BASKETBALL ARRIVES FRIDAY AT SPORTS CARDS PLUS


There's a lot going on with the 2019-20 Panini Contenders Basketball checklist, base cards, inserts, parallels, variations, parallels of the variations and more. But for many, it's all about the traditional Rookie Ticket Autographs, which offer on-card hand-signed Rookie Cards from Zion Williamson and other top names from the 2019 NBA Draft Class.

Autographs combine to land two per hobby box. 2019-20 Contenders also has a couple of retail configurations that also have some exclusive autograph, memorabilia and insert content.
2019-20 Panini Contenders Basketball Rookie Ticket Autographs and More

For more than 20 years, Rookie Ticket Autographs have been a cornerstone of the Contenders brand. While much of that history is in football, the theme has been catching on in basketball as well. The ticket theme is the foundation of the design, but the on-card signatures are a major factor their appeal. In addition to their base versions, Rookie Ticket Autograph parallels include Cracked Ice (/25) and Championship Edition (1/1).


There are also Premium Edition versions that are done with chromium stock similar to Contenders Optic. Among the Premium Edition colors are available in Gold (/10) and Gold Vinyl (1/1). Green Shimmer cards are exclusive to retail.

2019-20 Panini Contenders Basketball Premium Edition Gold Vinyl

Variations are also available, offering further versions to chase. These use different photos.


New in 2019-20 Panini Contenders Basketball are retail-only Rookie Season Ticket Stickers. According to Panini, the 20 players featured on these cards are different from the Rookie Season Ticket cards found in hobby packs. Sticker parallels are available in Playoffs, The Finals, Stub, Cracked Ice, Premium Edition, Printing Plates and Championship.

The Rookie Ticket theme carries over to some of the product’s lone memorabilia cards. Both Rookie Ticket Swatches and Rookie Ticket Swatches Duals are only found in blaster boxes. Dual-player versions have Prime (/10) and Tag (1/1) parallels as well.


Additional Autographs and Inserts


Veterans and retired stars get in on the signature ticket action, all of which are on-card signatures. These autographed sets include: Base Card Autos (40 different), Kobe Bryant Autos (17 different cards), Legendary Contenders (40 different), Rookie Ticket Swatches (40 different), Veteran Season Tickets (10 different) and Veteran Season Ticket Stubs (10 different).  As is the case with the  rookies, Premium Edition Green Shimmer parallels are only in retail.


Signed cards go beyond the ticket theme as well. Among them are Sophomore Contenders Autographs (10 different), which spotlight second-year players, and MVP Contenders Autographs (10 different).


2019-20 Panini Contenders Basketball has several other additional inserts. License to Dominate and Permit to Dominate are both short prints, meaning they’re tougher to find than most. Designs for both look like driver’s licenses.


2019 Draft Class Contenders, Front Row Seat and Winning Ticket are among the retail-only insert sets.


As far as main set parallels go, retail has some additional exclusives. Game Ticket Green and Game Ticket Purple (/25) are only in fat packs. Game Ticket Red and Game Ticket Blue (/49) are in blasters.
In addition to the 45 Rookie Ticket Autographs (with parallels) are the autographs listed below:

Contenders Autographs Checklist

40 cards.
Parallels:
  • Bronze – /25
  • Gold – /10
  • Platinum – 1/1
1 Luka Doncic /99
2 Nemanja Bjelica /199
3 Eric Bledsoe /99
4 Quinn Cook /199
5 Malcolm Brogdon /99
6 Reggie Jackson /99
7 Andrew Wiggins /49
8 Jonas Valanciunas /199
9 LaMarcus Aldridge /49
10 Michael Porter Jr. /199
11 Danilo Gallinari /99
12 Rudy Gobert /199
13 Julius Randle /99
14 Joe Harris /199
15 Pascal Siakam /99
16 Kevin Knox II /99
17 DeMarcus Cousins /49
18 Montrezl Harrell /199
19 Lauri Markkanen /49
20 Evan Turner /199

21 Nikola Vucevic /99
22 Gerald Green /199
23 Avery Bradley /99
24 Jarrett Allen /199
25 Willie Cauley-Stein /99
26 Danny Green /199
27 Markelle Fultz /49
28 Thaddeus Young /199
29 Khris Middleton /99
30 Dario Saric /199
31 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope /99
32 Domantas Sabonis /199
33 Otto Porter Jr. /99
34 Kelly Olynyk /199
35 Nerlens Noel /99
36 Allonzo Trier /199
37 Trae Young /49
38 Terrence Ross /199
39 Alex Len /99
40 Ersan Ilyasova /199

Kobe Bryant Autographs Checklist

17 cards.
1 Kobe Bryant
2 Kobe Bryant
3 Kobe Bryant
4 Kobe Bryant
5 Kobe Bryant
6 Kobe Bryant
7 Kobe Bryant
8 Kobe Bryant
9 Kobe Bryant
10 Kobe Bryant
11 Kobe Bryant
12 Kobe Bryant
13 Kobe Bryant
14 Kobe Bryant
15 Kobe Bryant
16 Kobe Bryant
17 Kobe Bryant

Legendary Contenders Autographs Checklist

40 cards.
Parallels:
  • Bronze – /25
  • Gold – /10
  • Platinum – 1/1
1 Jerome Williams /199
2 Lenny Wilkens /99
3 Mychal Thompson /199
4 Chuck Person /199
5 Tom Chambers /199
6 Magic Johnson /49
7 Toni Kukoc /199
8 Chris Bosh /49
9 Tree Rollins /199
10 Jalen Rose /99
11 Charlie Ward /199
12 George Gervin /99
13 Antonio McDyess /199
14 Elvin Hayes /199
15 Alvan Adams /199
16 Jerry West /49
17 Cedric Maxwell /199
18 Artis Gilmore /99
19 Rashard Lewis /199
20 Latrell Sprewell /99

21 Charlie Scott /199
22 Carlos Boozer /199
23 Rudy Tomjanovich /199
24 Nate McMillan /199
25 Bill Cartwright /199
26 Hakeem Olajuwon /49
27 Glen Rice /199
28 Kenny Smith /99
29 Sidney Moncrief /199
30 Robert Parish /99
31 Sarunas Marciulionis /199
32 Shane Battier /199
33 Scott Skiles /199
34 Sam Cassell /199
35 Alex English /199
36 David Robinson /49
37 M.L. Carr /199
38 Jason Terry /99
39 Paul Silas /199
40 Louie Dampier /99

MVP Contenders Autographs Checklist

10 cards.
Parallels:
  • Bronze – /25
  • Gold – /10
  • Platinum – 1/1
1 Damian Lillard /49
2 Kyrie Irving /49
3 Giannis Antetokounmpo /49
4 Anthony Davis /49
5 Kawhi Leonard /49
6 Karl-Anthony Towns /49
7 Donovan Mitchell /49
8 Bradley Beal /46
9 Nikola Jokic /99
10 Luka Doncic /99

Rookie Ticket Swatches Autographs Checklist

40 cards.
Parallels:
  • Prime – 1/1
1 Carsen Edwards /10
2 Cam Reddish /10
3 Admiral Schofield /10
4 Romeo Langford /10
5 Ignas Brazdeikis /10
6 Goga Bitadze /10
7 Ty Jerome /10
8 Zion Williamson /10
9 Jordan Poole /10
10 Jarrett Culver /10
11 Bruno Fernando /10
12 Cameron Johnson /10
13 Jaylen Nowell /10
14 Sekou Doumbouya /10
15 Quinndary Weatherspoon /10
16 Luka Samanic /10
17 Nassir Little /10
18 Ja Morant /10
19 Keldon Johnson /10
20 Coby White /10

21 Cody Martin /10
22 PJ Washington Jr. /10
23 Bol Bol /10
24 Chuma Okeke /10
25 Tremont Waters /10
26 Brandon Clarke /10
27 Dylan Windler /10
28 RJ Barrett /10
29 Kevin Porter Jr. /10
30 Jaxson Hayes /10
31 Eric Paschall /10
32 Tyler Herro /10
33 Isaiah Roby /10
34 Nickeil Alexander-Walker /10
35 Matisse Thybulle /10
36 Grant Williams /10
37 Mfiondu Kabengele /10
38 De’Andre Hunter /10
39 KZ Okpala /10
40 Rui Hachimura /10

Sophomore Contenders Autographs Checklist

10 cards.
Parallels:
  • Bronze – /25
  • Gold – /10
  • Platinum – 1/1
1 Deandre Ayton /99
2 Marvin Bagley III /99
3 Luka Doncic /99
4 Jaren Jackson Jr. /99
5 Trae Young /99
6 Wendell Carter Jr. /99
7 Collin Sexton /99
8 Kevin Knox II /99
9 Michael Porter Jr. /99
10 Jalen Brunson /99

Veteran Season Ticket Checklist

10 cards.
Parallels:
  • Ticket Stub – (print runs vary, list below)
  • Premium Edition
  • Premium Edition Green Shimmer
  • Playoff Ticket – /25
  • The Finals Ticket – /25
  • Cracked Ice Ticket – /15
  • Premium Edition Blue Shimmer – /10
  • Premium Edition Gold – /10
  • Championship Ticket – 1/1
  • Premium Edition Gold Vinyl – 1/1
  • Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)

1 Kobe Bryant
2 Charles Barkley
3 Kevin Durant
4 Dwyane Wade
5 Kyrie Irving
6 Damian Lillard
7 Anthony Davis
8 Kevin Garnett
9 Karl-Anthony Towns
10 Shaquille O’Neal

Veteran Season Ticket Stub Checklist

10 cards.
1 Kobe Bryant /8
2 Charles Barkley /4
3 Kevin Durant /7
4 Dwyane Wade /3
5 Kyrie Irving /11
6 Damian Lillard 1/1
7 Anthony Davis /3
8 Kevin Garnett /5
9 Karl-Anthony Towns /32
10 Shaquille O’Neal /34