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The full-year schedule of major NBA basketball card releases — every flagship Panini set with its typical street window, so you know what has already dropped and what is coming next. Many of these products still include Kobe Bryant cards and tributes. Exact on-sale dates shift a little each year; always confirm with Panini.
Next up 2025-26 Panini Flawless Basketball — December 2026
| Set | Brand | Expected Window | What It Is |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 Panini Flawless Basketball Flagship | Panini | December 2026 | One of the highest-end releases of the year — gem-embedded cards, premium autos, and top-tier chase pieces. |
| Set | Brand | Release Window | What It Is |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 Panini National Treasures Basketball Flagship | Panini | Mid-October 2026 | Ultra-premium set — on-card autos, low-numbered patches, and 1/1s; the top-end home of marquee Kobe hits. |
| 2025-26 Panini Mosaic Basketball | Panini | Early August 2026 | Mosaic-pattern chromium set with vivid parallels and fan-favorite inserts. |
| 2025-26 Panini Optic Basketball | Panini | Late June 2026 | The Donruss Optic chromium line — Holo parallels and a strong insert lineup. |
| 2025-26 Panini Select Basketball Flagship | Panini | Mid-April 2026 | Tiered premium chromium set (Concourse / Premier / Courtside) with popular colored Prizms. |
| 2025-26 Panini Donruss Basketball | Panini | Early March 2026 | High-volume base set with Rated Rookies and a broad, affordable checklist — good odds to pull veterans and legends. |
| 2025-26 Panini Prizm Basketball Flagship | Panini | Early February 2026 | The hobby's flagship modern basketball set — Silver Prizms and colored parallels, and a routine home for Kobe Bryant tributes and inserts. |
New to collecting Kobe? Start with our Kobe collecting guide, browse his rookie cards, or see which sealed boxes might contain his cards.
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