Jalen Brunson

Jalen Brunson is the New York Knicks’ franchise point guard and captain, and for most modern collectors he’s the starting point of a current Knicks collection. Since arriving in 2022 he has become an All-Star and the on-court leader, culminating in the 2026 NBA Finals, where he was named Finals MVP as the Knicks won their first championship since 1973 — which makes his cards among the most actively traded of any current Knick.

2026 NBA Finals MVP

The Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs four games to one, closing it out on the road in Game 5, where Brunson scored 45 points — tying Michael Jordan’s record for the most points scored on the road in a series-clinching NBA Finals game. Game 4 was the other one people will remember: New York erased a 29-point third-quarter deficit, the largest comeback in Finals history, and OG Anunoby won it on a tip-in with 1.2 seconds left. Those are the moments the cards are about (2026 NBA Finals).

Topps documented the run card-by-card as it happened. The single-moment Topps Now issues cover his Finals MVP award, the Game 4 comeback performance, the 45-point clincher and the franchise’s victory-parade celebration. A note on the numbers: the card numbers on those individual issues (#337, #339, #340, #OS01) come from the sellers’ own listing titles — Topps Now cards are print-to-order and we have no published checklist we can reach for the 2025-26 NBA Topps Now run, so treat those numbers as listing-attested and confirm them against the card itself before you pay a premium for a specific one.

One Topps Now Knicks championship product is properly checklisted: the 2026 Topps Now New York Knicks NBA Champions team set runs 15 base cards, C1 through C15, with Brunson at C1, plus eight image-variation short prints (C1-SP through C9-SP, excluding C7) — checklist via checklistinsider.com. If you want the whole title team in one place rather than one moment, that is the set to chase.

Topps Now cards are produced in short print runs tied to a single real-time event and are never reprinted, which makes them a distinct “you were there” category from Brunson’s base rookie cards and parallels. The in-stock cards below include both raw and professionally graded (HOFSM 10 Gem Mint) copies of the Finals MVP issue.

What to collect

Brunson’s card market spans a few tiers. His rookie cards from his 2018-19 debut season are the foundation — they carry the “first year” premium collectors prize (note these picture him with the Mavericks, since that was his rookie year). Beyond rookies, his numbered parallels (colored refractor-style variants limited to a set print run) and autographs are the cards that tend to hold and build value over time.

Because the NBA trading-card license has run through Panini (Prizm, Optic, Mosaic, Select, and more) and moved to Fanatics/Topps beginning with the 2025-26 season, you’ll see Brunson across a wide range of brands. Rather than chase a specific card number here, use the live eBay rails on this page — they surface the actual Jalen Brunson cards for sale right now.

Buying tips

• For anything at a meaningful price point, strongly prefer graded copies (PSA, SGC, or BGS) so condition is authenticated.
• Watch out for reprints and unlicensed “custom” cards — buy from sellers with strong feedback and clear photos of the actual card.
• Serial-numbered and on-card autographs generally out-hold plain base cards.
• Check the uniform before you bid. His rookie-year cards picture Dallas; a Knicks-uniform card of Brunson starts with the 2022-23 season. See the Knicks rookie card reference for the year-by-year breakdown.

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