2022 Panini Prizm Paige Bueckers #2 Purple Wave Football Card

Before Paige Bueckers ever set foot in a WNBA arena, Panini knew exactly what they had. The 2022-23 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Rated Prospect Purple Wave #2 Paige Bueckers is a pre-rookie collegiate card from one of the hobby's most competitive annual releases — and it captures the UConn superstar right at the peak of her college reign, years before she proved every bit of the hype correct.

The Purple Wave is one of the standout parallels in the Prizm Draft Picks rainbow, featuring that signature rolling wave pattern in deep purple Optichrome — a visual that pops hard in hand. Card #2 in the Rated Prospect insert anchors the set's marquee college prospects, and Bueckers sits at the very top of that checklist.

• The player: 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year, averaging 19.2 points, 5.4 assists, and 1.6 steals per game for Dallas — the only player in the league that season ranked top-10 in points, assists, and steals simultaneously.
• The pedigree: No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, three-time AP All-America First Team at UConn, national champion.
• The parallel: Purple Wave — one of the most visually striking and collector-favorite finishes in the entire Prizm parallel rainbow.
• The set: Panini Prizm Draft Picks — the gold standard for collegiate prospect cards, with a collector base that spans basketball and crossover sports card investors.

Bueckers has already set a WNBA rookie scoring record with a 44-point single-game performance, earned Rookie of the Month honors three straight months, and made the All-WNBA Second Team. Her early cards are being chased hard. The Purple Wave #2 is the color parallel collectors want when they're building a Bueckers rainbow — grab it before the sophomore buzz drives it further.

Available at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. All sales final. Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.