Starting his basketball career at Grandville High School in Michigan, then transferring to Moss Point High School in Mississippi, Devin Booker has achieved many accolades in his young career. In just three years at Moss Point High School, Devin Booker set the school record for points with 2,518 and became Mississippi's Gatorade Player of the Year in 2013 behind 29.7 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.
As a five-star recruit, and a McDonald's All-American, Devin Booker elected to play for John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats. Coming off the bench in all 38 games for the Wildcats, Booker was a difference-maker for the team and a significant reason the Wildcats went 38-0 before falling to Wisconsin in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.
After his success in his lone season at Kentucky, Booker declared for the NBA Draft, ultimately selected as the 13th overall pick by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round of the 2015 NBA Draft. Since emerging in the 2015-16 NBA season, Booker has cemented a name for himself. Through six NBA seasons, Booker made the NBA All-Rookie First Team in the 2015-16 season and was chosen as an NBA All-Star in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 NBA seasons. He also led the Phoenix Suns on an astonishing run to the 2020-21 NBA Finals before falling to the Milwaukee Bucks in six games.
Devin Booker has entrenched himself as one of the NBA's most talented players behind his shooting accuracy and scoring ability. While Booker has only played six NBA seasons, collectors desire his rookie cards, with Devin Booker's rookie card prices appreciating. This being said, let's explore the top 15 best Devin Booker rookie cards and how they may fare as a long-term investment.
#15
2015 Panini Prizm Devin Booker Rookie Signatures Prizm RC #RS-DB #'d/25
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Repping the number 1 jersey at the University of Kentucky, Devin Booker was an indispensable member of the Kentucky Wildcats lineup in the 2014-15 college basketball season. Booker and the Wildcats were ranked number one in the Associated Press preseason poll for the 2014-15 season and remained the number one team in the country all season long.
Booker guided the wildcats to an 18-0 conference record in the SEC and helped steer the Wildcats to 38 consecutive victories before their Final Four defeat. While Devin Booker never started a game for the Wildcats in his lone season at Kentucky, he was a vital playmaker of their tremendous season, behind 10 points, two rebounds, and 1.1 assists in just 21.5 minutes of action.
Panini released 2015-16 Panini Prizm on December 2, 2015, in two distinct configurations. A hobby box of 2015-16 Panini Prizm features 20 packs with four cards in each pack, and a jumbo box contains 12 packs with 12 cards in each. As 15 of the 25 cards have surfaced, just two cards, roughly 13% endured the coveted PSA 10. Despite being the least expensive card on the list, Devin Booker's card is serial-numbered to 25 and has tremendous upside.
#14
2015 Panini Revolution Devin Booker Nova RC #102
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Devin Booker only started one game in the first 30 games of his NBA rookie season, though he soon became an established starter for the Phoenix Suns the remainder of the season. Through just 27 minutes of action, Booker scored 13.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists while shooting 46.4% from the floor and 84% from the free-throw line. Booker received the 4th highest votes for the NBA Rookie of the Year despite lacking playing time in the first third of his rookie season.
On March 23, 2016, Panini issued the 2015-16 Panini Revolution set as a 150-card series configured with 100 NBA veterans and 50 NBA rookies. Booker's most valuable card from the set is his Nova Parallel rookie card, circulated in one in every six packs.
While Booker's Nova parallel card isn't serial-numbered, the card remains exceptionally scarce. The total population of Booker's 2015 Panini Revolution Nova rookie card from PSA and BGS is 28, though just five cards, approximately 18% earned a PSA 10. As one of the most exciting rising stars of the NBA, along with the low population of his card from 2015-16 Panini Revolution, Booker's Nova parallel rookie card price has enormous potential to appreciate.
#13
2015 Panini Noir Devin Booker Patch Autographs RC #211 #'d/99
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In Devin Booker's second season in the NBA, he took his play to a new level. Devin Booker put on a clinic in his sophomore campaign while averaging just under eight additional minutes per game compared with his rookie season. Booker averaged 22.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game in his second season, with the most notable increase in his scoring production for the Phoenix Suns. Booker sank 1.9 three-pointers per game while also averaging 83% from the free-throw line.
When Panini released 2015-16 Panini Noir, it was only the second year of the series. Panini issued each hobby box in just one pack containing 12 cards. Devin Booker's rookie patch autograph card from 2015 Panini Noir is serial-numbered to 99.
PSA graded Booker's rookie card a PSA 8 for its condition and a PSA 10 for the autograph. The total PSA population of Booker's rookie patch autograph card sits at seven, with the highest card obtaining a PSA 9. As for BGS, the total population is 26, with only one card receiving a BGS 9.5, the highest grade awarded by BGS. Since his rookie season in the NBA, collectors continuously seek Booker's Panini Noir rookie card.
#12
2015 Panini Flawless Devin booker Ruby RC #141 #'d/15
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Before the All-Star break in Booker's rookie season, the Suns' guard averaged 10.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. After the All-Star break, the rookie phenom was unleashed and erupted for 19.2 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game over the final 28 games of the 2015-16 NBA season.
The release of 2015-16 Panini Flawless on October 5, 2016 introduced collectors to one pack per hobby box containing 10 cards. Each collector could anticipate seven autographs, one jumbo memorabilia card, and two base cards. Devin Booker's Ruby rookie card from 2015 Panini Flawless is one of his most limited rookie cards available, serial-numbered to 15. Only three of Booker's Ruby rookie cards have surfaced, all of which were graded by BGS, with the highest grade obtaining a BGS 9.5. The subgrades of this specific card received a BGS 9.5 for centering, 9.5 for corners, 9 for edges, and 9 for surface, meriting a BGS 9 overall.
With the increased minutes of Devin Booker in the second half of his rookie season, the rookie sensation didn't take his opportunity for granted. He solidified himself as a vital member of the Phoenix Suns, cementing himself as one of the future stars of the NBA, and his rookie card from 2015-16 Panini Flawless follows suit.
#11
2015 Panini Select Devin Booker Rookie Autographed Materials Tie-Dye Prizm RC #RA-DBK
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Through 25 games as a reserve for the Phoenix Suns in his rookie season, Booker averaged 14.7 minutes per game and scored 6.5 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game. However, in 51 games as a starter, Booker averaged 34.1 minutes and scored 17.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists. Unfortunately for the Suns, they put the ball in Booker's hands too little too late, as they went 23-59 and finished 14th in the Western Conference in the 2015-16 NBA season.
Collectors have fared better submitting Devin Booker's 2015 Panini Select autographed Materials Tie-Dye rookie card to PSA than BGS. To illustrate the success for collectors, two of three cards submitted to PSA earned a PSA 10, and zero of 12 cards submitted to BGS merited a BGS 10. On seven occasions of Devin Booker's cards submitted to BGS, collectors received a BGS 9.5, the highest grade received.
Overall, 13% of all Booker's 2015 Panini Select rookie cards submitted to PSA or BGS obtained the coveted 10 grade. There are 15 of the 25 or 60% of Devin Booker's serial-numbered cards currently graded. The value of Booker's 2015 Panini Select card is already promising, though the card will be significantly affected depending on the 10 undiscovered cards yet to be graded.
#10
2015 Panini Immaculate Collection Devin Booker Rookie Patch Autographs Jersey Number RC #121 #'d/99
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Devin Booker averaged 17.3 points per game in January in the 2015-16 season as the card addresses. However, Booker later averaged 22.4 points per game in March that same season, surpassing Richard Dumas, who previously held the Suns rookie record for any given month with 20.8 points. Booker also averaged his 22.4 points over 16 games, versus Dumas' 13 games.
Only 99 collectors can obtain Devin Booker's highly coveted rookie patch autographed card from the 2015 Panini Immaculate Collection. Booker's RPA card is highly condition sensitive, as only 12.5% have obtained either a PSA or BGS 10. On a similar trend, five of nine cards received a PSA 10, and zero of 30 cards received a BGS 10, with five cards receiving a BGS 9.5.
Devin Booker has solidified himself as having one of the greatest rookie seasons in Phoenix Suns history since they were founded in 1968. As Booker continues to put on a clinic in the NBA, expect his rookie patch autographed card from the 2015-16 Immaculate Collection to exceed all expectations.
#9
2015 Panini Absolute Devin Booker Next Day Autograph RC #ND-DB
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Riding the hot hand of Devin Booker, the Phoenix Suns went 5-2 in the 2015 NBA Summer League and advanced to the finals before falling to the San Antonio Spurs. Booker's most favorable game came in the Semifinals versus the New Orleans Pelicans when Booker scored 31 and grabbed nine rebounds. Booker went 10 of 17 from the field for the game, including 5 of 9 from beyond the arc. While Kyle Anderson of the then San Antonio Spurs captured the MVP award of the 2015 Summer League, if the Suns were to defeat the Spurs in the finals, the page may have flipped.
One of Devin Booker's most condition-sensitive cards is his Next Day autograph rookie card from 2015 Panini Absolute. Booker's rookie card has a population of 53 among both PSA and BGS, with just two cards, roughly 4% earning a 10 grade, both graded by PSA.
Booker's Panini Absolute autograph rookie card graded a PSA 9 is highly sought-after despite not possessing a serial number. With only two cards graded higher than this card, collectors can envision paying a premium for Booker's Panini Absolute autograph rookie card.
#8
2015 Panini National Treasures Devin Booker Material Signatures Silver RC #353 #'d/25
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Panini's 2015 National Treasures set features Devin Booker as a member of the Kentucky Wildcats. The card compares Devin Booker's three-point shooting ability to Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors. In fact, at Washington State University, Klay Thompson averaged an identical 41.1% beyond the arc as Devin Booker achieved at the University of Kentucky.
Through his first six NBA seasons, Booker is a 35% three-point shooter, nearly averaging two three-pointers per game. While Booker's three-point shooting has room for improvement, his two-point field goal percentage is exceptional. Booker made more than half of his two-point field goals in the 2020-21 season, draining 54% of his shots.
Devin Booker's rookie patch autograph card from 2015 Panini National Treasures is serial-numbered to 25 cards. While Panini issued the card five years ago, between PSA and BGS, the total population of Booker's Material Signatures Silver rookie card is only three. The lone card graded by PSA received a PSA 10, and the two cards graded by BGS both obtained a BGS 9.5. As one of the most limited Devin Booker rookie cards, there is no ceiling for his National Treasures Material Signatures Silver rookie card.
#7
2015 Panini Select Devin Booker Silver Prizm RC #203
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Backpacking off Booker's card description, he made his NBA debut on October 28, 2015, at 18 years and 363 days. While the Suns fell to the Dallas Mavericks by 16 points, the Suns were plus-four when Booker was on the court. Despite the Suns having a poor year overall in the 2015-16 season, Booker gave the fans and the franchise something to build on.
Panini released 2015-16 Panini Select on March 9, 2016. The 2015-16 Panini Select set was issued with three distinct base sets: Concourse, Premier, and Courtside. The typical hobby box contained three autograph or memorabilia cards, in addition to 12 Prizms, two Courtside base cards, and 10 Premier base cards. Three of the 12 Prizms are serial-numbered to 249 or less.
Booker's 2015-16 Panini Select features the highest population of any card on the list of his most valuable rookie cards. While 41 of the 80 cards graded by PSA received a PSA 10, zero cards of the 29 submitted to BGS earned a BGS 10, with 26 cards meriting a BGS 9.5. While 36% of Booker's 2015-16 Panini Select rookie cards submitted to PSA or BGS received a 10 grade, it remains one of his most valuable rookie cards.
#6
2015 Panini Complete Devin Booker Autographs RC #DBK
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As Booker's 2015-16 Panini Complete rookie card presents, Booker's career-high at the University of Kentucky was 19 points; however, he reached 19 points again on December 20, 2014, versus the UCLA Bruins. Booker shot seven of 10 from the field, including five of six three-pointers in just 16 minutes of play. Despite being a reserve, Booker was a massive factor for Kentucky's success in the 2014-15 college basketball season that reached the Final Four.
The population from PSA is 19, with 18 cards; roughly 95% of every card submitted to PSA earned a PSA 10. On the flip side, with 23 cards submitted to BGS, this exact card is the only Devin Booker rookie card from the 2015-16 Panini Complete set and the only card on the list to obtain a BGS 10 Black Label.
This remarkable Devin Booker rookie card from 2015 Panini Complete received a Black Label from BGS because each of the four subgrades, including centering, corners, edges, and surface, received a BGS 10. As Devin Booker elevates his game each year, his 2015-16 Panini Complete autograph rookie card is surging in value, as the now six-year NBA veteran is solidified as one of the NBA's best players.
#5
2015 Panini Flawless Devin Booker Super Signatures Sapphire RC #SS-DB #'d/10
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The card description of Devin Booker's 2015 Panini Flawless Super Signatures Sapphire rookie card digs into Booker's success in March 2015. In March, he played his most effective basketball of the season, averaging 22.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and collecting 4.9 assists per game. One of Booker's best games of the season was on March 10, 2016, when he scored 35 points and collected three rebounds and five assists. While playing in his most minutes of action of the season, Booker played 44 minutes and five seconds.
This unmistakable card is a rookie patch autograph card termed Sapphire and is Booker's second rookie card emerging from 2015 Panini Flawless. In fact, the Super Signatures Sapphire rookie card from 2015 Panini Flawless is the 5th most valuable Devin Booker card.
Booker's rookie card from 2015-16 Panini Flawless is one of the most limited rookie cards of the Phoenix Suns superstar, serial-numbered to just 10. Only three total cards of the 10 have been graded by both PSA and BGS, with this distinct Devin Booker rookie card receiving a PSA 10. Since the success of Booker's rookie season, the value of his 2015-16 Panini Flawless Super Signatures Sapphire rookie card has soared in value.
#4
2015 Panini Flawless Devin Booker Premium Ink Emerald RC #49 #'d/5
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Devin Booker surpassed 900 points in his rookie season, ultimately scoring 1,048 pints for the Phoenix Suns. In his second NBA season, Booker scored 678 more points than his rookie season with the Suns. Booker played an additional seven minutes per game from his rookie year and made enormous strides, ultimately becoming the go-to player for the Suns in the process.
The 2015-16 Panini Flawless set contains 150 cards, each serial-numbered to 20 cards. Though the Premium Ink Emerald cards are even more sought-after, each limited to five cards. With that said, the last and final card appearing from 2015 Panini Flawless is Devin Booker's Premium Ink Emerald rookie card. Booker's Premium Ink Emerald rookie card features the most limited card on the list, serial-numbered to just five. All five cards have been graded by BGS, with three cards earning a BGS 9.5, the highest grade Booker's rookie card received.
Devin Booker's season-high in his rookie season was 35 points; however, in his second NBA season, Booker doubled that total when he went off for 70 points versus the Boston Celtics on 21 of 40 shooting. Behind Booker's scoring prowess, the Phoenix Suns will remain in any basketball game. As such, collectors can expect Devin Booker's Premium Ink Emerald rookie card to remain one of the top Devin Booker rookie cards.
#3
2015 Panini National Treasures Devin Booker Rookie Patch Autographs RC #113 #'d/99
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On July 13, 2015, Devin Booker signed a four-year rookie contract with the Phoenix Suns, with the first year starting at $2.13 million and increasing each year, with the fourth year worth $3.31 million. After exceeding expectations and becoming a staple for the Phoenix Suns, Devin Booker signed a five-year $158 million contract with the franchise.
Devin Booker's third most valuable rookie card is from 2015 Panini National Treasures. Booker's rookie patch autograph card is serial-numbered to 99 and is the most condition-sensitive Devin Booker rookie card. The total PSA population is two, with one card, or 50% obtaining a PSA 10; however, it's a separate narrative when viewing the BGS population report. With 67 Devin Booker rookie patch autograph cards from 2015 Panini National Treasures submitted to BGS, none merited a BGS 10, with the two highest cards receiving a BGS 9.5.
30 more cards have yet to be graded, which can alter the condition sensitivity of Booker's card; however, as it stands, Booker's 2015 Panini National Treasures rookie patch autograph card will prevail as one of his most worthy rookie cards.
#2
2015 Panini Prizm Devin Booker Autograph Orange Prizm RC P-DBK #'d/65
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When Booker signed his five-year $158 million maximum contract with the Suns, he signed the richest contract in Phoenix Suns history. After receiving $27.2 million in the 2019-20 season, Booker earned $29.4 million in the 2020-21 season and will make $31.6 million in the upcoming 2021-22 NBA season. In the final two years of his deal, Booker will earn $33.7 million in the 2022-23 season and $35.9 million in the 2023-24 season.
When purchasing a hobby box of2015-16 Panini Prizm, collectors can anticipate receiving one autograph card. There are 100 NBA players featured with the Orange parallel Prizm cards, each serial-numbered to 65. The autograph Orange Prizm rookie card from 2015 Panini Prizm is the second-best Devin Booker rookie card. Serial-numbered to 65, only eight, roughly 24% of Devin Booker's Orange Prizm rookie card from 2015 Panini Prizm obtained a PSA or BGS 10. This distinguished card is fortunate to be one of the eight PSA 10's in existence, plus the quality of Booker's autograph also earned a PSA/DNA 10.
Booker's rookie cards skyrocketed in value after reaching the NBA Finals in the 2020-21 season. If Devin Booker, who is tied to the Phoenix Suns franchise for the next three NBA seasons, makes another deep run in the playoffs, his 2015-16 Panini Prizm Orange Prizm rookie card will once again significantly boost in value.
#1
2015 Panini Prizm Devin Booker Gold Prizm RC #308
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In Booker's rookie season, he averaged 13.8 points per game over 27.7 minutes of play. In his second season, he reached new heights and averaged 22.1 points per game. While continuing to improve, after averaging 26.6 points per game in the 2019-20 season and 25.6 points per game in the 2020-21 NBA season, Booker was nominated as an NBA All-Star in consecutive years.
Devin Booker is known for his scoring prowess, though he shines in grabbing rebounds and accumulating assists. In the past two NBA seasons, the Phoenix Suns shooting guard averaged 4.2 rebounds and 6.5 assists in the 2019-20 season, and 4.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists in the 2020-21 season.
The most coveted and valuable Devin Booker rookie card emerged from 2015-16 Panini Prizm. Booker's Gold Prizm rookie card is one of the most limited Devin Booker rookie cards, serial-numbered to 10. To date, none of Booker's Gold Prizm rookie cards are graded by PSA, and eight cards have been submitted to BGS. Booker's most valuable rookie card is a BGS 9, though five cards obtained a BGS 9.5. If any of the BGS 9.5 Gold Prizm rookie cards surface, they will command a considerable sum.
The Expectations of Devin Booker and his Rookie Cards
Devin Booker is one of the most exciting basketball players on the court, illustrated by Booker's 70-point game on March 24, 2017. As only the 6th NBA player to ever reach the 70-point threshold, Devin Booker is a household NBA name and has the potential to go off for 40 points on any given night, which he has done 18 times in just six NBA seasons. The sharpshooter and scoring genius is regularly unstoppable and has the potential to be one of the Phoenix Suns most celebrated players, one of the NBA's highest scorers, and a possible Hall of Fame candidate. With a resume like Booker, the value of his rookie cards is immeasurable.
