Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers has signed an exclusive multi-year deal for trading cards with Panini America, the company announced Tuesday.
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According to Panini, Bueckers will be included in a number of products during her senior season at UConn, including Panini Instant releases and a new set that will feature “pioneers of the women’s game who have inspired Paige.”
The first-team All-American also will be included in a full team set for the 2024-25 UConn women’s basketball team.
Considered one of the top players in women’s college basketball, Bueckers is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, which the Dallas Wings won the rights to in Sunday's draft lottery.
Through three games this season, Bueckers is averaging 21 points and 4 assists per game while shooting 65% from the floor.
Bueckers’ deal is the latest for Panini America in the women’s basketball space, following exclusive agreements with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese earlier this year.
According to Card Ladder, the highest public sale for a Bueckers card is the $9,760 paid for a 2023-24 Bowman U NOW March Madness Dual Autograph that also featured Clark. The highest sale for a solo Bueckers card is the $6,011 paid for her 2023 Bowman University Best Greatness Awaits Autograph Superfractor 1/1 at Alt in July.
Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct.