Is 2024 Origins WNBA the Best Women’s Basketball Set Ever Made?

Panini Origins WNBA isn’t only a high-end set, it may also be the best women’s basketball cards ever produced.

A box, which features two autographs and one relic card, is a wonderful way for collectors to cap off what has been a record-breaking season for the WNBA in terms of attendance. Nonetheless, there are some things to know about before you spend money on a box.

While many are flocking to the league because of its wonderful rookie class -- spearheaded by Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Rickea Jackson.

Here’s a look at why this is a set worth getting:

Caitlin Clark rookie cards

The best women’s basketball player in a generation has grown interest in both the WNBA and Clarks’ cards. This box gives you a shot at getting a Clark rookie card -- the first pack-pulled ones featuring her in an Indiana Fever jersey -- with a galaxy theme.

Base cards come in a variety of parallels, including red (#/99), blue (#/75), teal (#/49), purple (#/25), gold (#/10) and black, which are 1/1.

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Better yet, there’s also a chance at pulling an autograph (Warning: They are sticker autos) of the former Iowa star or getting one of her featured as an insert.

Jumbo jersey cards

There’s nothing like a big old patch card. Given the great rookie class the league has had, the chances of pulling one makes this a worthy box for collectors to consider. The one knock is that the swatches are -- read the fine print -- not associated with any player or game.

Here is the 30-card checklist:

1 Angel Reese, Chicago Sky2 Dorka Juhasz, Minnesota Lynx3 Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty4 Cameron Brink, Los Angeles Sparks5 Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever6 Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury7 Satou Sabally, Dallas Wings8 Natasha Cloud, Phoenix Mercury9 A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces10 Kamilla Cardoso, Chicago Sky11 Haley Jones, Atlanta Dream12 DiJonai Carrington, Connecticut Sun13 Jacy Sheldon, Dallas Wings14 Jonquel Jones, New York Liberty15 Dyaisha Fair, Las Vegas Aces16 Marine Johannes, New York Liberty17 Kate Martin, Las Vegas Aces18 Nika Muhl, Seattle Storm19 Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream20 Sophie Cunningham, Phoenix Mercury21 Katie Lou Samuelson, Indiana Fever22 Sue Bird, Seattle Storm23 Kelsey Plum, Las Vegas Aces24 Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm25 Rickea Jackson, Los Angeles Sparks26 Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings27 Aaliyah Edwards, Washington Mystics28 Alissa Pili, Minnesota Lynx29 Marquesha Davis, New York Liberty30 Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever

Sneaker Spotlight

We all like kicks -- and focusing cards on players and sneakers is a great idea. While it isn’t new, the insert is making its WNBA set debut. Inserts (they come in a variety that also include Blank Slate and Drip) come one per box.

Here is the checklist:

1 Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets2 Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty3 Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm4 Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings5 Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty

Boxes – featuring one pack of 10 cards – retails for $340.

Clemente Lisi is a writer and editor with nearly three decades of experience. You can follow him at x.com/ClementeLisi.

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