Ever since Damian Lillard was unanimously selected as the Rookie of the Year in 2012, the Portland Trailblazers star rookie card has increased in value.
As a perennial top 10 scorer, Lillard’s career to date has continually been trending upward.
While playing for the Trailblazers might not get as much exposure as those playing in big market cities, Lillard’s rookie card still seems to be a good investment as he continues to produce elite level stats.
Here are our picks for his 3 best rookie cards and links to where you can find them online.
1. 2012-13 National Treasures Rookie Patch Autograph card #201
One of the best high-end sets with a rookie card that has both an autograph and a relic patch is in the National Treasures boxes.
Lillard has a couple of image variations of the card and depending on the type of patch, the card can fetch tens of thousands of dollars (ie. 1/1 Logoman).
2012 National Treasures Damian Lillard ROOKIE RC PATCH AUTO /99 BGS 9.5
 | $50,000.00 End Date: Tuesday Aug-03-2021 16:33:32 EDT Buy It Now for only: $50,000.00 Buy It Now |
2012 National Treasures Damian Lillard ROOKIE RC PATCH AUTO /99 BGS 10/10
 | $50,000.00 End Date: Monday Aug-16-2021 06:55:44 EDT Buy It Now for only: $50,000.00 Buy It Now |
2012-13 NATIONAL TREASURES ROOKIE PATCH AUTO GOLD DAMIAN LILLARD RC #5/5 BGS 8.5
 | $29,995.95 End Date: Monday Aug-02-2021 20:30:04 EDT Buy It Now for only: $29,995.95 Buy It Now |
2012 National Treasures Damian Lillard ROOKIE RC PATCH AUTO /99 BGS 9.5/10
 | $24,999.99 End Date: Monday Jul-26-2021 15:58:59 EDT Buy It Now for only: $24,999.99 Buy It Now |
2012 National Treasures Damian Lillard ROOKIE RC PATCH AUTO /99 #201 PSA 10 GEM
 | $22,999.00 End Date: Friday Aug-06-2021 13:21:39 EDT Buy It Now for only: $22,999.00 Buy It Now |
2012 National Treasures Damian Lillard RC PATCH AUTO /25 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT
 | $19,999.00 End Date: Monday Aug-16-2021 13:31:30 EDT Buy It Now for only: $19,999.00 Buy It Now |
2012 National Treasures Damian Lillard RC PATCH AUTO /99 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT
 | $9,999.00 End Date: Monday Aug-02-2021 11:31:43 EDT Buy It Now for only: $9,999.00 Buy It Now |
2. 2012-13 Panini Prizm Rookie card #245
With its many parallels, the Panini Prizm is still popular for basketball rookie card collectors.
Luckily for Lillard collectors and fans, he has a card in his set with plenty of parallels to chase.
Well graded and short print cards can fetch good value.
2012-13 Panini Prizm Base Gold Prizm Damian Lillard RC BGS9.5
 | $74,999.00 End Date: Tuesday Aug-24-2021 14:32:27 EDT Buy It Now for only: $74,999.00 Buy It Now |
Damian Lillard Rookie RC 2012 Select Prizm PSA 9 non auto #150 POP 68 RARE sp
 | $25,000.00 End Date: Sunday Aug-15-2021 09:22:03 EDT Buy It Now for only: $25,000.00 Buy It Now |
2012-13 Panini Prizm Base Damian Lillard RC BGS10 Black Label (Quad 10s)
 | $12,499.00 End Date: Tuesday Aug-10-2021 13:34:16 EDT Buy It Now for only: $12,499.00 Buy It Now |
RARE ON CARD AUTO! - 2012 Panini Prizm Damian Lillard RC #245 PSA 10 - 3 POP!!
 | $12,000.00 End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2021 17:12:07 EDT Buy It Now for only: $12,000.00 Buy It Now |
2012 Panini Prizm Damian Lillard RC BGS 10 Pristine Black Label MBA Black
 | $9,999.00 End Date: Friday Aug-20-2021 12:20:11 EDT Buy It Now for only: $9,999.00 Buy It Now |
2012 Panini Prizm Silver Damian Lillard #245 RC Rookie BGS 9.5 TRUE GEM+
 | $8,990.00 End Date: Thursday Aug-12-2021 15:27:49 EDT Buy It Now for only: $8,990.00 Buy It Now |
2012 Panini Prizm Silver Prizms Damian Lillard ROOKIE RC #245 PSA 10 GEM MINT
 | $6,999.00 End Date: Friday Aug-06-2021 21:29:29 EDT Buy It Now for only: $6,999.00 Buy It Now |
3. 2012-13 Panini Flawless Rookie Autograph Card #25
Looking for a fresh on-card autograph rookie card with a low serial number?
Look no further than his rookie card in the 2012-13 Panini Flawless set.
Non-graded cards can currently fetch over $1,000.
2012 Panini Flawless Damian Lillard ROOKIE RC AUTO /25 #25 BGS 9 MINT
 | $1,225.00 (32 bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2021 23:28:27 EDT Bid |
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