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).
1/1 2012-13 National Treasures Damian Lillard RPA RC Patch Auto #/99 BGS 9.5/10
 | $28,000.00 End Date: Friday Feb-19-2021 16:03:55 EST Buy It Now for only: $28,000.00 Buy It Now |
2012 National Treasures Damian Lillard ROOKIE RC PATCH AUTO /99 BGS 9.5
 | $25,000.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-03-2021 15:33:32 EST Buy It Now for only: $25,000.00 Buy It Now |
2012-13 NATIONAL TREASURES ROOKIE PATCH AUTO GOLD DAMIAN LILLARD RC #5/5 BGS 8.5
 | $25,000.00 End Date: Wednesday Jan-27-2021 22:05:50 EST Buy It Now for only: $25,000.00 Buy It Now |
2012-13 Damian Lillard National Treasures Rookie RC #/99 BGS 9.5 10 / Auto
 | $14,999.99 End Date: Tuesday Jan-26-2021 20:54:04 EST Buy It Now for only: $14,999.99 Buy It Now |
2012-13 National Treasures Damian Lillard RC Auto RPA 04/25 BGS Quad 9.5+ Gem
 | $13,999.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-24-2021 16:44:35 EST Buy It Now for only: $13,999.00 Buy It Now |
2012-13 Damian Lillard National Treasures Rookie RC #/99 BGS 9.5 10 / Auto
 | $7,999.99 End Date: Tuesday Feb-02-2021 00:58:52 EST Buy It Now for only: $7,999.99 Buy It Now |
DAMIAN LILLARD 2012/13 NATIONAL TREASURES RC AUTO 2 COLOR PATCH #/99 PSA 10 GEM
 | $7,499.00 End Date: Monday Feb-08-2021 09:39:31 EST Buy It Now for only: $7,499.00 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 Panini Prizm Gold Refractor /10 Damian Lillard RC BGS 10 Pristine
 | $68,999.00 End Date: Wednesday Jan-27-2021 11:47:54 EST Buy It Now for only: $68,999.00 Buy It Now |
2012-13 Panini Prizm Base Damian Lillard RC BGS10 Black Label (Quad 10s)
 | $9,999.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-10-2021 12:34:16 EST Buy It Now for only: $9,999.00 Buy It Now |
2012-13 Panini Prizm DAMIAN LILLARD Green Refractor RC Rookie BGS 9.5 GEM MINT
 | $6,500.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-02-2021 15:24:07 EST Buy It Now for only: $6,500.00 Buy It Now |
2012-13 Panini Prizm DAMIAN LILLARD Green Refractor RC Rookie BGS 9.5 GEM MINT
 | $6,500.00 End Date: Friday Feb-19-2021 02:05:52 EST Buy It Now for only: $6,500.00 Buy It Now |
2012 Panini Prizm Prizms Silver Damian Lillard #245 RC ROOKIE BGS 9.5 GEM MINT
 | $5,800.00 End Date: Friday Feb-12-2021 14:27:49 EST Buy It Now for only: $5,800.00 Buy It Now |
2012 PANINI PRIZM SILVER #245 DAMIAN LILLARD RC BLAZERS BGS 9.5 K1010613-973
 | $5,573.99 End Date: Saturday Jan-30-2021 10:18:27 EST Buy It Now for only: $5,573.99 Buy It Now |
‘12 Panini Prizm Damian Lillard Rookie Auto /99 BGS 8.5 RARE Dame RC POP 2🔥RPA
 | $5,000.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-21-2021 17:58:27 EST Buy It Now for only: $5,000.00 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.
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