While he didn’t go number one in the 2020 NBA Draft, LaMelo Ball still got drafted in the top 3 by the Charlotte Hornets and still has big upside.
There are risks too with some aspects of his game still needing work.
For collectors who believe in LaMelo, his rookie cards will be highly anticipated. We’ll update this page accordingly with the new releases. But in the meantime, as we did with first overall pick Anthony Edwards, we offer our top 3 sports cards currently available as a prospect.
1. 2020-21 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Autograph Card
From the popular Panini Prizm brand, the Draft Picks hobby box has LaMelo’s autograph on the card (albeit a sticker auto).
And as with the Panini Prizm set, there are plenty of parallels to chase with some of the rare ones costing several thousand already.
Lamelo Ball 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Auto Hyper Prizm PSA 10 GEM ROOKIE RC
![]() | $15,995.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2021 19:21:59 EST Buy It Now for only: $15,995.00 Buy It Now |
2020-21 Panini Prizm Draft LaMelo Ball RC Purple Ice AUTO /99 PSA 10 GEM (MMC)
![]() | $6,999.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-27-2021 13:25:02 EST Buy It Now for only: $6,999.99 Buy It Now |
2020-21 Panini Prizm Draft LAMELO BALL Blue Ice Auto /75 PSA 10 - POPULATION: 1
![]() | $5,000.00 End Date: Wednesday Mar-03-2021 21:48:01 EST Buy It Now for only: $5,000.00 Buy It Now |
2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks LaMelo Ball Rookie RC BGS 9.5 Silver Prizm AUTO
![]() | $4,999.95 End Date: Friday Mar-05-2021 00:50:31 EST Buy It Now for only: $4,999.95 Buy It Now |
2020-21 PANINI PRIZM DRAFT PICKS LAMELO BALL PROSPECT AUTO. GRADED 10
![]() | $4,495.00 End Date: Monday Mar-15-2021 19:55:50 EST Buy It Now for only: $4,495.00 Buy It Now |
2020 Panini Prizm Draft Blue Prizm Lamelo Ball ROOKIE RC Auto 33/149 PSA 10 !
![]() | $4,250.00 (46 bids) End Date: Sunday Mar-07-2021 20:55:01 EST Bid |
2020-21 Panini Prizm Draft Picks LaMelo Ball Red Prizm Auto PSA 10
![]() | $3,500.00 End Date: Wednesday Mar-03-2021 22:06:24 EST Buy It Now for only: $3,500.00 Buy It Now |
2020/21 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Lamelo Ball Blue Prizm Prospect RC Auto 107/149
![]() | $3,500.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2021 13:10:32 EST Buy It Now for only: $3,500.00 Buy It Now |
LaMelo Ball 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Purple Auto #PA-LB PSA 9 💥 POP 1
![]() | $3,499.99 End Date: Wednesday Mar-03-2021 21:56:57 EST Buy It Now for only: $3,499.99 Buy It Now |
LaMelo Ball 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Purple Ice Auto #40/99 PSA 9
![]() | $3,149.00 End Date: Monday Mar-22-2021 12:23:00 EST Buy It Now for only: $3,149.00 Buy It Now |
2. 2020-21 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Autograph Card
Another great autograph card to collect with a standard look year after year is from the Panini Contenders set.
Some of the more rare parallels like the Conference Ticket or Tournament Ticket are already up there in price.
But there are other cheaper parallels plus a couple of image variations available.
LaMelo Ball Rookie Auto SILVER VAR RC 📈📈 2020-21 Panini Contenders Draft Picks
![]() | $15,000.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-30-2021 10:01:33 EST Buy It Now for only: $15,000.00 Buy It Now |
2020 Panini Contenders Draft Ticket Platinum LaMelo Ball RC Rookie AUTO 1/1
![]() | $8,995.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-25-2021 22:42:11 EST Buy It Now for only: $8,995.00 Buy It Now |
2020 PANINI CONTENDERS DRAFT PREMIUM LAMELO BALL AUTO SILVER VARIATION B HORNETS
![]() | $6,999.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2021 17:18:13 EST Buy It Now for only: $6,999.99 Buy It Now |
2020 Panini Contenders Basketball Lamelo Ball GOLDEN PROPSECT TICKET AUTO #D/10
![]() | $6,000.00 End Date: Friday Mar-19-2021 05:08:02 EST Buy It Now for only: $6,000.00 Buy It Now |
LaMelo Ball 2020-21 Panini Contenders Silver Parallel AUTO RC SP
![]() | $5,500.00 End Date: Friday Mar-19-2021 13:19:08 EST Buy It Now for only: $5,500.00 Buy It Now |
Lamelo Ball 5/10 AUTO Panini Contenders Conference Ticket Cracked Ice Autograph
![]() | $4,500.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-25-2021 19:59:18 EST Buy It Now for only: $4,500.00 Buy It Now |
2020-21 PANINI CONTENDERS #1 LAMELO BALL ON CARD AUTO AUTOGRAPH 07/10 SO FUN ~~
![]() | $1,749.99 End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2021 22:26:58 EST Buy It Now for only: $1,749.99 Buy It Now |
2021 LAMELO BALL PANINI CONTENDERS DP RC AUTO AUTOGRAPH BLUE SHIMMER 11/15 PSA 9
![]() | $560.00 (10 bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-06-2021 16:10:08 EST Bid |
3. 2018 Leaf Metal Draft Autograph Card
One of the earlier releases of LaMelo sports cards is from the Leaf Metal Draft packs.
While some collectors loathe the general look and quality of Leaf cards, they have some rare ones out there that might interest high-end collectors (including one superfractor).
BGS 9 10 2018 LEAF METAL DRAFT LaMelo Ball AUTO SUPERFRACTOR GOLD VINYL 1/1 X-RC
![]() | $500,000.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2021 21:12:00 EST Buy It Now for only: $500,000.00 Buy It Now |
Lamelo & Liangelo Ball 2018 Leaf Metal Auto RC Rookie 1/1 Prismatic Purple Wave
![]() | $4,999.99 End Date: Sunday Mar-28-2021 16:32:48 EST Buy It Now for only: $4,999.99 Buy It Now |
2018 LEAF METAL DRAFT LAMELO BALL PINK PRIZM AUTO RC XRC /20 SGC 10/10 Pop 1
![]() | $4,995.00 End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2021 18:20:02 EST Buy It Now for only: $4,995.00 Buy It Now |
2018 LEAF METAL DRAFT LAMELO BALL PURPLE PRIZM AUTO RC XRC /25 SGC 10/10 Pop 1
![]() | $4,995.00 End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2021 18:21:28 EST Buy It Now for only: $4,995.00 Buy It Now |
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