Show Notes
Happy Hobbyist Alan Camuto walks you through the WNBA card-collecting world, helping you choose some great players whose rookie cards worth collecting!
If you want to find great rookie cards from all 30 WNBA seasons, check out our article here, listing the Best WNBA Rookie Cards Ever!
Counting Down the 11 Best WNBA Rookie Cards To Own Since 2020!
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Cameron Brink, F, Los Angeles Sparks
* 2024 Panini Prizm #143 VC - View prices on eBay!
I’m hoping Brink finally has a full healthy season in the WNBA. She has all the makings of a star on the court and off.
Veronica Burton, G, Golden State Valkyries
* 2022 Panini Prizm #187 - View prices on eBay!
The WNBA’s Most Improved Player in 2025, Burton finished ninth in MVP voting, and is still only 24 years old!
Rickea Jackson, F, Chicago Sky
* 2024 Panini Prizm #60 - View prices on eBay!
Looking forward to her thriving in a bigger role with Chicago. Her first two seasons in L.A. were solid, and I’m excited to see her get more time in the spotlight.
Here are Alan Camuto’s top WNBA rookie cards from the past six years, dating back to 2020 Prizm WNBA, when WNBA cards really got on the map! The teams listed are their CURRENT WNBA teams.
11. Dominique Malonga, C, Seattle Storm
* 2025 Panini Prizm #116 - View prices on eBay!
Malonga made an immediate impact for the Seattle Storm in 2025 after being drafted No. 2 overall. The 6-foot-6 French center averaged 7.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, earning WNBA All-Rookie Team honors. At just 19, Malonga became the youngest player in league history to score 100 career points, flashing superstar potential early.
10. Kamilla Cardoso, C, Chicago Sky
* 2024 Panini Prizm #93 - View prices on eBay!
Kamilla Cardoso, a 6-foot-7 center from Montes Claros, Brazil, anchors the Sky’s young core.
In 2025, she built on a strong rookie season, emerging as an elite defender, averaging 8.5 rebounds, and boosting her scoring by 3.8 points per game. With Angel Reese now on the Dream, Cardoso has a clear opportunity to step up as the Sky’s defensive leader.
9. Angel Reese, F, Atlanta Dream
* 2024 Panini Prizm #10 - View prices on eBay!
Reese, a 2x All-Star and 2024 Rookie of the Year runner-up, once dubbed “Chi-Town Barbie,” heads to the Atlanta Dream in 2026 looking to build on a dominant start to her career.
In 2024, she grabbed 446 rebounds, just five shy of A’ja Wilson’s record-setting 451, and followed it up in 2025 with a league-high-tying 23 double-doubles despite playing only 30 games.
8. Rhyne Howard, G, Atlanta Dream
* 2022 Panini Prizm #181 - View prices on eBay!
The 2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year and former No. 1 pick out of Kentucky is a 3-time All-Star, averaging an impressive 17.1 points per game for her career.
In 2025, Howard became the fastest player in league history to reach 300 three-pointers, hitting the mark in just 114 games. In her second season with Atlanta, during her first playoff appearance, she erupted for 36 points, setting both league and franchise records.
7. Kiki Iriafen, F, Washington Mystics
* 2025 Panini Prizm #72 - View prices on eBay!
Drafted fourth overall by the Mystics in the 2025 WNBA draft, Iriafen earned Rookie of the Month honors for May after averaging 13.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game while shooting 47.4% from the field.
On September 4, 2025, she posted 18 points and 13 rebounds, setting the franchise record with her 16th double-double of the season. Alongside Sonia Citron, Iriafen is part of the young core poised to propel the Mystics into contention for years to come.
6. Sonia Citron, G, Washington Mystics
* 2025 Panini Prizm #122 - View prices on eBay!
Citron wasted no time making her mark, scoring 19 points on 6-of-7 shooting in just 24 minutes during her professional debut on May 16 against the Atlanta Dream. She followed that up on June 22 with a dominant 27-point, 11-rebound performance in overtime against the Dallas Wings, becoming the first rookie in Mystics history to record 25+ points and 10+ rebounds in a game.
The 2025 first-rounder was runner up to Bueckers’ nearly unanimous rookie-of-the-year sweep.
5. Satou Sabally, F, N.Y. Liberty
* 2020 Panini Prizm #90 - View prices on eBay!
The German-American forward is a three-time WNBA All-Star known for elite two-way play. She has averaged 15.9 points, 4.1 assists, and 6.7 rebounds per game in her career, and led the Phoenix Mercury to the 2025 WNBA Finals.
In 2026, she reunites with former Oregon Ducks women’s basketball teammate Sabrina Ionescu to chase a title in New York City.
4. Aliyah Boston, F/C, Indiana Fever
* 2023 Panini Prizm #133 - View prices on eBay!
The three-time All-Star for the Indiana Fever, Aliyah Boston burst onto the scene in 2023, winning Rookie of the Year after averaging 8.4 rebounds and shooting a rookie-record 57.8% from the field. At 6’5”, Boston has established herself as an elite defensive anchor at center, with her popularity soaring among Fever fans and across the league.
3. Sabrina Ionescu, G, N.Y. Liberty
* 2020 Panini Prizm #89 - View prices on eBay!
Ionescu is one of the most prolific three-point shooters in WNBA history. She is the fastest to record a triple-double in under three quarters, and was the first player ever to post 500+ points, 200+ rebounds, and 200+ assists in a single season. A four-time All-Star, the Liberty star is still in her prime at 28 years old, and showing no signs of slowing down.
2. Caitlin Clark, G, Indiana Fever
* 2024 Panini Prizm #22 - View prices on eBay!I prefer the photo on her variant card #145.
How did the Indiana Fever follow up drafting Aliyah Boston, the 2023 Rookie of the Year? They landed Clark, the all-time NCAA Division I scoring leader and 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year.
Clark delivered immediately in her first year, setting the rookie single-season assist record with 337. She capped a historic debut season by earning All-Star honors, First-Team All-WNBA, and a top-five MVP finish.
1. Paige Bueckers, G, Dallas Wings
* 2025 Panini Prizm #5 - View prices on eBay!I prefer her 2025 Panini Prizm #147 VC, which has a better photo.
The No. 1 overall pick in 2025 and WNBA Rookie of the Year wasted no time making history. She became the fastest player ever to reach 200 points, 50 rebounds, and 50 assists, and earned a spot as a 2025 All-Star starter, just the eighth rookie to do so.
On June 30, 2025, she dropped 44 points in an 81–80 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks, setting the rookie scoring record and posting the 10th-highest single-game total in league history.
We want to hear from you — which great WNBA player’s rookie card (from 2020 on) should’ve been on this list?
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