2025-26 Topps Bob Ross Basketball: Checklist, Rookie Autos and the Cards to Know

Cooper Flagg shoots beside a lighthouse. Kon Knueppel stands among trees. Jalen Brunson shares his card with a squirrel nearly as big as he is. 2025-26 Topps x Bob Ross: The Joy of Basketball has a much more specific appeal than another color-parallel release: familiar players dropped into landscapes that make you look twice.

Topps lists a November 16 release, and the official Collectors Box checklist is already available. That lets us move past the preview images and identify which rookies, autographs and short prints are actually listed.

Release details and checklist

U.S. direct pricing, final box contents and pack odds were not established in the sources checked November 9. Don't borrow those details from Bob Ross baseball. This is the basketball release, and the retained checklist specifically covers the Collectors Box.

Flagg and Knueppel lead the rookie artwork

The lighthouse gives Flagg's card a strong silhouette behind his jump shot. Knueppel's yellow frame picks up the warmth of the forest around him. Both leave enough open space for the signature to remain part of the composition rather than disappearing into the scenery.

Flagg is base #53 and autograph 53-A; Knueppel is #54 and 54-A. Dylan Harper is #61 / 61-A and Ace Bailey is #60 / 60-A. VJ Edgecombe is base #66 and Budding Talent BT-5, but has no entry in this checklist's autograph section. The table below keeps those distinctions visible.

Show all 16 base rookies and their autograph numbers

Exact entries in the official Collectors Box checklist

Player	Base	Autograph	Budding Talent
Cooper Flagg	53	53-A	BT-1
Kon Knueppel	54	54-A	BT-2
Cedric Coward	55	55-A	BT-9
Egor Dёmin	56	56-A	BT-10
Kasparas Jakučionis	57	57-A	BT-11
Maxime Raynaud	58	58-A	BT-14
Derik Queen	59	59-A	BT-8
Ace Bailey	60	60-A	BT-4
Dylan Harper	61	61-A	BT-3
Yang Hansen	62	62-A	Not listed
Ryan Kalkbrenner	63	Not listed	BT-12
Collin Murray-Boyles	64	64-A	BT-15
Walter Clayton Jr.	65	65-A	BT-13
VJ Edgecombe	66	Not listed	BT-5
Jeremiah Fears	67	Not listed	BT-6
Tre Johnson III	68	Not listed	BT-7

An autograph entry establishes the named card, not every possible color. Match the actual serial stamp when buying a particular version.

Peapod and Beauty Is Everywhere

Peapod is the playful choice. On Brunson's card, the squirrel takes up enough room to become the second subject. Beauty Is Everywhere takes a quieter approach: Dirk's image sits against blue water, mountains and an aurora. We'd choose between them on the picture before worrying about which carries the more impressive abbreviation.

The checklist has 10 Peapod cards and 20 Beauty Is Everywhere cards. Flagg appears in both; Knueppel appears in Beauty Is Everywhere but not Peapod. Bob Ross himself has the separate BR super-short-print card. “SP” and “SSP” do not supply an exact print run or pack rate.

What's in the official checklist?

The inserts give collectors three different projects. Budding Talent focuses on the rookies; Over the Mountains pairs players with mountain scenes; Art of the Dribble includes Curry, Dončić and Brunson. The PDF uses “Budding Talent” in the singular, while some promotional material says “Budding Talents.” Card numbers are the reliable way to match them.

What we'd check before ordering

Start with two or three pictures you'd actually like to own. For a Flagg collection, #53, BT-1, SP-53, PEA-9 and 53-A are distinct targets with different designs or purposes. Buying the best-looking single may suit this release better than trying to collect every border.

Checked November 9: the official checklist supplies the counts and card numbers above. Topps' release page supplies the product preview; Checklist Insider provides additional product context. Final box terms and basketball-specific odds are the next useful additions.