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NBA Topps NOW Player of the Week for Week 12

Date: Jan 13, 2026
Topics: Basketball, NBA, NBA Topps NOW, TOPPS NOW, Trending
Length: 650 Words
Reading Time: ~4 Minutes

Week 12 of the 2025–26 NBA season saw KD making more history, a team thriving in the clutch, a young superstar passing a milestone, and the defending MVP willing his team to the win. Now, fans have the power to decide who should be crowned the NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week.

Let’s take a look at these moments from the last week in NBA Topps NOW®.

Who's the NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week?

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Vote for the 2025 NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week for the week of January 5 to January 11. Choose from four nominees — the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Kevin Durant. View each Topps NOW card and cast your vote.

2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #116 Los Angeles Lakers

performance

• lebron and luka led lakers to a 111-103 win over new orleans, taking the team to 13-0 in clutch games, the second-longest streak to start a season since 1997-98

Card Info

• Online exclusive
• Foil Parallels including Gold Foil /50, Orange Foil /25, Black Foil /10, Red Foil /5, and FoilFractor 1/1

what they said

• “I love what’s happening right now with Luka and LeBron and that partnership.” – lakers head coach jj redick

2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #121 Anthony Edwards

performance

• ant-man Became the youngest guard in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points

Card Info

• Online exclusive
• Foil Parallels including Gold Foil /50, Orange Foil /25, Black Foil /10, Red Foil /5, and FoilFractor 1/1

what they said

• “He’s the best player in the league, what can I say?” – teammate julius randle on edwards

2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #120 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

performance

• 46-point performance including clutch shot to take game to overtime, extending his 20-point game streak to 109

Card Info

• Online exclusive
• Foil Parallels including Gold Foil /50, Orange Foil /25, Black Foil /10, Red Foil /5, and FoilFractor 1/1

what they said

•”He looks like the same player every minute of the game, and every second of the game, down to the last seconds. He doesn’t waver. He looks the same in terms of his tempo. Everything’s consistent, even in the pressure moments.” – thunder head coach mark Daigneault

2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #122 Kevin Durant

performance

• kd scored his 31,422nd career point, surpassing the great wilt chamberlain for seventh in all-time nba career scoring

card Info

• Online exclusive
• Foil Parallels including Gold Foil /50, Orange Foil /25, Black Foil /10, Red Foil /5, and FoilFractor 1/1

what they said

• “You want to compete with that and try to match that as much as you can. It’s amazing just being in the top 10 with (Chamberlain), but to have the opportunity to pass him up, it’s pretty sweet.” – kevin durant

  • What is the RIPPED NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week?
    • This is a recurring RIPPED feature spotlighting the top NBA performance from the previous week and the corresponding Topps NOW card.
  • What is NBA Topps NOW®?
    • NBA Topps NOW brings the real-time card concept to basketball, turning standout plays, record-breaking performances, and buzzer-beaters into official trading cards within hours. Each release follows the same limited-time, print-on-demand format as other Topps NOW sets.
  • When does the Topps NOW® Player of the Week update?
    • The Monday following each week in the NBA, RIPPED selects players to highlight with a voting option.
  • Where can I buy the featured NBA Topps NOW® cards?
  • Who are the NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week contenders for this week?
    • The Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Durant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Anthony Edwards headline week 11.

Key Facts

  • 2025 NBA Topps NOW Player of the Week
  • Dates: January 5 – January 11, 2026
  • Four nominees + cards; Online Exclusive set
  • Nominees: Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Durant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards

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