Vote on the NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week

Player of the Night for the 2025-26 Season’s First Week

Date: Oct 27, 2025

Topics: basketball, NBA Topps NOW, Product, Topps Basketball

Length: 622 Words

Reading Time: ~4 Minutes

The first week of the 2025–26 NBA season tipped off in spectacular fashion, delivering jaw-dropping highlights and breakout performances across the league. As the action heats up, fans now have the power to decide who will be crowned the NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week.

Three standout stars have emerged from the pack, each leaving their mark with unforgettable moments that set the tone for an electric new season. From dazzling debuts to dominant displays, this vote celebrates the players who turned early-season potential into pure hardwood magic

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Opening Night of the 2025–26 NBA season is live—and your vote helps crown the first NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week. Check the three nominees below (Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Aaron Gordon), review their Opening Night highlights and Topps NOW cards, then cast your vote and shop the featured cards.

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2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #19 Victor Wembanyama

performance

• scored 41 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks, with 0 turnovers
• set spurs opening night record for points
• fourth player since 1977-78 to record 40 points and 15 rebounds without a turnover, all in just 30 minutes.

Set Info

• Online exclusive

what they said

• “He’s a different player. You can’t know what it’s like until you’re on the court with him. It’s something I’ve never seen before.” – 2025 no. 1 pick cooper flagg

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2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

performance

• scored 35 points in double overtime win over houston
• scored 24 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter/overtime

Set Info

• Online exclusive

what they said

• “He’s going to get you a bucket.” – nba superstar draymond green

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2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #21 Aaron Gordon

performance

• scored 50 points
• sixth player in nba history to score 50 points in a season opener
• set an nba record for highest true shooting percentage in a 50-point game
• made 10-of-11 3-pointers

Set Info

• Online exclusive

what they said

• “To his credit he’s continued to work and he’s continued to get better, and better, and better. Like you said, 50 points tonight, 10 for 11 from three. They weren’t just like spot up threes either. He had a couple of them off the dribble.” – golden state warriors superstar draymond green

2025-26 NBA Topps NOW FAQs

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 its 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.
How often 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?
- Cards are no longer available on Topps.com but are available on the secondary market.
Who are the NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week contenders?
- Gordon’s athletic, two-way game and role on a contender make his nightly highlights popular with collectors — great for Nuggets fans and dunker-centric builds. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the 2025 NBA MVP and leader of the Thunder, and Victor Wembanyama is a record-setting third-year player for the Spurs.

Key Facts

Opening Week vote for the 2025–26 NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week is live
Nominees highlighted: Wembanyama, Gilgeous-Alexander, Gordon
Each nominee includes a Topps NOW card preview