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NBA Topps NOW Player of the Week for Week 9

Date: Dec 23, 2025
Topics: basketball, NBA, NBA Topps NOW, Trending
Length: 596 Words
Reading Time: ~3 Minutes

Week 9 of the 2025–26 NBA season was highlighted by the Knicks taking home the NBA Cup, King James making history once more, Wemby showing off his historic defensive talent, and Ant-Man taking over in crunch time. 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®

Vote for the 2025 NBA Topps NOW® Player of the Week for the week of December 15 to December 21. Choose from five nominees — Victor Wembanyama, LeBron James, the New York Knicks, and Anthony Edwards. View each Topps NOW card and cast your vote.

2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #87 New York Knicks

performance

• knicks become third nba emirates cup winner after defeating san antonio 124-113

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

• “A game like this, an environment like this, you don’t really see around the NBA too often. We got to take advantage of the experience that we got here” – jalen brunson

2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #95 LeBron James

performance

• lebron set nba record in game against the clippers, scoring 35 or more points for the fourth time since turning 40

Card Info

• Online exclusive
• Foil Parallels including Green Foil /99, Gold Foil /50, Orange Foil /25, Black Foil /10, Red Foil /5, and FoilFractor 1/1

what they said

• “We all got to stay ready. So, obviously very challenging circumstances for our ballclub tonight. But I think we played extremely hard. We followed our keys. We just came up short” – lebron james

2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #94 Anthony Edwards

performance

• edwards took over late to lead the timberwolves to a huge win over western conference-leading oklahoma city

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’m not passing the ball. I knew it was going up.” – anthony edwards

2025-26 NBA Topps NOW® Card #92 Victor Wembanyama

performance

• Wemby became only the third player to record 100 consecutive games with a block since the stat started being recorded in 1973-74

card Info

• Online exclusive
• Autograph Redemption Card /10, Autograph Redemption Card /5, Autograph Redemption Card 1/1

what they said

• “The league is in trouble.” –  Devin Vassell

  • 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?
    • Victor Wembanyama, the New York Knicks, LeBron James, and Anthony Edwards headline week 9.

Key Facts

  • 2025 NBA Topps NOW Player of the Week
  • Dates: December 15 – December 21, 2025
  • Four nominees + cards; Online Exclusive set
  • Nominees include: Victor Wembanyama, New York Knicks, Anthony Edweards, and LeBron James

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