Basketball · REFERENCE ENTRY
Jayson Tatum
2017 · Panini Prizm Basketball · #16
Tatum’s base #16 entry in the 2017 Panini Prizm issue.
- Sport
- Basketball
- Year / season
- 2017
- Set
- Panini Prizm Basketball
- Number
- #16
- Format
- Card
About this card
Jayson Tatum’s 2017 Panini Prizm Basketball card is number 16 in that release. Prizm is Panini’s chromium brand, printed on reflective card stock. Most base cards also come in color parallels called Prizms, from the familiar Silver to short-printed colors, and the parallels keep the base card’s number.
It carries no rookie label. That is not a claim either way: the catalog adds the label only when a cited source supports it.
How to identify it
Tilt the card under a light. A base card has a plain chrome finish, while a Silver or color Prizm shows a distinct pattern or tint across the front, and numbered parallels carry a serial number, usually on the back.
In Jayson Tatum’s run
Jayson Tatum has 3 entries in this catalog, from 2017 to 2025–26, and this is the earliest of them. Nearby entries are listed below, so you can compare the releases that sit around this one.
- Jayson Tatum, 2025–26 Topps Basketball #1
- Jayson Tatum, 2025–26 Topps Chrome Basketball — Paradox #PX-4
In the 2017 checklist
This is the only entry from the 2017 Panini Prizm Basketball release in the catalog so far. The full release has more cards; this page covers the one cataloged here.
What to know about this issue
- PSA’s master checklist separates the base #16 from Blue Ice, Gold Prizm and Green Prizm entries.
- Autograph-designated #16 references also appear separately; the number alone does not identify the edition.
Inspect the source
Source reviewed 2026-10-07. The source describes this issue; it does not verify any item offered by a third party.
No assigned grade, market value or verified offer is supplied by this reference entry.
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The issue stays 2017 · Panini Prizm Basketball. These are research checks, not a condition assessment of a specimen.
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