Cade Cunningham's 52-Point Night: The NBA First and His Key Rookie Cards

Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 points with 11 assists and zero turnovers as the Detroit Pistons beat the Washington Wizards 144-140 in double overtime on November 12, 2026, per ESPN. "He became the first player since at least 1978 with at least 50 points and 10 assists in a game with no turnovers," ESPN reported. For Cade Cunningham cards, the night adds a headline to a market whose record sits at $317,200.

The 52-Point Game

Per ESPN's recap and box score, and Basketball-Reference's game logs:

• Line: 52 points on 16-of-25 shooting, 3-of-5 from three and 17-of-18 at the line, with 11 assists, 5 rebounds and 0 turnovers in 48 minutes
• Career high: his previous regular-season best was 46, also against Washington, on November 10, 2025
• The finish: 30 of his points came in the fourth quarter and the two overtimes, the most by a Piston in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98), per ESPN
• Pistons history: tied for the fourth-highest scoring game in franchise history, behind Jerry Stackhouse's 57, Kelly Tripucka's 56 and Dave Bing's 54, and tying George Yardley's 52 from 1958
• Season so far: 25.0 points and 7.9 assists per game through 11 games, per ESPN's player page

"It was the best I've ever done it in my NBA career for sure," Cunningham said after the game, per ESPN.

Cade Cunningham's Key Cards

The 2021-22 Panini rookie year is where his market lives:

• 2021-22 Panini Prizm #282: the flagship rookie card (checklist), with Silver, Gold /10 and Black 1/1 parallels
• 2021-22 Panini National Treasures Rookie Patch Autograph #123: numbered to 99, with a 1/1 Logoman version (checklist)
• 2021-22 Panini Select #11: the Concourse-level rookie, with its own color parallels (checklist)

His Top Card Sales

• $317,200: 2021-22 Prizm Black #282, numbered 1/1, PSA 9, sold April 11, 2026 in Goldin's March Elite Auction, the highest public price for any Cunningham card, per Sports Collectors Digest (April 17, 2026) and Basketball Card Insider
• $204,000: 2021-22 National Treasures Rookie Patch Autograph Logoman #123, 1/1, BGS 9, Goldin, November 26, 2022, per SI and Basketball Card Insider, his top single-player sale until the Black Prizm
• $200,000: 2021-22 Panini Select Rookie Signatures Black Pulsar 1/1, PSA 10, August 1, 2026, which SI ranked as his fourth-highest public sale (August 3, 2026)

A multi-player 2024-25 Flawless Triple Logoman 1/1 shared with Victor Wembanyama and Anthony Edwards also brought $209,840 at Goldin on March 14, 2026, per Basketball Card Insider.

At the everyday end, a PSA 10 Silver Prizm was selling in the $900 range in late June 2026, below its $1,399 peak, per Card Ladder data reported by SI (June 25, 2026).

What It Means for Collectors

Our take: we found no dated sales from the 48 hours after the game, so any jump has not shown up in reported data yet. What the night adds is a stat line ESPN calls the first since at least 1978, on top of a 2025-26 All-NBA First Team season, per Basketball-Reference. The cards to watch for the first fresh comps are the PSA 10 Silver Prizm and the National Treasures RPA. Our most expensive basketball cards list shows the top of the hobby, and our Goldin Sports Elite story covers the $1.3 million bid on a LeBron James Exquisite RPA in Goldin's November auction.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cade Cunningham's rookie card?

His main rookie card is the 2021-22 Panini Prizm #282. His top high-end rookie is the 2021-22 National Treasures Rookie Patch Autograph #123, numbered to 99.

What is Cade Cunningham's most expensive card?

A 2021-22 Prizm Black #282 1/1 in PSA 9, which sold for $317,200 at Goldin on April 11, 2026, per Sports Collectors Digest. It was still his top public sale as of August 2026, per Basketball Card Insider.

How many points did Cade Cunningham score against the Wizards?

52 points, with 11 assists and no turnovers, in a 144-140 double-overtime win on November 12, 2026, per ESPN.

Where to Go From Here

Cade Cunningham scored 52 against Washington on November 12, 2026. Want cards without chasing a 1/1 at auction? The Polkastarter marketplace gives you a free mystery pack when you sign up, and every Lootbox lists its contents, values, and chances before you open it.

Details checked November 14, 2026. Game facts are as reported by ESPN and Basketball-Reference. Card prices are past sales as reported on the dates given. Nothing here is financial advice. Polkastarter is not affiliated with the NBA, the Detroit Pistons, Panini, Goldin, Card Ladder or the other companies named.

Sources

• ESPN: Cade Cunningham's historic night puts Pistons past Wizards in 2OT thriller, published November 12, 2026, accessed November 14, 2026
• ESPN: Pistons vs. Wizards box score, November 12, 2026, accessed November 14, 2026
• ESPN: Cade Cunningham player page, accessed November 14, 2026
• Basketball-Reference: Cade Cunningham game logs, accessed November 14, 2026
• Basketball-Reference: Cade Cunningham stats, accessed November 14, 2026
• Sports Collectors Digest: Steph Curry, Cade Cunningham, Victor Wembanyama cards set records ahead of NBA playoffs, published April 17, 2026, accessed November 14, 2026
• Sports Illustrated: 5 hot Cade Cunningham cards as Pistons extend winning streak to 11 games, published November 19, 2025, accessed November 14, 2026
• Sports Illustrated: Market movement of the last five No. 1 NBA draft picks' cards, published June 25, 2026, accessed November 14, 2026
• Sports Illustrated: Top 5 Sports Card Sales: Ohtani's $11 Million Dual Logoman Rewrites the Record Book, published August 3, 2026, accessed November 14, 2026
• Basketball Card Insider: Cade Cunningham player sales, updated August 4, 2026, accessed November 14, 2026
• Cardboard Connection: 2021-22 Panini Prizm Basketball checklist, accessed November 14, 2026
• Cardboard Connection: 2021-22 Panini National Treasures Basketball checklist, accessed November 14, 2026
• Cardboard Connection: 2021-22 Panini Select Basketball checklist, accessed November 14, 2026