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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

2018 · Panini Hoops Basketball · #262

Gilgeous-Alexander’s Hoops #262 is listed in PSA’s rookie checklist.

Sport: Basketball
Year / season: 2018
Set: Panini Hoops Basketball
Number: #262
Format: Card
Issue status: Rookie card

About this card

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 2018 Panini Hoops Basketball card is number 262 in that release. NBA Hoops is one of basketball’s longest-running card brands, first issued for the 1989-90 season and now made by Panini. It is an affordable paper-stock product with a large base checklist.

The catalog labels this a rookie card, based on the source cited below.

How to identify it

Base Hoops cards were printed in large numbers, so condition and the exact edition matter most. Artist’s Proof and other parallels share the base number, so confirm any foil stamping or color change.

In Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s run

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has 5 entries in this catalog, from 2018 to 2025–26, and this is the second of them by year. Nearby entries are listed below, so you can compare the releases that sit around this one.

In the 2018 checklist

This is the only entry from the 2018 Panini Hoops 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

The checklist identifies Hoops #262 separately from Donruss #162.
Match both the set and number when researching his 2018 issues.

Inspect the source

Source reviewed 2026-10-07. The source describes this issue; it does not verify any item offered by a third party.

PSA Set Registry: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rookie Set (opens in a new tab)

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Raw or graded. Inspect the actual copy.

The issue stays 2018 · Panini Hoops Basketball. These are research checks, not a condition assessment of a specimen.

Raw / ungraded

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Record visible condition: Inspect corners, edges, centering and surface in suitable photographs or in person. Record damage or unanswered questions without assigning a predicted professional grade.
Keep authentication separate: Ungraded does not establish authenticity or mean “never authenticated.” A protective case alone does not establish a professional condition grade.

Professionally graded

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