NBA Debut Features Award, Logoman and Rookie Patches

The 2025-26 NBA season opens Tuesday, and opening-week uniforms will spotlight individual and team honors through new patch programs. Thirty-five players will have individual trophy-icon patches (MVP, DPOY, ROY, etc.) sewn above the Nike swoosh for their season debuts; All‑NBA, All‑Rookie and All‑Defensive patches will also appear but yield to individual awards. Those debut game-worn jerseys will be auctioned by Sotheby’s while each player keeps a uniform. Separately, Topps announced Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander, Stephon Castle and Evan Mobley will receive Gold NBA Logoman patches that Topps says will appear on their jerseys this season and be used to create ultra‑rare trading cards. The league also plans removable NBA debut patches for rookies that will be removed, signed and inserted into one‑of‑one rookie cards, tying on‑court recognition to the collectibles market. League officials said the programs are intended to spotlight accomplishments that can be missed during awards season and to create memorable, collectible game‑worn items for fans and collectors.