2023-24 Panini Donruss Optic Basketball Parallels Guide
Sport: Basketball · Manufacturer: Panini · Year: 2023 · Tiers: 30
Complete 2023-24 Panini Donruss Optic Basketball parallel hierarchy: 30 tiers from rarest to base. Top chases: Gold Vinyl /1, Choice Gold /10, Black Pandora /10.
Base parallels (rarest first)
- #1 Gold Vinyl — print run /1 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 100/100
- #2 Choice Gold — print run /10 · pattern: choice · scarcity score: 75/100
- #3 Black Pandora — print run /10 · pattern: pandora · scarcity score: 75/100
- #4 Hyper Pink — print run /15 · pattern: hyper · scarcity score: 71/100
- #5 Purple Shock — print run /25 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 65/100
- #6 Black Velocity — print run /39 · pattern: velocity · scarcity score: 60/100
- #7 Choice Blue — print run /49 · pattern: choice · scarcity score: 58/100
- #8 Orange — print run /50 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 58/100
- #9 Choice Red — print run /88 · pattern: choice · scarcity score: 51/100
- #10 Blue Velocity — print run /99 · pattern: velocity · scarcity score: 50/100
- #11 Stars — print run /99 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 50/100
- #12 Pink Velocity — print run /150 · pattern: velocity · scarcity score: 46/100
- #13 Lime Green — print run /175 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 44/100
- #14 Red — print run /199 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 43/100
- #15 Holo — print run /299 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 38/100
- #16 Fast Break Holo — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 30/100
- #17 Hyper — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: hyper · scarcity score: 18/100
- #18 Base — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: base · scarcity score: 5/100
Autograph parallels (rarest first)
- #19 Gold Vinyl Auto — print run /1 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 100/100
- #20 Purple Velocity FOTL Auto — print run /3 · pattern: velocity · scarcity score: 88/100
- #21 Green Auto — print run /5 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 83/100
- #22 Choice Black Gold Auto — print run /8 · pattern: choice · scarcity score: 77/100
- #23 Gold Auto — print run /10 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 75/100
- #24 Hyper Pink Auto — print run /15 · pattern: hyper · scarcity score: 71/100
- #25 Choice Blue Auto — print run /24 · pattern: choice · scarcity score: 65/100
- #26 Black Pandora Auto — print run /25 · pattern: pandora · scarcity score: 65/100
- #27 Pink Auto — print run /25 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 65/100
- #28 Blue Auto — print run /49 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 58/100
- #29 Pink Velocity Auto — print run /79 · pattern: velocity · scarcity score: 53/100
- #30 Holo Auto — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 10/100
Pattern Types
- plain — Standard solid-color refractor with no special pattern — the workhorse of the parallel ladder.
- choice — Choice-exclusive prismatic panel finish (Nebula, Fusion, Peacock). Bright, faceted look at low print runs.
- pandora — Sparkly micro-dot Pandora finish on Optic parallels. The Black Pandora is the signature 1/1-style chase.
- hyper — Iridescent multi-color Hyper Prizm finish, typically a mid-tier (/199) chase in Prizm products.
- velocity — Streaked velocity-wave finish on Optic parallels, typically Blue or Pink at /99–/150.
- base — The standard, non-numbered base card. Print run not disclosed; the foundation of the set.
Scan a card from this set
Upload a photo and HobbyAlpha will identify the exact parallel, pull live eBay comps, and give you a Buy/Hold/Sell verdict. Get started at HobbyAlpha.