Caleb Wilson Bowman card sets sale record for rookie

The Chicago Bulls took Caleb Wilson at No. 4 overall in the 2026 NBA Draft just about a week ago. Since then fans, experts, former players, etc have all raved about the selection, praising Wilson for his play.

The excitement surrounding Wilson is high and as Summer League approaches, it likely will continue to climb. Wilson’s draft class is a loaded one and while he went No. 4 overall, many believe he could be the best player when it’s all said and done. Now, sports card collectors are hoping to cash in on his potential success, even early.

Caleb Wilson card sets record days after he was drafted

Caleb Wilson Chicago Bulls — Nov 11, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Caleb Wilson (8) rests before a free throw against the Radford Highlanders in the second half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images

The first set of NBA trading cards for the 2026-27 season won’t release for a while but when it does, it will be highly-sought after. That’s due to the draft class coming in with the big four as well as other potential star players. Among them is Wilson and already one of his cards has set a new personal record.

Wilson and other rookies appeared in the new Bowman U Chrome set that released earlier this spring. It gave collectors their first chance to chase these rookies. Collectors are seeking out these cards to add to their collections and potentially wall display cases for sports trading cards. But one card of Wilson’s just sold for close to $16,000 on eBay.

Per Sports Card Investor, a 2025 Bowman Sapphire Caleb Wilson Chrome Auto Padparadscha Refractor 1/1 sold for $15,900 on eBay.

A NEW RECORD for Caleb Wilson cards

This 2025 Bowman Sapphire Caleb Wilson Chrome Auto Padparadscha Refractor 1/1 just sold for $15.9K on eBay

His previous most expensive sale was $5,500 for one of his 1/1 2025 Bowman U Now Foilfractors pic.twitter.com/kgl6vmTVCz

— Sports Card Investor (@SportsCardInv) June 26, 2026

That broke the previous record sale of $5,500 for Wilson which was another 1/1 card in 2025 Bowman U. This card is especially cool because the there’s an inscription of “Go Heels” on it and with it being a 1/1, there’s not another in existence.

Wilson and the other rookies in this class will be popular in the card market and this price record will likely be broken when more sets release over time.

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