Key Takeaways
- NBA Top Shot Introduces Budding Player Partnerships and Interactive Collectibles for the 2025-2026 Season.
- Blockchain improvements will post NBA highlights directly on-chain for greater security and authenticity.
The National Basketball Association, National Basketball Players Association and Dapper Labs have kicked off the 2025-2026 NBA Top Shot season, featuring breakout rookies Cooper Flagg, Yang Hansen and the next generation of hoops talent.
This season, Top Shot goes coast to coast with digital signatures and unique collectibles from rising stars.
Improved foils, textures and interactive designs bring the excitement, while the focus on newcomers keeps the game fresh. Fewer than 5,000 new collectibles from names like Victor Wembanyama and Cooper Flagg will ever hit the ground.
“NBA Top Shot is built to bring fans closer to the sport they love, ensuring that each digital collectible remains an authentic and enduring piece of basketball culture for the long term,” said Roham Gharegozlou, CEO of Dapper Labs. “This season we’re taking the next step: signing autographs and interactive collectibles from the next generation of NBA stars, while showcasing the highlights themselves.”
The new season will feature blockchain infrastructure upgrades that post NBA highlights directly on-chain, making each play independently retrievable and verifiable.
Launched in 2020 on the Flow blockchain, NBA Top Shot allows basketball fans to buy, sell and trade official NBA “Moments,” unique NFTs that represent video highlights of memorable plays and key events from NBA games.
NBA Top Shot is playing a key role in popularizing NFTs by combining the global appeal of NBA basketball with blockchain technology, making digital asset ownership accessible to mainstream sports fans.
NBA Top Shot enjoyed a strong run last October, with weekly NFT sales rising from 22,000 to 57,760 as the 2024-2025 season kicked off, according to The Block’s data.