What’s New
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball collection is the brand's first fully licensed release since the 2008-09 season. This set offers a range of case hits and super short print (SSP) inserts available in both hobby and retail formats, providing collectors of all kinds the opportunity to discover rare cards. Interestingly, retail formats feature a greater number of SSPs compared to hobby, and these elusive inserts have sparked significant interest and rapid sales on secondary markets post-launch.
Configuration at a Glance
- Hobby boxes: 240 packs per case
- Jumbo boxes: 96 packs per case
- Breaker’s delight boxes: 8 packs per case
- Retail formats: value blaster boxes (280 packs per case), mega boxes (140 packs per case), Fanatics mega boxes (140 packs per case), hanger boxes (64 packs per case)
- Both hobby and retail boxes feature case hits and SSP inserts, with some exclusives to each format
- Odds for significant SSPs and case hits are detailed for every format
Key Inserts & Parallels
Hobby-Exclusive Inserts
- Rock Stars: Die-cut cards spotlighting top players and rookies. Odds: 1:295 hobby packs, 1:147 jumbo packs, 1:14 breaker’s delight packs. Not guaranteed per case.
- Radiating Rookies: Highlights 10 rookies from the 2025 draft class. Features a radiating streaks design and a special Topps Chrome atom logo. Odds: 1:2,179 hobby packs, 1:434 jumbo packs, 1:160 breaker’s delight packs.
Retail-Exclusive Inserts
- Fanatical: Borderless cards with a vibrant Refractor finish, including current stars, rookies, and Hall of Famers. Available in value blaster, mega, Fanatics mega, and hanger boxes.
Autographs & Relics
Information regarding autographs and memorabilia cards is not provided in the details available.
Collector Notes
- The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball set marks the first fully licensed release since 2008-09
- Case hits and SSPs are spread across both hobby and retail formats, with certain exclusives
- Retail formats contain more SSPs than hobby
- Rock Stars are die-cut and draw inspiration from a 1990s insert set
- Radiating Rookies feature a distinctive background and a special Topps Chrome atom logo
- Odds for inserts are clearly detailed for each format
- SSP inserts have experienced high demand and swift sales on secondary markets
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