What’s New
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball collection represents the brand's first fully licensed release since the 2008-09 season. This set offers a broad range of case hits and super short print (SSP) inserts across both hobby and retail formats, providing collectors of all types a chance to acquire rare cards. Interestingly, more SSPs are featured in retail formats compared to hobby, and these elusive inserts have stirred significant interest and brisk sales on secondary marketplaces since their 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)
- Case hits and SSP inserts are included in all box types, with some being exclusive to either hobby or retail
- The odds for key SSPs and case hits are detailed for each format
Key Inserts & Parallels
Hobby-Exclusive Inserts
- Rock Stars: Die-cut cards featuring 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 with 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, featuring current stars, rookies, and Hall of Famers. Available in value blaster, mega, Fanatics mega, and hanger boxes.
Autographs & Relics
Information on autographs and memorabilia cards is not provided in the available details.
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, with some exclusives
- Retail formats offer more SSPs than hobby
- Rock Stars are die-cut and inspired by a 1990s insert set
- Radiating Rookies showcase a distinctive background and a special Topps Chrome atom logo
- The odds for inserts are clearly specified for each format
- SSP inserts have experienced high demand and rapid sales on secondary markets
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