Title: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball: First Licensed Edition Since 2008-09
Subtitle: Dive into the details of the first fully licensed Topps Chrome Basketball release in over a decade.
Meta Description: Discover the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball set, marking its first licensed release since 2008-09. Explore the new inserts, configurations, and more.
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What’s New
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball collection celebrates the brand's return to fully licensed releases since 2008-09. This set includes a diverse array of case hits and super short print (SSP) inserts available in both hobby and retail formats, providing collectors of all levels with opportunities to unearth rare cards. Interestingly, retail formats offer a greater number of SSPs compared to hobby, sparking significant interest and swift sales on secondary markets since its 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 certain exclusives for hobby or retail
- Odds for prominent 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: Showcases 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, highlighting current stars, rookies, and Hall of Famers. Available in value blaster, mega, Fanatics mega, and hanger boxes.
Autographs & Relics
Specific details about autographs and memorabilia cards are not included in the available information.
Collector Notes
- The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball marks the first fully licensed edition since 2008-09
- Case hits and SSPs are spread across both hobby and retail, with certain exclusives
- Retail formats have a higher number of SSPs compared to hobby
- Rock Stars are die-cut cards drawing inspiration from a 1990s insert set
- Radiating Rookies feature a distinctive background and a special Topps Chrome atom logo
- Odds for inserts are clearly provided for each format
- SSP inserts have experienced high demand and rapid sales on secondary markets
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