Title: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball: First Licensed Edition Since 2008-09
Subtitle: Discover the Latest Release from Topps Chrome Basketball
Meta Description: Explore the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball set, the first fully licensed release since 2008-09, featuring unique case hits and SSP inserts.
Content:
What’s New
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball collection represents the brand’s first fully licensed release since the 2008-09 season. This edition offers a range of case hits and super short print (SSP) inserts in both hobby and retail formats, allowing collectors of all levels the opportunity to uncover rare finds. Interestingly, retail formats boast a higher number of SSPs than hobby, sparking significant interest and rapid sales in the secondary market since the 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 can be found in all box types, with some being exclusive to either 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 showcasing 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: Features 10 rookies from the 2025 draft class with 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 vivid Refractor finish, highlighting 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 available details.
Collector Notes
- The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball marks the first fully licensed release since the 2008-09 season
- Case hits and SSPs are spread across both hobby and retail, with some exclusives
- There are more SSPs in retail formats than in hobby
- Rock Stars are die-cut, inspired by a 1990s insert set
- Radiating Rookies boast a distinctive background and a special Topps Chrome atom logo
- Odds for inserts are clearly listed for each format
- SSP inserts have experienced high demand and swift sales on secondary markets
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