Title: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball: First Fully Licensed Release Since 2008-09
Subtitle: An In-depth Look at the Latest Topps Chrome Basketball Set
Meta Description: Discover the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball set, the brand's first fully licensed release since 2008-09, featuring new case hits and super short print inserts.
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What’s New
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball collection is the brand's first fully licensed release since the 2008-09 season. Topps has introduced a range of case hits and super short print (SSP) inserts in both hobby and retail formats, offering collectors the opportunity to find rare cards. Interestingly, there are more SSPs available in retail formats compared to hobby, and these rare inserts have sparked significant interest and rapid sales on secondary markets since their debut.
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 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. These are not guaranteed per case.
- Radiating Rookies: Showcases 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, highlighting current stars, rookies, and Hall of Famers. Available in value blaster, mega, Fanatics mega, and hanger boxes.
Autographs & Relics
Specific information regarding autographs and memorabilia cards is not provided in the available details.
Collector Notes
- The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball is the first fully licensed release since the 2008-09 season
- Case hits and SSPs are available in both hobby and retail, with some exclusive offerings
- Retail formats feature more SSPs than hobby
- Rock Stars are die-cut and draw inspiration from a 1990s insert set
- Radiating Rookies have a distinctive background with a special Topps Chrome atom logo
- Odds for inserts are clearly listed for each format
- SSP inserts have been in high demand and have sold quickly on secondary markets
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