Title: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball: A Return to Licensed Releases After 2008-09
Subtitle: Discover the latest in Topps Chrome Basketball with new case hits and SSP inserts.
Meta Description: Explore the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball set, marking its first licensed release since 2008-09. Find out about case hits, SSP inserts, and the variety of formats available.
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What’s New
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball collection signifies the brand’s return to a licensed, comprehensive release since the 2008-09 season. Topps has introduced an array of case hits and super short print (SSP) inserts in both hobby and retail versions, offering collectors at different levels the chance to discover rare cards. Interestingly, there are more SSPs available in retail than in hobby, sparking significant interest and rapid sales on secondary markets since its 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 are present in all box types, with exclusives in 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 highlighting top players and rookies. Odds: 1:295 hobby packs, 1:147 jumbo packs, 1:14 breaker’s delight packs. Not assured per case.
- Radiating Rookies: Showcases 10 rookies from the 2025 draft class with a radiating streak design and a unique 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, featuring 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 set is the first fully licensed release since 2008-09
- Case hits and SSPs are spread across both hobby and retail, with certain exclusives
- More SSPs are found in retail formats compared to hobby
- Rock Stars feature die-cuts and are inspired by a 1990s insert series
- Radiating Rookies have a distinctive background and a special Topps Chrome atom logo
- Odds for inserts are clearly specified for each format
- SSP inserts have experienced high demand and swift sales on secondary markets
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