What’s New
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball set marks Topps' comeback to basketball cards, a first since 2009. This collection stands out with its extensive range of parallels, including both unnumbered and serial-numbered options, offering collectors multiple designs to choose from. New and returning parallel types like RayWave, Wave, Pulsar, and Geometric Refractors are introduced in this set.
Configuration at a Glance
- Brand: Topps Chrome
- Sport: Basketball
- Release Year: 2025-26
- Parallels: A variety of unnumbered and serial-numbered versions
- Special Notes: Certain parallels are exclusive to specific box types, while others are available across all configurations
Key Inserts & Parallels
Unnumbered Parallels
- Base Refractors
- Basketball Refractors
- Negative Refractors
- Prism Refractors
- Pulsar Refractors
- Red, White, and Blue Refractors
- Wave Refractors
- X-Fractors
Serial-Numbered Parallels
- Magenta Refractors /399
- Teal Refractors /299
- Yellow Refractors /275
- Yellow Basketball Refractors /275
- Yellow RayWave Refractors /275
- Aqua Refractors /199
- Aqua Basketball Refractors /199
- Aqua RayWave Refractors /199
- Blue Refractors /150
- Blue Basketball Refractors /150
- Blue RayWave Refractors /150
- Blue Wave Refractors /150
- Green Refractors /99
- Green Basketball Refractors /99
- Green RayWave Refractors /99
- Green Wave Refractors /99
- Purple Refractors /75
- Purple Basketball Refractors /75
- Purple Pulsar Refractors /75
- Purple RayWave Refractors /75
- Purple Wave Refractors /75
- Gold Refractors /50
- Gold Basketball Refractors /50
- Gold Geometric Refractors /50
- Gold Pulsar Refractors /50
- Gold RayWave Refractors /50
- Gold Wave Refractors /50
- Orange Refractors /25
- Orange Geometric Refractors /25
- Orange Basketball Refractors /25
- Orange Pulsar Refractors /25
- Orange RayWave Refractors /25
- Orange Wave Refractors /25
- First Day Issue Silver /12
- Black Refractors /10
- Black Basketball Refractors /10
- Black Geometric Refractors /10
- Black Pulsar Refractors /10
- Black RayWave Refractors /10
- Black Wave Refractors /10
- First Day Issue Tri-Color Refractors /8
- Frozenfractors /5
- Red Refractors /5
- Red Basketball Refractors /5
- Red Geometric Refractors /5
- Red Pulsar Refractors /5
- Red RayWave Refractors /5
- Red Wave Refractors /5
- White Geometric Refractors /2
- Superfractors /1
Speckle Refractors (Image Variations Only)
- Green /99
- Gold /50
- Orange /25
- Black /10
- Red /5
- Superfractor (1/1, Image Variation only)
Autographs & Relics
Details on autograph and memorabilia content are not included in the article. Nonetheless, Orange Geometric Refractors are noted to share the base design with the Cooper Flagg Autograph example, suggesting that autographed parallels might have similar design elements.
Collector Notes
- The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball set offers a wide variety of parallels, including both unnumbered and serial-numbered options.
- RayWave and Wave Refractors are unique parallel types in this collection.
- Speckle Refractors are exclusive to Image Variations and do not appear in the full base set.
- Some parallels are available in all box types, while others may be exclusive to certain configurations.
- Serial-numbered parallels range from /399 down to 1/1 Superfractors.
- Orange Geometric Refractors share a design with at least one autograph card example.
- Design cues and pattern differences (such as RayWave vs. Wave) are essential for identifying parallels.
- No odds or print runs beyond serial numbering are provided in the article.
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