Title: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball: First Licensed Release Since 2008-09
Subtitle: Explore the Reintroduction of a Classic Brand with New Inserts and Case Hits
Meta Description: Discover the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball set, the brand's first licensed release since 2008-09, featuring a range of case hits, SSP inserts, and exclusive hobby and retail formats.
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What’s New
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball collection marks the brand’s return to licensed, full-scale releases for the first time since 2008-09. This edition offers a selection of case hits and super short print (SSP) inserts across both hobby and retail formats, providing collectors of all levels with opportunities to uncover rare pieces. Interestingly, retail formats contain a higher number of SSPs compared to hobby, driving strong interest and brisk sales on secondary markets following the release.
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 some being exclusive to either hobby or retail
- Odds for key SSPs and case hits are provided for each format
Key Inserts & Parallels
Hobby-Exclusive Inserts
- Rock Stars: Die-cut cards spotlighting top players and rookies. Odds: 1:295 hobby packs, 1:147 jumbo packs, 1:14 breaker’s delight packs. Not guaranteed in every 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 vivid Refractor finish, highlighting current stars, rookies, and Hall of Famers. Found in value blaster, mega, Fanatics mega, and hanger boxes.
Autographs & Relics
Specifics on autographs and memorabilia cards are not included in the information provided.
Collector Notes
- The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball is the first fully licensed release since 2008-09
- Case hits and SSPs are available across both hobby and retail, with some exclusivity
- Retail formats offer more SSPs than hobby
- Rock Stars are die-cut cards inspired by a 1990s insert set
- Radiating Rookies feature a distinct background with a special Topps Chrome atom logo
- The odds for inserts are clearly stated for each format
- SSP inserts have experienced high demand and rapid sales on secondary markets
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