Title: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball: First Fully Licensed Set Since 2008-09
Subtitle: Discover the Return of Topps Chrome Basketball with New SSP Inserts and Case Hits
Meta Description: Explore the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball release, the first fully licensed set since 2008-09, featuring exclusive SSP inserts and case hits across hobby and retail formats.
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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. This set includes a range of case hits and super short print (SSP) inserts available in both hobby and retail formats, providing collectors at all levels the opportunity to discover rare cards. Interestingly, the retail formats contain more SSPs than the hobby versions, 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 are included in all box types, with some exclusive to either hobby or retail
- Specific odds for key SSPs and case hits are provided 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: Highlights 10 rookies from the 2025 draft class with a radiating streaks design, featuring 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, featuring current stars, rookies, and Hall of Famers. Available in value blaster, mega, Fanatics mega, and hanger boxes.
Autographs & Relics
Details regarding autographs and memorabilia cards are not provided in the available information.
Collector Notes
- The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball is the first fully licensed release since 2008-09
- Case hits and SSPs are distributed across both hobby and retail formats, with some exclusives
- Retail formats offer more SSPs than hobby
- Rock Stars are die-cut cards inspired by a 1990s insert set
- Radiating Rookies feature a distinctive background and a unique Topps Chrome atom logo
- Odds for inserts are clearly listed for each format
- SSP inserts have experienced high demand and quick sales on secondary markets
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