Buzz Break: 2019-20 Donruss Optic NBA cards (mega box)

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The box: 2019-20 Donruss Optic basketball cards (Walmart mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 10 (eight standard, two Hyper Pink)
Cards per pack: 4 per standard, 5 per Hyper Pink
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 18 of 150 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: James Harden, Kevin Love, Khris Middleton, Malik Monk, J.J. Redick, Tim Hardaway Jr., Mitchell Robinson, Montrezl Harrell, Thomas Bryant, Goran Dragic, Lou Williams, Tristan Thompson, D'Angelo Russell, Al Horford, Robert Covington, Clint Capela, Jamal Murray, Bam Adebayo

Inserts/short-prints: 24 (all inserts/short-prints and some base in gallery below)
Rated Rookies (SP) (4) – Kendrick Nunn (NNOF), Rui Hachimura, Jarrett Culver, Bruno Fernando
Rated Rookies Holo Prizms (1) – P.J. Washington Jr.
Rated Rookies Hyper Pink Prizms (2) – Eric Paschall, Kz Okpala
Holo Prizms (1) – Montrezl Harrell
Checkerboard Prizms (1) – Joe Harris
Hyper Pink Prizms (8) – Joel Embiid, Dennis Smith Jr., Jimmy Butler, Domantas Sabonis, Brook Lopez, Ricky Rubio, Miles Bridges, Dillon Brooks
Express Lane (1) – Trae Young
Express Lane Purple Prizms (1) – Eric Bledsoe
Winner Stays (1) – Kevin Durant
Fantasy Stars Prizms (1) – Kawhi Leonard
Splash! Purple Prizms (1) – Giannis Antetokounmpo
My House! (1) – Nikola Vucevic
My House! Purple Prizms (1) – Joel Embiid

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: If you or somebody nearby is in need of some holiday weekend grub, you might consider volunteering to mask up and hit the big blue chain store to get that -- and then check the card aisle. Why? Well, this February release appears to be arriving freshly reloaded -- more than a few people have noted finding new stashes of these Optic mega boxes in stores -- and I happened upon nine at just one store ... but only grabbed one. (Left the rest for the kids ... and they might have done better than I did.) I only say that since I struck out on the Zion Williamson-Ja Morant front but this box did include a rare Checkerboard parallel, a respectable silver (Holo) RC parallel and some decent names among the rookies and inserts (with some parallels in there, too) but not the two bigs I was hoping for. Had I remembered they sometimes run together -- I was reminded of that in the Pink packs in somebody else's boxes on the forum last night -- I might have opted for more ... and should have considering the market for these boxes unopened. (But ... I didn't.) My box under-delivered on the Rated Rookies compared to my previous box to add a little sting but I got over it. ... Like Prizm, I think this one is a solid release this year and I actually like it better on the Rookie Card front in both how it delivers and how they look cleaner. Some of the photos are a little funky -- Zion among them -- but simplicity goes a long way with this one's inclusions and hobby boxes deliver that and a ton more. (Hit that link up top for a shot at those blazing-hot boxes.) All formats should deliver pretty well on the basics -- and that's a good place to start with this one. I'd expect it to be plentiful (like Prizm) but not as available as people clear shelves and stockpile unopened boxes.

Product Grade: A+
Box Grade: A-
Fun Grade: B+

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