Buzz Break: 2019-20 Panini Chronicles NBA cards (blaster)

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The box: 2019-20 Panini Chronicles basketball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

Packs per box: 8 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 40
Chronicles set completion: 7 of 50 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Jimmy Butler, Blake Griffin, Victor Oladipo

Rookie Cards (21) – see gallery

Base subsets: 25 (all cards are numbered as part of the standard set but I'm detailing them here as I would if inserts)
Donruss (1) – Naz Reid
Essentials (3) – Cam Reddish, R.J. Barrett, Goga Bitadze
Luminance (2) – Cam Reddish, D'Andre Hunter
Marquee (2) – Jaxson Hayes, Trae Young
Panini (1) – Goga Bitadze
Playbook (2) – Tyler Herro, Carsen Edwards
Prestige (3) – Romeo Langford, Brandon Clarke, Anthony Davis
Recon (1) – P.J. Washington Jr.
Rookies & Stars (4) – Cam Reddish, Cameron Johnson, Keldon Johnson, Giannis Antetokounmpo
Threads (4) – Cameron Johnson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Carsen Edwards, Tyler Herro
XR (2) – Brandon Clarke, Darius Garland

Inserts: 8
Pink Chronicles parallel (1) – Ben Simmons
Pink Crusade parallel (1) – Luka Doncic
Silver Hometown Heroes parallel (1) – Tyler Herro
Pink Marquee parallel (1) – Kawhi Leonard
Pink Panini parallel (1) – Anthony Davis
Pink Playbook parallel (1) – Luka Doncic
Pink Recon parallel (1) – Rui Hachimura
Pink Threads parallel (1) – P.J. Washington Jr.

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: No Ja Morant or Zion Williamson appearances this time hurt a bit -- that's got to be tough to pull off in this one ... it's taken me seven times to do so -- but a pair of Pink Luka Doncic parallels and an extra insert (likely the Herro Silver) still keep this one in A territory as every blaster I've opened this year has gotten that for this release. There are always plenty of RCs here in a release that's a mix of many brand all in one place and this box included a few guys a few times with Cam Reddish likely the leader in the clubhouse at the moment. ... This is a solid release for me -- one where I should have given it an A+ but didn't (probably from a lack of hits in all my boxes upon first impression) -- and it's one that I've enjoyed perhaps more than any other in this strong year for NBA cards thanks to all those popular rookies. For more thoughts on this one, check out my other breaks ... there have been a few and there will still be more to come.

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

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