Buzz Break: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic basketball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic NBA cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
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: 8
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 32
Base set completion: 15 of 200 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Kevin Durant, Mike Conley, Khris Middleton, Kyle Kuzma, Donte DiVincenzo, Langston Galloway, J.J. Redick, Jaylen Brown, Harrison Barnes, De'Aaron Fox, Kevin Knox II, Austin Rivers, Glenn Robinson III, Tomas Satoransky, Tobias Harris

Inserts/short-prints: 16 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Rookie Cards (SP) (4)
– Ja Morant, R.J. Barrett, Kendrick Nunn, Bol Bol
NBA Debut (SP) (2) – R.J. Barrett, Tyler Herro (RC)
Hall of Fame (SP) (2) – Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain
Give and Go (1) – Trae Young
Got Game? (1) – Russell Westbrook
Will To Win (1) – James Harden
Green Mosaic Prizm parallel (2) – James Harden, Derrick White
Hall of Fame Green Mosaic Prizm parallel (1) – Magic Johnson
Oldschool Green Mosaic Prizm (1) – Tracy McGrady
Genesis Mosaic Prizm parallel (1) – Cedi Osman

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Rookie Scripts (1) – Kendrick Nunn

What's Buzz-worthy: My first blaster was a strong one with a single insert but this one dwarfs that -- and gets my highest grade possible (only happened once before that I remember) with an autograph of a top rookie, a super-rare Genesis parallel card, a Ja Morant appearance and plenty of other notables. This was a ridiculous box -- one of just three left on the shelf ... I left two for the kids but apparently picked the right one. As I said last time, the basic design here is super simple -- almost oldschool Pacific in its feel -- but with a Prizm approach. The basic set is 200 cards and then the 100 topping that are from a number of subsets that arrive relatively often together but I'll note them as SPs here. The Mosaic Prizms arrive four times (all colors) in this format while the Orange Fluorescent Mosaic Prizm cards are only found in blasters. It's simpler in feel and this release has been a pricey one so far -- and boxes like this one show how it can deliver big even in a small format. The Genesis Mosaic Prizm cards are apparently "ultra-rare" finds ... and, ironically, this is not the only one you will see today. Stay tuned for my next break of this one ... it was apparently a scorcher of a morning at Walmart. If you can't find anything, there are a number of options at the link above.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade:
 A++ (a simply ridiculous box)
Fun Grade: A-

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