Buzz Break: 2020-21 Panini Chronicles NBA (blaster)

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The box: 2020-21 Panini Chronicles NBA basketball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 5
Cards per pack: 40
Chronicles set completion: 
6 of 50 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Standard Cards: 34 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Chronicles (6) – Mike Conley, Kawhi Leonard, Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, DeMar DeRozan, Collin Sexton
Crusade (1) – Theo Maledon
Donruss (1) – Mason Jones
Essentials (2) – Patrick Williams, Devin Booker
Hometown Heroes (1) – Desmond Bane
Luminance (2) – James Wiseman, Issac Okoro
Marquee (3) – Cole Anthony, Payton Pritchard, Jae'Sean Tate
Panini (2) – Cole Anthony, Isaac Okoro
Playbook (3) – Isaac Okoro, Saddiq Bey, Nico Mannion
Prestige (3) – Patrick Williams, Aaron Nesmith, Paul George
Rookies & Stars (4) – Cole Anthony, LeBron James, James Wiseman, Devin Booker
Threads (3) – LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Patrick Williams
XR (3) – Immanuel Quickley, Onyeka Okongwu, Saddiq Bey

Parallel cards: 6
Chronicles Pink (1) – Tobias Harris
Donruss Pink (1) – Facundo Campazzo
Luminance Pink (1) – Ben Simmons
Marquee Pink (1) – Patrick Williams
Threads Pink (1) – Aleksej Pokusevski
XR Pink (1) – Saddiq Bey

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This is just my second blaster of this one after initially dabbling with hangers for this release and I still think I like these more due to a little more volume -- but really because Pink parallels seem to pop a little more than Greens. My rookie presence here was solid with some names popping up more than once and that's part of the magic in this catch-all brand -- some will run hotter than others. It's a fun, solid one to break in any format for a collector. These aren't the flashiest of breaks if you're ripping for big mojo hits or cash, but they are fun -- it's a brand I'll open in any sport, though basketball is probably lower on my radar these days vs. others.

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

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