Buzz Break: 2023-24 Donruss basketball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2023-24 Donruss NBA basketball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images in this one.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 15
Cards in this box: 90
Base set completion: 55 of 300 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 22

Notables on base cards – Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Nikola Vucevic, DeMar DeRozan, Anthony Davis, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Bradley Beal

Rookie Cards (6) – Ausar Thompson, Brandin Podziemski, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Keyonte George, Kobe Brown, Rayan Rupert

Inserts/short-prints: 12 (all in gallery below with some base)
Holo Green Laser (6) – Herbert Jones, DeMar DeRozan, Jrue Holiday, Xavier Tillman, Myles Turner, Tristan Vukcevic
Bomb Squad (1) – Ja Morant
Complete Players (1) – Nikola Jokic
Franchise Features (2) – Gradey Dick, Tyrese Haliburton
Great X-pectations (2) – Anthony Black, Kris Murray

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Signature Series (1) – Moussa Diabate

What's Buzz-worthy: I could have sworn that I had ripped into one of these previously but I guess I didn't so here we are a bit later than perhaps my norm. What did I find in this collector-friendly brand? A lot of stars, a decent amount of rookies in all spots, really, and, well, a lot of duplicates for such a small box. All in all, it was Donruss for sure but the variety here seemed a little lighter than normal, while the dupes made a dry box even drier ... though I did land some solid names. I was surprised to land ink here but that EKG-style autograph running off the sticker and a bad bottom edge kind of dampened the appeal here a lot ... and he's not an expensive sig, either. This is an interesting design this year -- I like it and I don't -- with foilboard accents on all base cards and the texture being pretty heavy and probably more idealized for Optic. I think Donruss might be the best flagship-style set for NBA fans with better design and photo selection than Hoops but it doesn't necessarily have the history that the other one does. I think these boxes are a solid rip in the retail wild with a lot of other brands/releases (all sports) offering less for a higher price. I don't do NBA heavily at all these days but if I did, I'd be doing a lot of Donruss as there's a lot to find here. Hit hobby boxes for the best results for sure. If you land a top name or a good name in a rarer spot, there can be easy wins here.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B (decent crop of everything but light on variety ... an auto helped but it's not the best sig and has edge damage)
Fun Grade: B (see above)

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