Buzz Break: 2023-24 Panini Haunted Hoops basketball cards

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The box: 2023-24 Panini Haunted Hoops basketball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 40
Cards per pack: 3
Cards per box: 120
Set completion: 
80 of 300 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Steph Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Zion Williamson, Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards, Jalen Williams, Trae Young, Karl-Anthony Towns, Donovan Mitchell, Jordan Clarkson, Desmond Bane

Rookie Cards (14) – Victor Wembanyama, Cason Wallace, Scoot Henderson, Brandin Podziemski, Bilal Coulibaly, Dereck Lively II, Keyonte George, Ausar Thompson, Jordan Walsh, Rayan Rupert, Kobe Brown, Brice Sensabaugh, Markquis Nowell, Nick Smith Jr.

Insert cards: 40 (all in gallery below with some base)
Orange (24) – Notables include Scoot Henderson, Ausar Thompson, Brandon Miller, Collin Sexton, Cade Cunningham, Donovan Mitchell, Nick Smith Jr., Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Stanley Umude, Marcus Sasser, Walker Kessler
Slime (13) – Damian Lillard, Jordan Miller, Jaylen Clark, Walker Kessler, Kawhi Leonard, Jrue Holliday, Grayson Allen, Nicolas Claxton, Buddy Hield, De'Aaron Fox, Tre Mann, Tobias Harris, Gary Trent Jr.
Holo Webs (2) – Devin Vassell, Oscar Tshiebwe
Holo Candy (1) – Sidy Cissoko

Autographs/Memorabilia: None in this release.

What's Buzz-worthy: This one I waited to grab but after opening its NFL counterpart I opted for this with absolute ease when I finally spotted it, noted its modest price and then I was pleased with the result, too. It's better than the NFL version thanks to a simpler base design that's more modern and cleanly crafted, a little less Halloween design trickery, better rookie photos and more parallels that are more mixed in here. Atop that? Victor Wembanyama ... and the parallels mean he's in here four times for both cards he has here and if the typical box break is what it is here then you can draw up the odds on him and any other player. (Holo Candy? One in 300 boxes ... those singles can't be that plentiful at all even if they made a ton of this one.) The set is pretty big so you'll need to rip about four boxes if the collation is perfect to land it all for just the base set. The backs are Halloween-heavy in their look but everything here feels more Hoops than it does seasonal ... yet it still is. Landing a Wemby makes this one a win and they'll perhaps grade better than NFL stuff will, too. I'll rip more for this one, too. Why? Its stock, while skinny, seems more consistent than basic Hoops this year ... good finds should grade well ... and with prices on everything getting steeper all the time, well, grading helps fill some of that void for this collector. (Ripping less, grading more.) This one its simple. This one is collectable ... and you can rip into a few boxes to have some fun going through it all.

Product Grade: A (for what it is, this is super-simple and clean ... cleaner than NFL)
Box Grade: A-
Fun Grade: A- (landed parallels and a Wemby)

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