Buzz Break: 2023-24 NBA Hoops Winter Edition (blaster)

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The box: 2023-24 NBA Hoops Winter Edition 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
Winter set completion: 78 of 300 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Steph Curry, Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Trae Young, Paolo Banchero, Donovan Mitchell, Bradley Beal, Damian Lillard, Jamal Murray, Chris Paul, Kristaps Porzingis, Allen Iverson, Ja Morant

Winter Rookie Cards (14) – Ausar Thompson, Brandon Miller, Ben Sheppard, Julian Strawther, Brandin Podziemski, Jalen Wilson, Mohamed Gueye, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Keyontae Johnson, Brice Sensabaugh, Dariq Whitehead, Julian Phillips, Seth Lundy, Rayan Rupert

Inserts/short-prints: 11 (all in gallery below with some base)
Purple Winter parallels (1) – Cole Anthony
Arriving Now Winter (3) – Kris Murray, Brandin Podziemski, Nick Smith Jr.
Arriving Now Winter Holo (1) – Jalen Wilson
Rookie Greetings Winter (2) – Brandon Miller, Jordan Hawkins
Skyview Winter (3) – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving
Dynamos Winter (1) – Jayson Tatum

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Rookie Sweaters (1) – Jordan Hawkins

What's Buzz-worthy: This one has been a bit of a retail go-to with the pickings lean and this one was strong on star power and maybe one rookie but wasn't as deep or interesting as other boxes I have opened for this one (see grade notes). It was a bit flat despite the Miller appearances and the All-Star power -- and nothing can compete with my first one -- check the archives. ... As I said before, this retail-only parallel version of the annual Hoops set has been an annual thing itself in recent years and I try it grab one each year since I figure statistically there might be less of the base cards here than standard Hoops. I've scaled back my NBA buying substantially but blasters of the basics will still be happening here and there for this collector ... this brand's parallel is one I definitely will give a look to, especially if it's on the shelf in volume -- and it is.

Product Grade: A for Winter ... A- for regular 
Box Grade: B+ (good run of base stars but half of my rookies are basically same as my last two blasters and insert spread here is smaller than others)
Fun Grade: B (less inert variety and plenty of names I've seen before)

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