First Buzz: 2019-20 Panini Contenders basketball cards


What:
 2019-20 Panini Contenders basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 27
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The newest crop of young stars along with veterans and greats of the game will all be found in this one with a mix of standard Contenders cards as well as parallels.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

The Basics: There will be Rookie Tickets, Rookie Ticket Variations and and even Premium Edition Gold Vinyl versions to chase. Joining them on the autograph front will be Veteran Tickets, Sophomore Contenders and MVP Contenders ink. ... For inserts there will be "super-short-printed" Permit to Dominate and License to Dominate cards as well as Lottery Ticket cards. ... For the rookie ink, there will be Cracked Ice (/25), Optichrome Premium Edition Gold (/10) and 1/1 Championship Tickets as well as 1/1 Premium Edition Gold Vinyl parallels for starters. ... On the retail front, there will be Green Shimmer parallels for the autos in both blasters and jumbo packs that will have on-card ink. There also will be Rookie Ticket Swatches with prime (/10) and 1/1 tag parallels. ... For parallels there will be Red and Blue Game Tickets (/49 per card per set) in blasters and in jumbo packs there will be Green and Purple (/25) Game Tickets. ... Also in the mix will be Dual Rookie Ticket Swatches. ... Inserts only found in retail formats also will be Front Row Seats, 2019 Draft Class Contenders and Winning Tickets. ... Blasters will have five eight-card packs and 20 boxes per case, while the jumbo packs will have 22 cards and come 12 packs to a box with 20 boxes per case. ... Hobby boxes will carry a suggested retail price of $12.50 ($150 a box).

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