What: 2025-26 Topps Chrome NBA basketball cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: One autograph per hobby box (TBD per case), three autos per HTA jumbo or First Day Issue jumbo box (TBD per case) + several other formats in gallery

Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome will return to the officially licensed NBA hardwood for the first time in 16 years as a follow-up to two seasons of partial-licensing releases -- and we have some autographs and inserts as early teasers to prove it.

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It's a new era -- or at least the return of one -- as Topps' first NBA release under its new deal with the league license dropped this week with the arrival of 2025-26 Topps.

It's the first Topps release since its abbreviated 2009-10 campaign when Panini America took over the league license on an exclusive basis, ending a non-exclusive Topps run that had began in 1992-93. Before that, Topps NBA cardboard happened for a 1957-58 set and then continuously from the 1969-70 edition to the 1981-82 release before it bowed out. While there have been plenty of stops and starts for basketball and a number of players on the cardboard court, this run appears to be a long-term deal as Fanatics is amassing licenses with the major leagues when it comes to collecting -- MLB and the NBA now as well as the NFL beginning next year. So far, big rollouts have included NBA Debut patches worn by rookies in their first games as well as gold Logoman patches for award-winners to go from their unis and later into cardboard -- but both of those are too new to be an in-pack reality for this release.

The company's slogan for its turn with the ball is "it's our game now" -- as subtle as a Shaquille O'Neal rebounding elbow -- but the people are, so far, showing that it's their game and their cardboard world -- and Topps is living in it (while making their cardboard). The auction action is heavy after just one day with big asking prices, big pulls, some big sales and some big demand for some names from this release with a big print run that's helping make sure everybody gets a little piece of the action if they want some.

There have been release parties with VIP guest appearances, corporate SWAG and other prizes -- all one would and should expect for a new-license rollout -- and there's also been a little bit of cardboard controversy so far, too, that's really just more of a head's up scenario for collectors to know about more than anything truly salacious as people tear into packs looking for the first Lakers autographs of LeBron James (he had been an Upper Deck exclusive with no NBA-licensed ink since it bowed out with the Panini deal), the first Spurs autographs of Victor Wembanyama and, of course, the new No. 1 pick on the box, Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg.

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What: 2025-26 Topps NBA basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 23
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); One auto and one Relic per 10-pack jumbo box (eight per case) with other formats noted below.
Odds: Click here
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps returns to the NBA hardwood for the first time since 2009-10 as it tips off a lengthy new deal with the league that it first made cards for back in the 1950s. "It's our game now," read a company tease and reveal of the inclusions this time around.

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The box: 2024-25 Donruss NBA basketball cards (mega)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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Update: The card sold for $12,932,000 -- an all-time record for any sports card -- at 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning.

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It's already topped the $7-million mark with time to go before the auction ends tomorrow night, but there's no telling the heights this card might reach.

There's a realistic chance that the Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card will become the priciest sports card of all time -- not just priciest basketball card ever -- when the dust settles at ends Heritage Auctions on Saturday and it's really only got two rivals.

Right now, with its buyer's premium attached, this card sits at $7,015,000 after 46 bids (click to view) and that already gives it the title of the biggest basketball card of all time. The previous NBA high was for a similar modern card, a 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Steph Curry Logoman auto, that sold privately for $5.9 million to an investment fund July 2021.

And there aren't too many past auctions that top that.

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What's Buzzing: Caitlin Clark, 2025 Topps Chrome, new pulls, collectors have their thoughts and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Talking 2025 Topps Chrome

2 -- New MLB pulls are here

3 -- Checking in on the Caitlin Clark thread

4 -- They have their thoughts ... 

5 -- Is Topps working that far in advance?

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What's Buzzing: Is Topps working on an NBA-NFL hybrid set already? Shohei Ohtani, Pete Crow-Armstrong, eTopps and more in today's edition.

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1 -- Is Topps working that far in advance?

2 -- Good question 

3 -- Shohei Ohtani

4 -- Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit a wall

5 -- The real end of eTopps is near

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What: 2024-25 Topps Finest basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 14
Box basics: Two autographs per six-pack box (eight boxes per case) or three autos per 10-card breaker box (eight per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new year of Finest arrives next month with a mix of past and present stars and plenty of colorful flash as part of a tiered release with plenty of nods to its past -- a "style that defined a generation of collecting," according to Topps.

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The box: 2023-24 Topps G-League basketball cards
First Buzz preview, checklist & odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com for other basketball

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The box: 2020-21 Panini Chronicles NBA basketball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: LeBron James got McDonald's, Drake Maye's future, Bobby Witt Jr. and more in this Thursday edition.

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1 -- Check out this notable McDonald's 1/1 pull ... 

2 -- Future forecast for Drake Maye?

3 -- Off-season NFL chatter is here

4 -- Still legit

5 -- Thoughts on 2025 Topps Tribute

6 -- A long story from a galaxy not so far, far away ... 

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What's Buzzing: The New York Yankees' torpedo bats, MLB pulls and chatter, WWE, LeBron vs. Stephen A. Smith and more.

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1 -- Talking Yankees torpedo bats

2 -- More MLB chatter here

3 -- WWE chatter as Mania nears

4 -- Make it stop?

5 -- New pulls in the baseball section ...

6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number

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What: 2023-24 Topps Three basketball cards
Arrives: April 11, 2025
Box basics: Two on-card autographs per three-card box (five boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new brand from Topps for the stars of the basketball court is one that keeps it simple -- two autos and a third card in the box and that's it.

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What: 2025 TruMystery Bracket Busters Basketball Edition
Arrives: March 26
Box basics: One slabbed buyback card per box  (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TruCreator's blind-box buyback line focuses on superstars of the basketball court -- today and yesterday for the NBA as well as stars from the college and women's game.

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What's Buzzing: 2025 Topps is here, LeBron & Luka, NBA chatter, new pulls and more in this Thursday edition.

1 -- 2025 Topps arrives

2 -- A LeBron-Luka Lakers question

3 -- Even more NBA chatter

4 -- New 2025 Topps breaks are here

5  -- Inside some new Hoops

6 -- Some Lamine Yamal sightings worth a look

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What: 2023-24 Topps Finest basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 23, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs per six-pack hobby box (eight boxes per case) or Two autographs per 10-card breaker box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Finest hits the court for the first time in 16 years with this union-approved release that's packed with color and flash as well as nods to its fully-licensed past.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

STRONG SEASON ... WHAT'S NEXT?
The Card: Juan Soto 2018 Topps 582 Montgomery Club Set 1 -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: A big season that came up short of the goal ... but now it's time for a historic payday while still in his mid-20s. Soto's Rookie Cards (2018) aren't all that rare, really, but there's a lot of demand -- but they still might be good buys depending on where he goes next. (Mets? Watch out.) All those thoughts were in mind when I popped this one into a submission earlier this year along with other key names from this small set for Club members. It's not a traditional RC since it's from a small set, but it's still a good Soto to me ... so I slabbed it.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: Top grade of a small volume works for me. I'm sure there will be more and I'm sure the pops are higher elsewhere, but the range of the grades here shows it might not be the easiest kind of card to grade thanks to that retro stock.

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What's Buzzing: Stadium Club arrives, NFL Week 10, pondering the NBA MVP (already), Flawless WWE and more in this Saturday edition.

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What's Buzzing: Fernando Valenzuela reactions, NFL chatter, the World Series, LeBronny and more.

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What: 2024 TruMystery Top Performers Buyback Edition
Arrives: Sept. 25
Box basics: One slabbed buyback card per box and one autographed memorabilia redemption per case (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TruCreator's blind-box line returns with the biggest names in sports and pop culture all in one spot with a mix of cards and autographed memorabilia to keep collectors exploring.

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What: 2023-24 Topps Mercury Victor Wembanyama basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 27
Box basics: Two encased autographs per eight-card box (all cards encased)
Checklist: Click here 
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps raises the room temperature with a high-end look at the reigning rookie of the year in pro basketball with a collection that includes his ink in every box and sometimes more.

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The box: 2022-23 NBA Hoops basketball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What: 2024 Super Break Signed Jersey Edition
Arrives: Oct. 16
Box basics: One signed jersey per display hanger box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break turns the mystery box into a mystery display with full jerseys from around the sports world placed into display cases that are ready-to-hang items once the packaging is opened.

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What: 2023-24 Topps Chrome basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 28
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case) or two autographs per 12-card breakers box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Checklist: Click here 
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps revives Chrome for the pro basketball realm with members of the NBA Players Association -- but not NBA team trademarks -- and the early basic teaser images and also the checklist and odds for that upcoming release are here.

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The box: 2022-23 Donruss NBA basketball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview (standard set): Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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