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The pack: 2025-26 Topps basketball cards (jumbo)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Authentics Vol. 2 autograph cards
Arrives: December
Box basics: One on-card autograph per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This Metal line is back for a second time this year with nothing but autographs and colorful, rarer parallels in play with a mix of sports and non-sports all in one -- and with multi-signed cards and inscriptions also mixed in.

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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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The pack: 2024-25 Panini NBA Hoops basketball cards (value)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Basketball Jerseys Season Edition
Arrives: Nov. 14
Box basics: One autographed basketball jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line hits the court for the new season with some of the biggest stars in the history of the game involved and a notable trio of Texas No. 1 picks as its Grand Treasure prize.

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What: 2024-25 Topps Chrome basketball cards
Arrives: June 12
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack hobby box (10 boxes per case) or two autographs per 10-card breaker box (10 per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps revives Chrome for the pro basketball realm with members of the NBA Players Association -- but not NBA team trademarks -- for the second time and we've got the basics.

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What: 2025 Leaf History Book Sports Edition Chapter 2 sports cards
Arrives: Sept. 29
Box basics: Two "premium" booklet cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf offers up a second chapter for one of its newest high-end multi-sport brands -- a mix of multi-player autograph and memorabilia groupings from around the sports world all in one spot -- and it's once again nothing but booklet cards.

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The box: 2022 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks basketball cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2023-24 Wild Card Metallix basketball cards
Arrives: Live now
Basics: Six encased autograph cards per six-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card once again goes ink-only with its newest Metallix release that's heavy on its parallels to chase but also includes a few other notable potential finds like the dual-auto above.

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What: 2024-25 Panini Noir basketball cards
Arrives: May 21
Box basics: Four autographs and three memorabilia cards per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Noir hits the court with nods to shoes, moody hues and, of course, new Rookie Cards and plenty more within its high-end boxes.

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What: 2025 Super Break Supercharged
Arrives: April 30
Box basics: At least three items per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break offers up a new memorabilia blind-box product to start the spring with a mix of some of the biggest names in the game -- all sports -- and more in pop culture possible among the finds, which include this baseball signed by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

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What: 2024 Keepsake Sports Edition Series 2 trading cards
Arrives: May 15, 2025
Box basics: One Keepsake auto card and one Keepsake Relic per box (five boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The newest Keepsake release is nothing but hits with autographs and memorabilia cards every time as it's a second helping of an arrival from last year -- but with some new signers in the mix such as basketball Hall of Famer Yao Ming.

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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)
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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: 2024-25 Panini Origins basketball cards
Arrives: Feb. 21, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Origins hits the NBA court for a new season with a new crop of rookies and plenty more to chase in a pair of box formats this time around.

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, a printing plate pulled years later, 2025 Topps and more in this one.

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What: 2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 27
Box basics: 20 packs per hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome goes intergalactic for the basketball fan with "some of the biggest names in the basketball universe" in play as part of a colorful and parallel-packed lineup.

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The box: 2022-23 Panini Prizm Draft Picks basketball cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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

What's buzz-worthy: TruCreator's blind-box line keeps the Olympic spirit going next month with a buyback release that puts a slabbed card in every box and a little more once per case.

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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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What: 2023-24 Panini One and One NBA cards
Arrives: Sept. 13, 2024
Box basics: One encased autograph and one other card per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: For Year Five of this brand, One once again hits the hardwood with a little extra -- that's the "and One" part -- with the same formula with plenty of rookies and other highlights.

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What: 2024 Keepsake Sports Edition trading cards
Arrives: July 17
Box basics: One encased Keepsake Relic card and one other Relic card per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The newest Keepsake release is nothing but the hits with autographs, memorabilia, cuts and more in play in every box with an array of stars from around the sports world as well as some surprise from others adjacent to the realm.

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What: 2023-24 Wild Card Five Card Draw basketball cards
Arrives: June 21
Box basics: Five encased autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card brings its very numbers-based presentation to the basketball court with five serial-numbered cards inside numbered packs that add some certainty to the chase -- every card is numbered to no more than five copies across the entire release and every box includes a 1/1 card.

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The box: 2021-22 Panini Illusions Asia Edition basketball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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