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.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2021-22 Panini Illusions basketball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

Continue reading →

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.

Keep reading for more info.

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2023-24 Panini Prizm NBA cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2023-24 NBA Hoops Winter Edition basketball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview (standard set): Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images in this one.

Continue reading →

What: 2023-24 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Basketballs Season Edition
Arrives: Dec. 8
Box basics: One autographed basketball per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line takes to the court for a second time this year with some legendary ink to be found -- the biggest names in the game past and present -- and plenty of other stars, too.

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2022-23 NBA Hoops Winter Edition basketball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview (standard set): Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for regular hobby/retail)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images in this one.

Continue reading →

The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: New pulls, autographed books for sale, Serena Williams, tennis cards and ... "have numbered parallels lost all meaning?"

Continue reading →

What: 2021-22 Panini PhotoGenic basketball cards
Arrives: Soon via Panini's site
Box basics: One autograph per 10-pack box
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: A new photo-driven NBA line arrives soon from Panini with an online-first release that includes stars from the past as well as the present all in one spot.

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

Continue reading →

What: 2021-22 Topps Finest basketball cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph card per 18-pack box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps returns to the basketball ranks with a release that's teased to be a colorful stylistic throwback with a relatively meaty mix of names with ink for many of them.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

Continue reading →

What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Basketballs
Arrives: May 11
Box basics: One autographed basketball per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line takes to the court once again with some legendary ink to be found and plenty of other chases beyond just the legendary star power.

Continue reading →

What: 2020-21 Panini One and One NBA cards
Arrives: Dec. 8
Box basics: One encased on-card autograph and one other card per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: One hits the hardwood with a little extra -- that's the "and One" part -- with the same formula for a second season in a row with plenty of rookies and other highlights that are celebrated within this release

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

Continue reading →

What: 2021 Break King Premium Basketball
Arrives: Aug. 27
Box basics: Three rookie-year buybacks per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Break King hits the court with two slabs per box and every card in this one being from a player's first season.

Continue reading →

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 4.

The box: 2020 SportKings Volume 2 sports cards
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2020 SportKings Volume 2 sports cards
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2020 SportKings Volume 2 sports cards
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Continue reading →

What's old is new again ... at least in some basketball card boxes found in the retail aisle.

That sums up the SLAM magazine insert cards in packs of 2020-21 Panini Hoops, which recently arrived with a look back at 20 past covers from the long-running magazine.

It's a simple lineup -- 20 covers -- in this first go, but there are five parallels of each one to chase and there's some competition to land a number of them over on eBay if you're like Buzz and haven't spotted anything yet out in the wild on the wax front.

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019-20 NBA Hoops Premium Stock (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for other formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Continue reading →

What: SportKings Volume 2 sports cards
Arrives: Feb. 5
Box basics: Two autographs, one memorabilia card and one other hit per seven-card box
Pre-order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: SportKings takes the field once again in conjunction with SAGE for a few crop of retro-styled cardboard featuring greats from the past and all-time greats from around the sports world all in one place.

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

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic NBA cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic NBA cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019-20 Panini Illusions basketball cards (mega box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

Continue reading →

What: 2020 Leaf Autographed Basketball Photo Edition
Arrives: October
Box basics: One autographed and slabbed photo per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf takes to the hardwood with a signed NBA photo release for the first time and it's one that's loaded with stars from the past and present.

Keep reading for more.

Continue reading →

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic NBA cards (hanger box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

Continue reading →

What: 2019-20 Panini Contenders Optic basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 26
Box basics: One autograph per six-card box (20 boxes per case via two inners)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders Optic's sophomore release is one that includes an autograph in every box and plenty of inserts and parallels, too.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

Continue reading →