Buzz Break: 2017-18 Donruss Optic NBA cards (mega box)

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The box: 2017-18 Donruss Optic basketball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 10 of 200 (5 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Russell Westbrook, DeMarcus Cousins, Delon Wright, Andre Iguoadala, Marcus Morris, Tyler Ulis, Trevor Booker, Julius Randle, Frank Jackson (RR), Sindarius Thornwell (RR)

Inserts: 30 (all inserts in gallery below with some base)
Court Kings (2) – Kemba Walker, Brandon Ingram
Court Kings Holo Prizms (1) – DeMarcus Cousins
Rookie Kings (3) – Jordan Bell, Kyle Kuzma, Frank Jackson
Holo Prizms (2) – Lou Williams, Kawhi Leonard
Hall Kings (2) – Jerry West, Oscar Robertson
Red & Yellow Rated Rookies (20) – Jayson Tatum, Donovan Mitchell, Dennis Smith Jr., Tyler Dorsey, Derrick White, Bam Adebayo, Dillon Brooks, Frank Mason III, John Collins, Josh Jackson, Jawun Evans, Dwayne Bacon, Ike Anigbogu, Zach Collins, Wayne Selden, Wes Iwundu, T.J. Leaf, Jordan Bell, Og Anunoby, Tyler Lydon

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: These 10-pack boxes are the Walmart version of the mega box and they include 20 Red & Yellow Rated Rookies -- two per pack -- and that means you're getting just 10 base cards and 10 inserts in the remaining cardboard. Depending on why you're ripping, that may or may not work, but the Red & Yellow cards are only found here. (It appears Target versions of the box take a different approach at a higher price.) These are $35 and the exclusive rookies may make for a solid short-term flip or definite wins if graded, but they're not numbered so there could end up being more of these than people might think depending on how many waves of these boxes hit stores. A display tray for the product includes space for just two of these boxes beside jumbo packs and blaster boxes. ... This particular box included two top rookies in the parallels and probably a few others of note as there are just 50 Rated Rookies in the set -- that also makes me wonder about these in the longer-term since you get nearly half of them in a single box. All in all this was a good break thanks to a couple of the rookies and some names among the inserts and base, but it didn't wow me as easily as other retail-exclusive boxes you've seen broken here in the past. Optic and Prizm have proven to be very popular with past releases in the NBA and elsewhere, so I'm sure there will be continued interest here. 

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A-
Fun Grade: B

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