Buzz Break: 2017-18 Panini Threads basketball cards

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The box: 2017-18 Panini Threads basketball cards
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Keep reading for a full breakdown of a box.

Packs per box: 2
Cards per box: 4
Base set completion: 1 of 100 (1 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – DeAndre Jordan

Inserts/short-prints: 2
Dazzle parallel (1) – Dillon Brooks (RC) (/199)
Blue Dazzle parallel (1) – Pau Gasol (/25)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Box-topper Memorabilia (1) – Gorgui Dieng

What's Buzz-worthy: This one is a favorite of mine, so with it on sale and part of a promo this week I figured I'd revisit this one as it's got to be one of my favorite NBA brands of the last few years. Why? It delivers somewhat consistently and it delivers something unique with a jumbo memorabilia card in every box -- with big names possible. The formula is simple -- two packs with one including three standard-sized cards and then one 5-by-7 jumbo mem card. The regular packs include a mix of base cards and parallels with Rookie Cards of some type in every pack, too. I've had some good luck with the numbered cards and this one was right on par but perhaps more on the veteran side than what I've seen -- though Brooks was having a career year this season. ... The jumbo memorabilia cards have standard versions for veterans and rookies (separate sets in terms of their prefixes on the lettering/numbering on backs) with patch versions and variations that appear to carry massive memorabilia swatches. The veteran primes are 1/1s, while prime rookies are limited to five. The basic set consists of 60 veterans and 40 Rookie Cards and those rookies should carry some decent value as they're not going to be easy pulls here unless someone busts in volume. Among notables on memorabilia cards here include Donovan Mitchell, Larry Bird, Jayson Tatum, Shaquille O'Neal, Lonzo Ball, Kobe Bryant, Andrew Wiggins, Dirk Nowitzki, Grant Hill, Karl-Anthony Towns and Kevin Garnett to name a few. I like these in a volume break if you can swing a few boxes. You should land some notables with some volume, though no autos are in this one ... just threads. 

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B+ (two parallels is not the norm here ... Gasol helped some)
Fun Grade: B (not the best box)

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