Buzz Break: 2018-19 NBA Hoops Holiday Edition (blaster box)

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The box: 2018-19 NBA Hoops Holiday Edition (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (other formats)

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 72 of 280 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Jimmy Butler, Lonzo Ball, Lauri Markkanen, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kyle Kuzma, Andrew Wiggins, Joel Embiid

Rookie Cards (13) – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lonnie Walker IV, Gary Trent Jr., Aaron Holiday, Moritz Wagner, Omari Spellman, Jevon Carter, Bruce Brown, Dzanan Musa, Robert Williams III, Elie Okobo, Josh Okogie, Zhaire Smith

Inserts/short-prints: 15 (all in gallery below with some base)
Hoops Tribute (Nos. 281-300) (4) – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley, Julius Erving, Reggie Miller
Purple parallels (2) – Steven Adams, Jonathan Isaac
Hoops Tribute Purple (1) – John Stockton
Get Out The Way (2) – Paul George, Rajon Rondo
Faces of the Future (2) – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Trae Young
Class of 2018 (2) – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Michael Porter Jr.
Lights Camera Action (2) – Kemba Walker, LaMarcus Aldridge

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Great Significance (1) – Jairus Lyles

What's Buzz-worthy: When I ripped into this one I didn't think I had that great of a box, but it was one where I landed ink so it didn't leave me feeling flat. Looking at early games this season, though, this bargain bin find felt pretty solid with not one, not two but three Shai Gilgeous-Alexander appearances along with a Trae Young. I initially judged this one on my basic RCs -- and I didn't land any of the obvious bigs from last year ... but looking back I should have grabbed both of these boxes. Those key RCs on this retail-only parallel release (look for snowflakes on every card except the hits) could end up being tougher finds than standard stuff in the long run. The overall feel of this one is one part oldschool and one part modern, which I think is good -- and that rookie crop doesn't hurt. All in all, this was a decent bargain-bin break and it could have been even better with some of the key RCs.

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

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