Buzz Break: 2019-20 Donruss Optic NBA cards (mega box)

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The box: 2019-20 Donruss Optic basketball cards (Walmart mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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

Packs per box: 10 (eight standard, two Hyper Pink)
Cards per pack: 4 per standard, 5 per Hyper Pink
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 18 of 150 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Kristaps Porzingis, Anthony Davis, Zach LaVine, Derrick Rose, Rudy Gobert, Hassan Whiteside, Alex Len, Tobias Harris, Allonzo Trier, John Collins, Bojan Bogdanovic, Jarrett Allen, Willie Cauley-Stein, Delon Wright, Derrick Favors, DeAndre Ayton

Inserts/short-prints: 24 (all inserts/short-prints and some base in gallery below)
Rated Rookies (SP) (4) – Ja Morant, Daniel Gafford, Nicolo Melli, Dylan Windler
Rated Rookies Hyper Pink Prizms (2) – Tacko Fall, Jordan Poole
Hyper Pink Prizms (8) – Al Horford, D'Angelo Russell, Khris Middleton, Collin Sexton, Jamal Murray, Malik Monk, Mikal Bridges, Joe Harris
Express Lane (2) – James Harden, DeMar DeRozan
Winner Stays (1) – Dwyane Wade
Winner Stays Prizms (2) – Magic Johnson, Moses Malone
Fantasy Stars (1) – Joel Embiid
T-Minus 3,2,1, Prizms (1) – Anthony Davis
Splash! (1) – Damian Lillard
My House! (1) – Kyle Lowry
Silver Prizms (1) – Stephen Curry

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My second of two recent mega box finds at the retail aisle yielded one of the top rookies and a top name on a Silver Prizm to make this one a win with some other lesser finds also helping this one to an A grade. Not much else to say on this box as I've ripped plenty. ... Some previous thoughts? The delayed second wave of this one with COVID might help demand rise as Optic might be the softest of the NBA's big three releases at retail -- Prizm, Mosaic, Optic -- if you can find them. One thing to consider, too, might be how a good chunk of all three releases is being held unopened with visions of future flips. That may help markets on some cards right now. ... Like Prizm, I think this one is a solid release this year and I actually like it better on the Rookie Card front in both how it delivers and how they look cleaner. Some of the photos are a little funky -- Zion Williamson among them -- but simplicity goes a long way with this one's inclusions and hobby boxes deliver that and a ton more. (Hit that link up top for a shot at those blazing-hot boxes.) All formats should deliver pretty well on the basics -- and that's a good place to start with this one. I'd expect it to be plentiful (like Prizm) but not as available as people clear shelves and stockpile unopened boxes.

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

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