Buzz Break: 2019-20 Panini Chronicles NBA cards (blaster)

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The box: 2019-20 Panini Chronicles basketball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

Packs per box: 8 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 40
Chronicles set completion: 7 of 50 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Donovan Mitchell, Joel Embiid, Kemba Walker, Julius Randle, Jamal Murray, De'Aaron Fox

Rookie Cards (22) – see gallery

Base subsets: 26 (all cards are numbered as part of the standard set but I'm detailing them here as I would if inserts)
Essentials (4) – Kendrick Nunn, Sekou Doumbouya, Cameron Johnson, Romeo Langford
Hometown Heroes (1) – Kendrick Nunn
Luminance (2) – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Cameron Johnson
Marquee (2) – Rui Hachimura, Romeo Langford
Panini (2) – Cam Reddish, Kawhi Leonard
Playbook (2) – Coby White, Cameron Johnson
Prestige (4) – Tyler Herro, Sekou Doumbouya, Romeo Langford, James Harden
Recon (1) – Zion Williamson
Rookies & Stars (4) – Rui Hachimura, Cam Reddish, Carsen Edwards, James Harden
Threads (3) – Cam Reddish, Darius Garland, Jarrett Culver
XR (1) – Rui Hachimura

Inserts: 7
Pink Chronicles parallel (1) – Paul George
Pink Essentials parallel (1) – Luka Doncic
Silver Hometown Heroes parallel (1) – Kawhi Leonard
Pink Marquee parallel (1) – Keldon Johnson
Pink Panini parallel (1) – Giannis Antetokounmpo
Pink Playbook parallel (1) – Kendrick Nunn
Pink Threads parallel (1) – De'Andre Hunter

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: If you're a regular reader, you didn't see this one coming did you? OK, you probably did ... but my sixth blaster of this one still delivered stuff I hadn't yet seen -- just one appearance from Ja Morant or Zion Williamson this time ... but one I didn't have -- and some notables among the parallels that made it a comfortable box. The Silver Leonard and Pink Antetokounmpo and Doncic appearances alone made this one solid at SRP and with more than 20 RCs in reserve. This is a solid release for me -- one where I should have given it an A+ but didn't (probably from a lack of hits in all my boxes upon first impression) -- and it's one that I've enjoyed perhaps more than any other in this strong year for NBA cards thanks to all those popular rookies. For more thoughts on this one, check out my other breaks ... there have been a few and there will be more.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A

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