Buzz Break: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic NBA (mega box)

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The box: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic NBA cards
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 80
Base set completion: 29 of 200 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Karl-Anthony Towns, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, John Wall, Khris Middleton, Lou Williams, Bradley Beal, Kyle Kuzma, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Mike Conley, Lauri Markkanen, Brandon Ingram, Donovan Mitchell

Inserts/short-prints: 50 (all in gallery below)
Rookie Cards (SP) (15) – Zion Williamson, Coby White, Kevin Porter Jr., Sekou Doumbouya, Dylan Windler, Bruno Fernando, Ignas Brazdeikis, Quandary Weatherspoon, Keldon Johnson, Nickel Alexander-Walker, Nicolas Claxton, Ty Jerome, Tacko Fall, Jaylen Nowell, Luka Samanic
NBA Debut (SP) (6) – Kendrick Nunn, Ty Jerome, Rui Hachimura, Brandon Clarke, Darius Garland, De'Andre Hunter
MVPs (SP) (1) – Stephen Curry
Hall of Fame (SP) (5) – Allen Iverson, Dominique Wilkins, Shaquille O'Neal, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing
USA Basketball (SP) (3) – Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Karl Malone
Jam Masters (1) – Aaron Gordon
Will To Win (1) – James Harden
Old School (2) – Kevin Garnett, Patrick Ewing
Got Game? (2) – Russell Westbrook, Donovan Mitchell
Give and Go (2) – Trae Young, Damian Lillard
Silver Prizm USA Basketball parallel (1) – Patrick Ewing
Silver Mosaic Prizm Rookie Card parallel (1) – Kz Okpala
Reactive Blue Mosaic Prizm parallel (6) – Trae Young, Derrick Rose, George Hill, Caris LeVert, Fred VanFleet, Otto Porter Jr.
Reactive Blue Mosaic Prizm Rookie Card parallel (2) – Sekou Doumbouya, Dylan Windler
Reactive Blue Mosaic Prizm Rookie Debut parallel (1) – De'Andre Hunter
Reactive Blue Mosaic Prizm MVPs parallel (1) – Stephen Curry

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Rookie Scripts (1) – Darius Bazley

What's Buzz-worthy: I've finally hit the stage with this one where I've passed on bulk find of hanger boxes but megas are another story. They haven't arrived again but I still have a few in reserve to work through here ... and this one was strong with an autograph as well as a Zion Williamson appearance along with the standard meaty pile of RCs, short-printed subsets and inserts. There's some good potential in the rest of the stuff, too, as we await a new season perhaps sooner than normal. This is a brand that people stockpiled and it's one that could have some cheap singles out there, but I think it and Prizm will be cards that people grab -- both low-end and high-end -- when players pick up steam on the court. These and hangers had been arriving lately at retail so that's one thing to look for and these have treated me better than hangers ... but if you find 'em, grab 'em. (I'm not a basketball-first collector so other new arrivals kept me from digging in more on hangers ... but there's still solid potential there but less safety since the packs are smaller.) All in all, though, this is one of a few NBA brands from this year that I've dug in on hard. You should consider them.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A (Zion and ink make this one a win ... and it's perhaps not far off of an A+ with other finds)
Fun Grade: A-

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