Buzz Break: 2019-20 Panini Prizm NBA cards (Mega Box)

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The box: 2019-20 Panini Prizm NBA cards (Target Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
29 of 200 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Luka Doncic, Wilt Chamberlain, Paul George, Vince Carter, Kristaps Porzingis, Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Kyle Lowry, Draymond Green, Josh Jackson, C.J. McCollum, Jrue Holiday, Lou Williams, Mike Conley

Insert/short-print cards: 31 (all in gallery below with some base)
Rookie Cards (7) – Tremont Waters, Romeo Langford, Ignas Brazdeikis, Jordan Poole, Cameron Johnson, Alen Smailagic, Divides Sirvydis
Silver Prizm parallel (3) – Hassan Whiteside, Bismarck Biyumbo, Ivica Zubac
Silver Prizm Rookie Cards parallel (1) – Chuma Okeke
Red Ice Prizm Rookie Cards parallel (2) – Kevin Porter Jr., Darius Garland
Red Ice Prizm parallel (11) – Vince Carter, Jimmy Carter, Kristaps Porzingis, Damian Lillard, Eric Bledsoe, Serge Ibaka, Rodions Kurucs, Derrick Favors, D'Angelo Russell, Evan Fournier, Troy Brown Jr., Langston Galloway
Dominance (1) – Joel Embiid
Emergent (2) – Goga Bitadze, Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Green Emergent Prizm (1) – Chuma Okeke
Instant Impact (1) – Matisse Thybulle
Get Hyped! (1) – Giannis Antetokounmpo

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: These scorchers have finally hit the Blowout store (hit that link above) so I figured I would trot out this box, my second of these, that was a Target-exclusive and the home of a few cards only found here. My first card in my first pack was arguably the biggest name of last year, Luka Doncic, but my quest for this year's biggest rookie, Zion Williamson, was once again a failure. (I'm 0-for-all busting boxes to find him in this one this year so far.) ... As said last time, the Target version of the Mega Box includes 14 Red Ice Prizms as well as four Silver Prizms in every box. These boxes are only six packs but they are meaty packs -- a good feel for the price -- with several parallels and inserts in each one with the veterans on the top and the Rookie Cards on the bottom. ... I liked the look of the Red cards here -- Walmart has a different color, Pink, at a slightly lower price -- and the overall volume of parallels makes this format alluring if you can find them. There are no other colors of parallels here but you can find autographed cards, Penmanship autos, Rookie Penmanship autos and then the array of insert sets with Silver and then Green Prizms possible. The rookie crop here is key both in the short- and long-term as Prizm is easily the go-t0 brand for many NBA collectors for RCs and parallels -- and even moreso with slabbed cards. If you spot these in the wild, dig in -- and scout for the next wave, too if you can. While it might be tempting to simply collect and hold boxes with this one, it's also a brand that's worth ripping into.

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

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