Buzz Break: 2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks (two blasters)

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The lot: 2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards (two blaster boxes)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards per box: 42
Cards in this box: 84
Base set completion: 
36 of 100* (36 percent) (*two versions for 50 cards equally distributed)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, Anthony Davis, Luka Doncic, Magic Johnson, Trae Young, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Kyrie Irving, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jayson Tatum, Jaren Jackson Jr., Blake Griffin, Kemba Walker, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Chris Paul, DeAndre Ayton, Klay Thompson

Inserts: 46 (all in gallery below with some base)
Draft Ticket Blue parallel (2) – Magic Johnson, Collin Sexton, D'Angelo Russell, Damian Lillard
School Colors (14) – Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish, De'Andre Hunter, Coby White, Rui Hachimura, Bol Bol, Jordan Poole, Jontay Porter, Naz Reid, Luguentz Dort, Bruno Fernando, Eric Paschall, Jalen McDaniels
Game Day Ticket (14) – Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish, Mfiondu Kabengele, Coby White, Romeo Langford, Bol Bol, Jordan Poole, Tyler Herro, Kz Okpala, Jontay Porter, Ty Jerome, Luguentz Dort, Eric Paschall, Jalen McDaniels
Legacy (14) – Hakeem Olajuwon, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook, Trae Young, Devin Booker, Joel Embiid, Kyle Kuzma, Kevin Knox, Marvin Bagley III

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
College Ticket (1) – Charles Mattnews
Draft Ticket Blue (1) – Simi Shittu

What’s Buzz-worthy: The Zion Williamson chase hits retail for the first time with the arrival of these boxes with an autograph in every one and Williamson among them. This is a simple break where I opted to do two and landed Williamson in each of them on different cards and with no duplicates in either box. The base set is comprised of 50 cards with two versions per player and I only landed one duplicate name there, Kawhi Leonard, and both sets delivered in equal numbers. How can you tell them apart? Check the black bars below the team logo on the card backs -- there will either be one bar or three (see at right). The same type of approach is used on the ink as there are plenty of variations in this one and with parallels on top of that. ... You get NBA players in their NBA unis in the base set here and the school colors are found in the inserts and ink and many types are listed on the breakdown on the side of the box. The release follows the formula of Contenders and the hobby boxes deliver an auto in every pack and six per box -- and probably easier odds at the big guy. There are a lot of possibilities in this one for ink no matter the format you try but these retail boxes will vanish fast given all of the new-collector interest in the No. 1 pick.

Product Grade: A-
Lot Grade: A- (Zion helps but these should flow with some ease)
Fun Grade: B

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