Buzz Break: 2020-21 Panini Chronicles NBA (cereal box)

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The box: 2020-21 Panini Chronicles NBA basketball cards (cereal)
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Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 25
Chronicles set completion: 
4 of 50 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Standard Cards: 25 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Chronicles (4) – Russell Westbrook, Nikola Jokic, Donovan Mitchell, Zach LaVine
Crusade (1) – Tyrese Maxey
Essentials (2) – Kira Lewis Jr., Zion Williamson
Luminance (3) – Anthony Edwards, Patrick Williams, Saddiq Bey
Marquee (2) – James Wiseman, Immanuel Quickley
Panini (3) – LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Deni Avdija
Playbook (2) – Jaden McDaniels, Jordan Nwora
Prestige (2) – Deni Avdija, James Wiseman
Threads (2) – Obi Toppin, Theo Maledon
Totally Certified (2) – Jaden McDaniels, Immanuel Quickley
XR (2) – LaMelo Ball, Luka Doncic

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Want a dirt cheap option to rip? This seems like it fits that bill at its present price -- under $10 -- which seems low considering the Rookie Cards you can find here. Sure, the flippers or the grizzled veterans will say "it's Chronicles" but even this box with no parallel cards packs plenty of punch due to the type of product ... it doesn't really need inserts to deliver. Exclusives to this format are Totally Certified RCs and those have the only insert cards found in this format as well -- Red parallels and then serial-numbered Blue, Purple, Gold and 1/1 Black parallels. Could a key name on one of those cards be a bigger deal in the long run? Maybe, especially in comparison to others here that are found in all box types. If you land the right names here more than once you should come out ahead at this price -- if not, you can at least collect a lot of affordable stuff with good names on the cheap. This is a good one for a collector at a price that's pretty strong.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B+ (Ball and Edwards helped keep this one from average)
Fun Grade: B (good variety helps on lean boxes like this)

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