Buzz Break: 2021-22 Topps Chrome OTE basketball (blaster)

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The box: 2021-22 Topps Chrome OTE basketball cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 28
Cards in this box: 30
Base set completion: 19 of 100 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards -- See gallery below for all cards in box.

Inserts/short-prints: 11
Refractors (2) – Jalen Lewis, Davion Mace
Purple Refractors (1) – Jalen Lewis (/299)
Aqua Refractors (1) – Jalen Lewis (/199)
RayWave Refractors (2) – Jaylen Martin, Ausar Thompson
Green RayWave Refractors (1) – Tudor Somacescu (/75)
1969 Throwbacks (2) – Jaylen Martin, De'Vontes Cobbs
Future Problems (1) – Jazian Gortman
Levitate (1) – Jai Smith

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I'll be the first to tell you I don't know a lot about the players in this pro league but that's the magic of it -- these are guys who will be eligible in future NBA Drafts for the next year or two. One notable I found here on a base card and three -- yes, three -- types of Refractors (two numbered) is Jalen Lewis, who was ESPN's No. 2 basketball prospect in the Class of 2023 (Yep, next year) before he signed with the league last year. (Click here to learn more about how the league works.) This box delivered a key name and it delivered pretty well based on the odds with the Purple one in 24 packs and the Aqua one in 35. The rarest is the Green WayRave at one in 93. Based on these odds alone, that's an A-blaster and the Lewis show gets it a top mark. I'll let you chew on the rest in the gallery. It's likely I'll rip more -- and there's an array of releases coming for the league as Topps is a player in the basketball market again with this one. Long-term, there seems like really good potential here if you buy low (this was a Walmart SRP find) and I'll take that risk once or twice vs. boxes that in some cases will cost twice these or more. Let me know in the comments or Twitter if you think I have other players I need to watch here.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A+ (a Jalen Lewis party up in here)
Fun Grade: B+

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