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

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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: 18
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 72
Base set completion: 47 of 100 (47 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards -- See gallery below for every card in this box.

Inserts/short-prints: 23
Refractors (6) – Davion Mace, TJ Clark, Izan Almansa, Emmanuel Maldonado, Alexandre Sarr
Purple Refractors (1) – Tyler Smith (/299)
Purple OTE Refractors (1) – Tudor Somacescu (/299)
Aqua OTE Refractors (1) – Bryson Warren
Aqua Wave Refractors (1) – Tudor Somacescu (/199)
Black & White OTE Refractors (1) – Jai Smith (/10)
1969 Throwbacks (6) – Jai Smith, Jazian Gortman, Izan Almansa, Amen Thompson, Alexandre Sarr, Emmanuel Maldonado
Future Problems (3) – Ryan Bewley, Amen Thompson, TJ Clark
Levitate (3) – Ryan Bewley, Amen Thompson, Jazian Gortman

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Refractor autographs (1) – Bryson Warren
Green Refractor autographs (1) – Alexandre Sarr (/75)

What's Buzz-worthy: After an A+ blaster of this one, here's a hobby rip that delivered a one-in-394 Black (/10) card and a Green auto that's one in 116 but I felt a little big-leagued with that lame initial-graph. (Hopefully he'll be a big deal when draft-eligible in 2024 to make up for it -- that seems likely given his international rankings and relatives name-dropped on the card back.) The base cards note the player's draft-year eligibility so that's a key here to me -- I'm not much of a prospector in any sport -- and I'll be the first to tell you I don't know a lot about the players in this pro league. But, at the same time, that's the magic of it -- these are guys who will be eligible in future NBA Drafts. Click here to learn more about how the league works if you're curious. It's likely I'll rip more -- blasters seem solid for the price -- and there's an array of releases coming for the league as Topps is a player in the basketball market again with this league. Long-term, there seems like really good potential here if you buy low.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A-
Fun Grade: B (not a lot of variety here ... my loaded blaster seemed to have a little more variety)

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