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

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The box: 2021-22 Topps Chrome OTE basketball cards (hobby)
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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

Inserts/short-prints: 23 (all in gallery below ... see base cards in my previous hobby break)
Refractors (6) – Amen Thompson, Malik Bowman, Bryson Warren, Johned Walker, Izan Almansa, Nathan Missia-Dio
OTE Refractors (1) – T.J. Clark
Purple Refractors (1) – De'Vontes Cobbs (/299)
Aqua Refractors (1) – T.J. Clark (/199)
Aqua Wave Refractors (1) – Bryson Warren (/199)
Blue Refractors (1) – Nathan Missia-Dio (/99)
1969 Throwbacks (6) – Jalen Lewis, Nathan Missia-Dio, Ryan Bewly, Jahzare Jackson, Jean Montero, T.J. Clark
Future Problems (3) – Jalen Lewis, Jahzare Jackson, Bryson Warren
Levitate (3) – Jalen Lewis, Jazian Gortman, Alexandre Sarr

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Refractor autographs (1) – Bryce Griggs
Aqua OTE Refractor autographs (1) – Matt Bewley (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: My second hobby box of this one didn't come up with perhaps the biggest names to be found here among the base cards, but the inserts did include guys who I think are part of that crop ... so that perhaps makes this a slightly better box in some ways but without the rarer pulls of last time. ... The base cards here 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. Long-term, there seems like really good potential here if you buy low -- there's a good shot some of the talent here will be in a different league and on more cardboard later.

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

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