Buzz Break: 2023-24 Panini Haunted Hoops basketball cards

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The box: 2023-24 Panini Haunted Hoops basketball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 40
Cards per pack: 3
Cards per box: 120
Set completion: 
80 of 300 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kevin Durant, Zion Williamson, Paolo Banchero, Donovan Mitchell, Klay Thompson, Kyle Kuzma, Khris Middleton, Kawhi Leonard, Jalen Green, James Harden, Scottie Barnes, Jimmy Butler, Jaren Jackson Jr., Karl-Anthony Towns, Brandon Ingram, C.J. McCollum, Jamal Murray, DeAndre Ayton

Rookie Cards (14) – Victor Wembanyama, Cason Wallace, Scoot Henderson, Dereck Lively II, Jordan Walsh, Sasha Vezenkov, Adama Sanogo, Seth Lundy, Andre Jackson Jr., Jarace Walker, Mouhamed Gueye, Taylor Hendricks, Tariq Whitehead, Jalen Wilson, Stanley Umude, Marcus Sasser

Insert cards: 40 (all in gallery below with some base)
Orange (23) – Notables include Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren, Damian Lillard, Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, C.J. McCollum, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Devin Vassell, Darius Garland, Bennedict Mathurin, Leonard Miller, Craig Porter Jr., Jett Howard, Julius Randle, DeMar DeRozan
Slime (15) – Chet Holmgren, Damian Lillard, Jeremy Sochan, Maxwell Lewis, Craig Porter Jr., Jordan Walsh, Sidy Cissoko, Chris Paul, Anfernee Simons, Trey Murphy III, Isaiah Joe, Jakob Poeltl, Kyle Anderson, Tari Eason, Evan Fournier
Holo Webs (2) – Brandon Ingram, Miles Bridges

Autographs/Memorabilia: None in this release.

What's Buzz-worthy: My second one of these packed more RCs than last time but it seemed way worse than that until I landed my two Wembanyama cards in my last couple of packs. Without then? Rough stuff for me ... I'm only casually dabbling here and he's my No. 1 target. My general stars were also a little leaner than last time and I didn't land as many parallels (set-wise) than last time, either, but all in all this result was about the same as last time or maybe a smidge better with the Wemby parallel ... and that's a good thing for this modest package price. ... As I noted last time, it's better than the NFL version thanks to a simpler base design that's more modern and cleanly crafted, a little less Halloween design trickery, better rookie photos and more parallels that are more mixed in here. Atop that? Wembanyama ... and the parallels mean he's in here four times for both cards he has here and if the typical box break is what it is here then you can draw up the odds on him and any other player. (Holo Candy? One in 300 boxes -- or maybe more -- since I didn't land one this time. Those singles can't be that plentiful at all even if they made a ton of this.) The set is pretty big so you'll need to rip about four boxes if the collation is perfect to land it all for just the base set. The backs are Halloween-heavy in their look but everything here feels more Hoops than it does seasonal ... yet it still is. Landing a pair of Wembys makes this one a win and they'll perhaps grade better than NFL stuff will, too. I'll rip more for this one, too. Why? Its stock, while skinny, seems more consistent than basic Hoops this year ... good finds should grade well ... and with prices on everything getting steeper all the time, well, grading helps fill some of that void for this collector. (Ripping less, grading more.) This one its simple. This one is collectable ... and you can rip into a few boxes to have some fun going through it all.

Product Grade: A (for what it is, this is super-simple and clean ... cleaner than NFL)
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A-

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