First Buzz: 2022-23 Panini Prizm Draft Picks basketball cards

What: 2022-23 Panini Prizm Draft Picks basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 25, 2023
Box basics: Four autographs per four-pack box (16 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Prizm arrives for draft picks once again with the newest names but also some nods to legends of the past in a package jammed with color, ink in every pack and plenty to chase down.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

The Basics: There will be 12 parallel cards per box here -- four Silvers and eight others just like last year -- along with the autos and then four insert cards, four Rated Prospect cards or rookie variations and then the base. (That's 40 cards per box.) ... New this time around? Manga inserts that will be a "super short-print insert has the best rookies, stars and legends of the hardwood." Joining it will be National Pride on the insert front along with "super rare" Color Blast cards, Letter of Intent cards for some current college players in NIL deals and then Stained Glass inserts. Another inclusion will be Flashback Prizms using the 2013 Prizm design for Hall of Famers, rookies and veterans. ... Ink will include Draft Picks autos, College Penmanship. ... The base set will be 100 cards with plenty of parallels (not detailed in advance) but some of the teased colors across the board include Black, Black & Gold, Gold and Blue. ... Packs once again will carry a suggested retail price of $50 ($200 per box).

Update: There also will be eight-card Choice boxes for this one (20 boxes per case) with one auto, two Silvers, three Blue Yellow & Green Choice cards, one Red Choice and one base variation or Rated Prospect Choice card per box. Among the exclusives here are "super rare" Tiger Stripe parallels. There also will be 1/1 Nebula cards in these (and likely hobby though not noted there) and NIL players also will be in play on the Rated Prospect cards. Variations were not detailed but there are likely five versions per card. ... Sensational Signatures will be among the ink in these with a Red teased.

Update (Oct. 28): Five-pack H2 boxes also will be made for this one -- 20 boxes per case and 25 cards per box -- with a suggested retail price of $135. ... Packs will include one autograph, insert or Silver parallel along with three base cards and one parallel. The "circle" texture is back for these with parallels across the board that will include Neon Green, Blue Green, Pink, Red, Purple and Nebula. (Parallel details not fully revealed in advance here.) ... Autos will have at least Nebula and Pink Circles.

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