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2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Series Basketball
2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Series Basketball by the numbers: what a box holds, the odds of every hit, estimated print run, card values and what break spots cost.
- Released August 6, 2026
- 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case
- 1.00 autographs per box
- 200-card base set
- Sealed hobby box: about $985
- All team spots in a case break: about $14,440
Questions
How much does a 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Series Basketball case break cost?
All 30 team spots in a 12-box pick-your-team case break add up to about $14,440 as of October 10, 2026, against $11,820 for the same boxes sealed. The most expensive spots are Dallas Mavericks ($3,499), San Antonio Spurs ($2,499), Los Angeles Lakers ($1,199); the cheapest are Los Angeles Clippers ($99), Atlanta Hawks ($99), Indiana Pacers ($129).
Which 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Series Basketball team spots are the best value?
By estimated card value per dollar of spot price: Los Angeles Clippers (0.48×), Boston Celtics (0.37×), Golden State Warriors (0.34×). A typical spot's cards are worth about 9¢ per $1 paid; the average is 27¢ because a few very rare cards carry it. These are estimates, good to about ±30% per team.
What comes in a 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Series Basketball hobby box?
20 packs per box and 12 boxes per case. From the manufacturer's odds a box averages 1.00 autographs and 11.8 inserts. A sealed box sells for about $985.
What's in the product
| Set | Type | Cards | Per box |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topps Chrome Autographs | auto | 98 | 0.27 |
| Rookie Autographs Lava Lamp | auto | 50 | 0.19 |
| Havoc Marks | auto | 91 | 0.33 |
| 1980 81 Topps Basketball Autographs | auto | 50 | 0.08 |
| Future Stars Autographs | auto | 50 | 0.13 |
| Chromographs | auto | 94 | 0.00 |
| Nba Debut Patch Autographs | auto relic | 93 | 0.00 |
| Clutch City | insert | 15 | 0.87 |
| Fortune 15 | insert | 15 | 0.87 |
| New Editions | insert | 20 | 1.14 |
| Power Players | insert | 25 | 1.42 |
| Stratospheric Stars | insert | 25 | 1.42 |
| Activators | insert | 20 | 1.14 |
| Clutch Gene | insert | 30 | 1.74 |
| Go Time | insert | 15 | 0.87 |
| Moment In Time | insert | 25 | 1.42 |
| No Limit | insert | 10 | 0.58 |
| Captains | insert | 20 | 0.05 |
| Celebracion | insert | 15 | 0.04 |
| Helix | insert | 20 | 0.01 |
| Radiating Rookies | insert | 15 | 0.04 |
| Shadow Etch | insert | 15 | 0.04 |
| Base Cards Image Variations | insert | 50 | 0.16 |
| Infinite Sapphire | insert | 20 | 0.00 |
| Sapphire Selections | insert | 20 | 0.00 |
| Paradox | insert | 25 | 0.00 |
| Fanatical | insert | 25 | 0.00 |
| Glass Canvas | insert | 25 | 0.00 |
| Minionfractor | insert | 5 | 0.00 |
| Alter Egos | insert | 10 | 0.00 |
| Base Cards | base | 200 | 32.98 |
Numbers as of October 10, 2026. Prices are what breakers list; values are estimates from sold prices and a tier and rarity model.
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