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MSRP: USD 14.99+tax/cello
Product Details
Shining on the NBA for another year, 2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball features plenty of Optichrome to keep collectors busy.
The Hobby format again offers one autograph per box plus one insert or parallel per pack. The 1st Off the Line (FOTL) boxes are sold straight from the Panini site on August 25 at 12 PM (Eastern). These include exclusive Purple Stars (#/13) base parallels.
Other choices include the Retail-exclusive 2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball Complete Box Set and the high-end, online-exclusive 2021-22 Donruss Optic Premium Box Set Basketball.
See also: 2020-21 Donruss Optic Basketball Cards
2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball Base / Inserts
Putting the main Donruss design on a chromium stock, 2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball provides a 200-card base set that contains 50 Rated Rookie cards.
Among several Hobby-only parallels is the super short-printed Photon.
2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball Cards Checklist 1
2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball Base Parallels Rundown
Hobby Parallels
Photon
Orange - #/199
Lime Green - #/149
Red - #/99
Pink Velocity - #/79
Blue - #/59
Black Velocity - #/39
Purple Stars - #/13 (FOTL)
Gold - #/10
Green - #/5
Gold Vinyl - 1/1
Choice Parallels
Choice Red & Green
Choice Dragon
Choice Red - #/88
Choice Black Gold - #/8
Choice Nebula - 1/1
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In addition, there are multiple Hobby-exclusive inserts, including All-Stars, Elite Dominators, Lights Out, Raining 3s, Star Gazing, and The Rookies.
2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball Autographs
That leaves only the signed cards in the 2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball checklist.
Boasting on-card autographs, the Rated Rookie Signatures line is an annual favorite.
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Look for Holo, Blue (#/49), Gold (#/10), Green (#/5) and Gold Vinyl (1/1) parallels in Hobby boxes.
Choice boxes feature Choice and Choice Black Gold (#/8) editions for Opti-Graphs and Rated Rookie Signatures.
Release Date: September 2, 2022
Hobby Configuration: 4 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case
2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball Hobby Box Break Average
1 Autograph
20 Inserts/Parallels
2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball FOTL Box Break Average
1 Autograph
1 Purple Stars FOTL (#/19) Base or Rated Rookie Parallel
19 Additional Inserts/Parallels
2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball Choice Box Break Average
6 cards per pack. 1 pack per box. 20 boxes per case.
1 Autograph
2 Base Rated Rookie Choice
1 Holo & 1 Choice Red
1 Other Exclusive
Set Checklist
2021-22 Donruss Optic Basketball Checklist
