What’s New
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball series signifies Topps' comeback to the basketball card market, their first since 2009. This collection is distinguished by its extensive range of parallels, including both unnumbered and serial-numbered variations, offering collectors a multitude of choices and styles. The set introduces several novel and returning parallel designs, such as RayWave, Wave, Pulsar, and Geometric Refractors, among others.
Configuration at a Glance
- Brand: Topps Chrome
- Sport: Basketball
- Release Year: 2025-26
- Parallels: Numerous unnumbered and serial-numbered versions
- Special Notes: Certain parallels are exclusive to specific box types, while others are available across all formats
Key Inserts & Parallels
Unnumbered Parallels
- Base Refractors
- Basketball Refractors
- Negative Refractors
- Prism Refractors
- Pulsar Refractors
- Red, White, and Blue Refractors
- Wave Refractors
- X-Fractors
Serial-Numbered Parallels
- Magenta Refractors /399
- Teal Refractors /299
- Yellow Refractors /275
- Yellow Basketball Refractors /275
- Yellow RayWave Refractors /275
- Aqua Refractors /199
- Aqua Basketball Refractors /199
- Aqua RayWave Refractors /199
- Blue Refractors /150
- Blue Basketball Refractors /150
- Blue RayWave Refractors /150
- Blue Wave Refractors /150
- Green Refractors /99
- Green Basketball Refractors /99
- Green RayWave Refractors /99
- Green Wave Refractors /99
- Purple Refractors /75
- Purple Basketball Refractors /75
- Purple Pulsar Refractors /75
- Purple RayWave Refractors /75
- Purple Wave Refractors /75
- Gold Refractors /50
- Gold Basketball Refractors /50
- Gold Geometric Refractors /50
- Gold Pulsar Refractors /50
- Gold RayWave Refractors /50
- Gold Wave Refractors /50
- Orange Refractors /25
- Orange Geometric Refractors /25
- Orange Basketball Refractors /25
- Orange Pulsar Refractors /25
- Orange RayWave Refractors /25
- Orange Wave Refractors /25
- First Day Issue Silver /12
- Black Refractors /10
- Black Basketball Refractors /10
- Black Geometric Refractors /10
- Black Pulsar Refractors /10
- Black RayWave Refractors /10
- Black Wave Refractors /10
- First Day Issue Tri-Color Refractors /8
- Frozenfractors /5
- Red Refractors /5
- Red Basketball Refractors /5
- Red Geometric Refractors /5
- Red Pulsar Refractors /5
- Red RayWave Refractors /5
- Red Wave Refractors /5
- White Geometric Refractors /2
- Superfractors /1
Speckle Refractors (Image Variations Only)
- Green /99
- Gold /50
- Orange /25
- Black /10
- Red /5
- Superfractor (1/1, Image Variation only)
Autographs & Relics
Details about autograph and memorabilia content are not included in the provided text. However, Orange Geometric Refractors are noted to have a design similar to the Cooper Flagg Autograph example, indicating that autograph parallels might share similar design features.
Collector Notes
- The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball set offers a vast assortment of parallels, both unnumbered and serial-numbered.
- RayWave and Wave Refractors stand out as distinct parallel types in this release.
- Speckle Refractors are limited to Image Variations and do not appear in the full base set.
- Certain parallels are available in all box types, whereas others are exclusive to particular configurations.
- Serial-numbered parallels range from /399 down to 1/1 Superfractors.
- Orange Geometric Refractors share a design with at least one autograph card example.
- Recognizing design cues and pattern differences (such as RayWave vs. Wave) is key for identifying parallels.
- No odds or print runs beyond serial numbering are mentioned in the article.
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