Sports Cards and Memories: Box Breaks: 3 Boxes of 17-18 NBA Hoops Hobby

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Box Breaks: 3 Boxes of 17-18 NBA Hoops Hobby

So Hoops is the first product that actually features the new NBA rookie class in NBA uniforms. At first, I thought there was no way I'd be busting this because the initial pre sale for this was $90 a box. That's absurd for a low end product like Hoops. I was able to score 3 boxes (with the help of a 20% off promotion and some Ebay Bucks) on Ebay for about $67 a pop which is more in line on what I would be willing to spend. I love Hoops so I'm really glad I got a chance to break it at a reasonable price. Was it worth it? Here's what I got!

Box 1

Notable Rookies
Dennis Smith Jr.
Lonzo Ball
De'Aaron Fox
Malik Monk
Jonathan Isaac
Markelle Fultz
Lauri Markkanen

Red Back
Marvin Williams
Dennis Schroder

Silver Foil
Wilson Chandler (#170/199)
Patrick Patterson (#59/199)

Green Foil
Cody Zeller (#39/99)

We Got Next
T.J. Leaf
Malik Monk

Action Shots
Dario Saric
Justise Winslow

Picture Perfect
Goran Dragic

Highlights
James Harden

Backstage Pass
Marcus Smart

NBA Tip Off
Thunder/76ers

Road To The Finals Round 1
James Harden (#206/2017)
Isaiah Thomas (#353/2017)
Jimmy Butler (#1483/2017)

Team Leaders
Buddy Hield
Russell Westbrook

Legends Of The Ball
Shaquille O'Neal

Courtside
Brandon Ingram

Hoops Ink
JaKarr Sampson

Rookies Hot Signatures
Malik Monk

Box 2

Notable Rookies
De'Aaron Fox
Jayson Tatum
Lonzo Ball
Malik Monk
Frank Ntilikina
Josh Jackson

Team Leaders
Kemba Walker
Evan Fournier
Dwyane Wade

Legends Of The Ball
Scottie Pippen
Allen Iverson

Red Back
Wade Baldwin

Silver Foil Parallel
Tyreke Evans (#157/199)

Green Parallel
Wilson Chandler (#34/99)

Road To The Finals 1st Round
Joe Johnson (#266/2017)
Bradley Beal (#674/2017)

Road To The Finals 2nd Round
Manu Ginobili (#642/999)

Highlights
Giannis Antetokounmpo

We Got Next
Justin Jackson
Luke Kennard

Special Delivery
Larry Nance Jr.

Tip Off
Timberwolves/Knicks

Picture Perfect
Blake Griffin

Courtside
Kawhi Leonard

Action Shots
Buddy Heild

Backstage Pass
Kristaps Porzingis

Hoops Ink
Troy Daniels

Rookies Hot Signatures
Malik Monk (lol again!)

Box 3

Notable Rookies
Frank Ntilkina
Josh Jackson
Jayson Tatum

Backstage Pass
Kevin Durant

Action Shots
Klay Thompson

We Got Next
OG Anunoby

NBA Tip Off
Cavs/76ers

Legends Of The Ball
Kobe Bryant

Triple Double
Russell Westbrook

Courtside
Nikola Jokic

Special Delivery
Blake Griffin
Kawhi Leonard

Picture Perfect
Jure Holiday

Team Leaders
Kawhi Leonard
Karl Anthony Towns

Highlights
Stephen Curry

Red Back
Otto Porter

Road To The Finals Round 1
Stephen Curry (#970/2017)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (#360/2017)

Road To The Finals Round 2
Trevor Ariza (#241/999)

Silver Foil Parallel
Tony Bradley RC (#154/199)

Green Foil Parallel
Josh Hart RC (#48/99)

Hoops Ink
Demetrius Jackson

Rookie Signatures Red Parallel
Kyle Kuzma (#17/25)

We Got Next Holo Gold
Jayson Tatum (#1/10)

Overall Thoughts: This was DEFINITELY a great break! I got all the main rookies plus doubles of Lonzo Ball and Jayson Tatum, this time collation on the autographs worked in my favor as I pulled two Malik Monk autos but he's one of the better rookies in this year's class so I'm totally fine with it. The Kuzma is actually a way better hit than I thought as he doesn't have much out there right now and the only card like mine sold for $250! The Jayson Tatum Holo Gold to 10 was just icing on the cake. It always feels good when you "beat the house" so to speak! This break over delivered and it was a fun overall break as well! Here's pics of the various inserts you can hit and the bigger hits of the break!