Random Wax: 2022-2023 Chronicles Basketball Blaster

 22-23 Chronicles:  KD and the Suns are figuring things out.  John Wall hasn't been healthy, but KD and Devin Booker are playing well as are the Suns.  If they can stay healthy I think Phoenix can be dangerous in playoffs.

Cade Cunningham is the lone bright spot for the Pistons.  Anthony Edwards and the T-Wolves are playing great defense and Trae Young is filling up the stat sheet again but he has to shoot consistently.  That Edwards is a Hoops Premium.

Banchero hot box!  I pull a lot of Banchero which is good.  He and Orlando are off to a hot start this season.

Ryan Braun and the Nuggets are reigning champions in the league.

Lots of young players in this set.

Plenty of shiny card designs in this set.

Fun box with so much variety.  Good pull too.

BREAKDOWN:

42 – Total Cards

35 – RC

6 – Absolute

6 – Luminance

5 - Vertex

5 – Pink Parallels

4 – XR

4 – Chronicles

4 – Rookies & Stars

3 - Prestige

3 - Esentials

3 – Marquee

1 - Pinnacle

1 – Dynagon

1 – Base Hoops Premium

2022-2023 Chronicles Basketball

 22-23 Chronicles Basketball: Saw these for the first time at Target and picked up a pack.   Luka Doncic kicks it off on this Base Hoops Premium card.  Hoops Premium cards were a thing a few years back.  Nice card and design.  Not sure about the look on Doncic's face but it was a frustrating year for him and the Mavericks.

This is the base Chronicles design.  It's okay and what we're used to from Chronicles.  Need a logo somewhere on the fronts.  Pretty good pull amongst veterans and rookies in this pack.  Young is an established star though he and the Hawks need to figure things out soon.  Lauri Markkanen had a breakout season for the Utah Jazz.

Luminance and XR designs.  Luminance isn't bad but XR isn't my thing.  Chronicles is a rookie heavy release.  That first card is a teal parallel.

Chet Holmgren and Paulo Banchero are the rookies to pull here.  Banchero was the Rookie of the Year and there's high expectations for Holmgren who missed the season due to injury.

Luminance, Marquee and Vertex.  Vertex is pretty cool and I like Marquee as well.  We'll end it with Giannis.

BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
11 – RC
3 – Base
2 – Vertex
2 - Classics
2 – Pinnacle
2 – Luminance
1 - XR
1 – Absolute
1 – Marquee
1 – Teal Parallel
1 - Base Hoops Premium