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2020-21 Panini Chronicles Basketball Hobby Box
Rookies
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What are these options?
- Hobby Box
- The full-size box sold through card shops rather than big-box stores. It has the most packs and the best odds, and most modern hobby boxes guarantee at least one autograph or memorabilia card. Pack and card counts vary by product line. Older listings sometimes call this a wax box.
- Mega Box
- A mid-size retail box, bigger than a blaster and smaller than a hobby box. Mega-exclusive parallels are the main draw, and some megas guarantee a hit.
- Blaster Box
- The small retail box sold at stores like Walmart and Target, usually the cheapest full box on the shelf. Autographs are not guaranteed, but many blasters carry exclusive parallels you cannot pull from a hobby box.
- Hanger Box
- The cheapest retail format, a slim box made to hang on a store peg. It gives the most cards per dollar and suits set builders more than hit chasers.
- tmall
- Panini's edition for the Chinese market, sold through the Tmall platform. It carries Asia-exclusive parallels you cannot pull from North American boxes.
- Cases
- The factory-sealed carton a product ships in, holding a set number of boxes. A full case is the whole carton; an inner case is a smaller sealed block from inside it. Case buyers get untouched pack sequencing and a lower price per box. Some rare cards are seeded about once per case, which is what collectors mean by a case hit.
| Format | In USAUSD | In CanadaCAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby Box |  |
$325 | ||
| Hobby Box tmall |  |
$75 | ||
| Mega Box | |
$60 | ||
| Blaster Box | |
$25 | ||
| Hanger Box | |
$19 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (12) | |
$4,500, $375 per box | ||
| Mega Box Case (20) | |
$1,200, $60 per box | ||
| Blaster Box Case tmall (20) | |
$1,500, $75 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 4 retailers we follow for 2020-21 Panini Chronicles, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.
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Frequently asked
Who's 2020-21 Panini Chronicles for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes 2020-21 Chronicles different from other Panini releases?
Chronicles is a compilation product that pulls from multiple Panini brands and past designs that didn't get full 2020-21 releases. You get Donruss Optic, Gala, Gold Standard, Limited, Majestic, Plates & Patches, Prizm, and Titanium all in one box, so there's huge variety in card styles and designs.
Who are the key rookies to chase?
Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball are the marquee 2020 class rookies featured across multiple subsets. Both appear in Prestige, Threads, Panini, Luminance, and Playbook sections, giving you multiple chances to land their cards.
What's the rarest insert in this product?
Gala is the toughest pull. Each card has only 8 copies printed with zero parallels, making it extremely scarce. Gold Standard and Titanium Jersey Number are also on the rare side.
How many autographs should I expect per box?
You'll get 2 autographs per hobby box on average. They come from various subsets including Playoff Hall of Fame (legends only), National Pride Signatures, Rookie Cornerstones, Phoenix Rookie Autos, Hometown Heroes, and Rookies & Stars Airborne Signatures.
What parallels are available for base cards?
Base cards have a ton of parallel options: Asia, Bronze, Green, Green Ice, Pink, Teal, Red (/149), Blue (/99), Purple (/49), Gold (/10), Lucky Envelopes (/8), and Platinum (1/1). The numbered tiers get progressively scarcer.
Is this product good value?
That depends on what you're chasing. If you want variety and don't mind a mix of brands and designs, it's solid. But if you're hunting specific inserts like Gala or Gold Standard, the odds are brutal. The 2 guaranteed autographs per box give it some floor value.
What's the base set size?
The base set is 725 cards total, split across 25 different subsets ranging from Chronicles and Prestige to Score and Legacy. Each subset has its own design and feel.
When did 2020-21 Panini Chronicles come out?
It dropped November 24, 2021.
What's in a 2020-21 Panini Chronicles hobby box?
6 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
What's the cheapest 2020-21 Panini Chronicles hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $324.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2020-21 Panini Chronicles?
We track listings across the major North American card shops and surface the best price up top. The Buy on eBay links go through the eBay Partner Network.
2020-21 Panini Chronicles Basketball
2020-21 Panini Chronicles is a grab-bag product that pulls from multiple Panini brands and past designs, with Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball as the key rookie chase. You'll find autographs, rare inserts like Gala and Gold Standard, and a huge variety of card styles in every pack.
Autographs
2 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- Gala cards (extremely rare, 8 copies each, no parallels)
- Gold Standard cards (rare pull)
- Titanium Jersey Number cards (rare pull)
Inserts to watch
- Gala Extremely tough pull with only 8 copies printed and no parallels, making it the rarest insert in the product.
- Gold Standard Scarce insert that's consistently difficult to pull from hobby packs.
- Titanium Jersey Number Rare subset featuring jersey-number themed cards, another tough chase.
- Plates & Patches Exclusive to hobby packs, features memorabilia elements alongside base designs.
- Playoff Hall of Fame Autographs Legends-only autograph subset, a draw for collectors chasing retired stars.
- Hometown Heroes Rookie Autographs Rookie autographs tied to players' hometowns, a key chase for 2020 class collectors.
Fast facts
- Released
- November 24, 2021
- Box config
- 6 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
- Set size
- 725 cards
- Top rookie
- Anthony Edwards
Last 30 days
Canadian prices in CAD, American in USD. A break in a price line means every shop was sold out that day; a day we did not scrape carries the last known price forward.