2021-22 Paninibasketball

2021-22 Panini Illusions Basketball Hobby Box

Full checklist

Rookies

EVAN MOBLEY 2 autos 13 cards

JALEN GREEN 2 autos 13 cards

SCOTTIE BARNES 2 autos 11 cards

JOSH GIDDEY 2 autos 13 cards

ALPEREN SENGUN 0 autos 4 cards

STARS

LUKA DONCIC 1 auto 13 cards

ANTHONY EDWARDS 1 auto 11 cards

SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER 1 auto 9 cards

ZION WILLIAMSON 1 auto 2 cards

TYRESE HALIBURTON 1 auto 8 cards

DESMOND BANE 1 auto 2 cards

2021-22 Panini Illusions Basketball hobby box

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.
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.
Retail Box: A full box of the individual packs sold loose at big-box stores, often 24 of them. Same base set as the hobby version, with fewer or no guaranteed hits.
Jumbo Value Box: Panini's big retail pack of roughly 30 cards. The jumbo value box is a sealed box of 12 of them. Both are volume plays for set builders, with a few retail-only parallels mixed in.
asia: A box distributed for the Asia-Pacific market, adding region-exclusive parallels on top of the standard checklist. Collectors chase them because those parallels exist nowhere else. The exclusive cards usually carry Asia in their names, so the card itself tells you it came from a regional box.
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.

Canada and United States best prices by format
Format	In USAUSD		In CanadaCAD
Hobby Box asia		$70
Blaster Box		$25
Retail Box		$90
Jumbo Value Box		$90
Blaster Box Case asia (20)		$1,400, $70 per box

These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 5 retailers we follow for 2021-22 Panini Illusions, 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

What are the key rookie autographs in this set?

First Impressions Jersey Autographs is the main rookie auto set with 40 cards, including Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Scottie Barnes, and Jalen Suggs. These are hobby-exclusive and come with memorabilia. Rookie Signs is another 40-card auto set with similar players but without the jersey piece.

How many parallels are in a typical hobby box?

You'll pull about 14 parallels per box on average. They fall under the Trophy Collection banner and come in over a dozen versions, from common ones like Asia and Bronze to numbered tiers like Gold (/10), Green (/5), and Purple (1/1). The highest-end Gold, Green, and Purple parallels are hobby-exclusive.

What makes the hologram inserts special?

Illusions brought back a 1990s nostalgia element with NBA 75th Anniversary Holograms and Rookie Holograms. They're not full holograms, but rather have the player in the foreground with a holographic background. It's a throwback design that collectors find appealing.

Are there veteran autographs besides the rookies?

Yes. Superlatives Signatures features 40 veteran and legend autographs, all hobby-exclusive. Trophy Collection Signatures adds 59 more veteran autos available across all box types. Rookie Retro Signatures is a 20-card set of past and present superstars signed from early in their careers, like Kevin Garnett and Stephen Curry.

What's the base set composition?

The base set has 200 cards total: 150 veterans and legends (cards 1-150) and 50 rookies (cards 151-200). The 2021 draft class dominates the rookie section, with Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Scottie Barnes, and Jalen Suggs at the top.

What other insert sets should I know about?

Beyond the autographs and holograms, there's Mail Call (20 cards, letter-inspired), Mystique (15 cards), Rookie Vision (25 cards), Illuminated (25 cards), Franchise Favorite (15 cards), Operation Detonation, and Shining Stars. Most come in multiple parallel versions, with Gold, Green, and Purple tiers being hobby-exclusive.

Is this a good value at $30 for a blaster?

A blaster is 6 packs with 36 cards total and no guaranteed autograph, so it's a budget option if you want to chase inserts and parallels without the auto guarantee. A hobby box at 14 packs guarantees 1 autograph plus 14 inserts and 14 parallels, making it the better value if you're hunting autos.

When did 2021-22 Panini Illusions come out?

It dropped September 9, 2022.

What's in a 2021-22 Panini Illusions hobby box?

14 packs per box, 6 cards per pack, 1 autograph guaranteed per box on average

Where can I buy 2021-22 Panini Illusions?

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.