2016-17 Donruss Optic
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First Buzz: 2016-17 Donruss Optic (retail-only details for now) :
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Bringing the shiny appeal of chromium to the hobby staple that is Donruss, 2016-17 Donruss Optic makes its debut on the hardcourt for NBA collectors.
Offering deep first-year coverage, a 50-card rookie set helps form the bulk of 2016-17 Donruss.
All showcasing a similar design to the main Donruss set, Court Kings, Hall Kings and Rookie Kings are each retail-exclusive inserts.
Among the many Opti-Chrome Prizm parallels are :
Holo, Purple, Orange (#/199 - Fat Pack), Red (#/99 - Blaster), Blue (#/49 - Retail Box),
Aqua (#/25 - Gravity Feed), Pink (#/25 - Fat Pack), Gold (#/10 - Blaster), Green (#/5 - Gravity Feed), and Black (1/1 - Retail Box) editions.
Exclusive to retail, Rookie Signatures and Signature Series inserts feature base versions as well
as format-specific parallels.
This includes Blaster-only Blue (#/25), Fat Pack-exclusive Pink (#/25), Gravity-only Green (#/5),
and Black (1/1), which is only found in Retail boxes.
Issued in a separate pack as part of the multi-pack format, distinct Checkerboard parallels add another retail chase element.
The Basics :
Panini America‘s Optichrome technology has gained a great deal of momentum within the hobby in recent years
and a big serving of it is coming to card stores and retail outlets soon with the arrival of 2016-17 Donruss Optic .
A brand that has seen some success so far in other sports, Optic will make its highly-anticipated basketball debut in early April.
Each hobby box is expected to yield a single autograph along with 20 inserts or parallels.
However, there are also multiple retail formats like blasters, fat packs, gravity feed packs, and hanger boxes which
will have cards exclusive to those packaging formats.
We’ll have more hobby details once this one is formally unveiled, but here’s what we know know
for the retail front beyond there being 50 rookies in the basic set.
There will be three retail-exclusive inserts in this one — Court Kings, Rookie Kings and Hall Kings.
Base Set and Parallels
Essentially, the 2016-17 Donruss Optic base set is expected to be a partial parallel of the regular 2016-17 Donruss set,
but with the use of different stock – much like when Topps has made a regular set in other sports and issued a separate Chrome release.
Prizm parallels will be produced for base cards. Expect to find several types, some with serial numbering.
Retail Fat Packs will have an exclusive Checkerboard parallel that comes three times per pack.
Blaster boxes will have a Red parallel which are limited to 99 copies.
Those breaking hanger boxes of Optic can find tough Pink (/25) and Orange Holo (/99) parallels.
Inserts
Look for a collector favorite as part of the hobby insert program in 2016-17 Donruss Optic
with the long-running Elite Series and Dominators.
Rookies will be made up of 50 different freshmen that are looking to make an impact this season and All-Stars examines the best of the best.
The Champ Is Here is a tribute to players that have captured an NBA championship.
Each insert is going to have several parallel versions which include Holo, Red (/99), Blue (/49), Gold (/10),
Green (/5) and the intriguing Gold Vinyl, which are one-of-ones.
There is also a royally-themed group of sets to consider that are available only in retail packs.
Court Kings focuses on today’s top stars with a clean design and two player photos.
The concept is extended to retired greats with Hall Kings and new sensations with Rookie Kings.
All three sets have Holo parallels which come in Purple. Blue (/49), and Black (one-of-one).
Autographs
Look for a few different types of autographed cards in 2016-17 Donruss Optic Basketball.
There is a basic Signature Series which boasts a sharp look and Rookie autographs which have the potential to be popular
after being such a hit in the football version of this product.
These sets are earmarked for the retail packs, but blaster boxes will contain parallel versions
in Blue (/25), Red (/99), and Gold (/10).
Even scarcer will be the Pink autos in hanger boxes and Green Holo autos and inserts (/5) coming out of gravity boxes.
Finally, the Dominator concept that Panini has utilized for many years has a big presence here.
In addition to the regular Dominator Signatures, expect to find Hall Dominator Signatures
and Rookie Dominator Signatures that have a similar design.
2016-17 Donruss Optic ready to dazzle and deliver :
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Each will have Holo parallels as well as Purple Holo, Blue Holo (/49)
and 1/1 Blacks found in all retail pack formats.
In all boxes there will be retail-only Rookie Signatures
and Signature Series autograph cards that will have 1/1 Black Holo parallels, too.
There will be 24-pack boxes along with 15-card Fat Packs that will have three Checkerboard parallels found only in the Fatties.
These packs will come 12 packs per box.
Blaster boxes will have six four-card packs with Red parallels limited to only 99 copies as well as blaster-only Blue (/25)
Signature Series and Rookie Signatures autos.
The retail-only inserts also will have Red (/99) and Gold (/10) parallels only found in blaster boxes.
Hanger boxes will have exclusive Pink parallels limited to only 25 copies with Pink autographs and Orange Holo cards (/99).
Gravity boxes will have Green Holo autos limited to just five copies for both the inserts and the autograph
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Estimated Date :
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2016-17 Donruss Optic Retail :
All showcasing a similar design to the main Donruss set, Court Kings, Hall Kings and Rookie Kings are each retail-exclusive inserts.
Among the many Opti-Chrome Prizm parallels are Holo, Purple, Orange (#/199 - Fat Pack), Red (#/99 - Blaster),
Blue (#/49 - Retail Box), Aqua (#/25 - Gravity Feed), Pink (#/25 - Fat Pack), Gold (#/10 - Blaster),
Green (#/5 - Gravity Feed), and Black (1/1 - Retail Box) editions.
Exclusive to retail, Rookie Signatures and Signature Series inserts feature base versions as well as format-specific parallels.
This includes Blaster-only Blue (#/25), Fat Pack-exclusive Pink (#/25), Gravity-only Green (#/5),
and Black (1/1), which is only found in Retail boxes.
Issued in a separate pack as part of the Fat Pack format, distinct Checkerboard parallels add another retail chase element.
2016-17 Donruss Optic Retail Formats :
- Retail Box: 4 cards per pack, 6 packs per box, 24 boxes per case
- Blaster Box: 4 cards per pack, 6 packs per box, 20 boxes per case
- Gravity Feed Box: 4 cards per pack, 36 packs per box, 6 boxes per case
- Fat Pack: 12 cards per pack, 36 packs per box/case
- Multi-Pack: 4 cards per pack, 3 packs per multi (+1 Checkerboard pack - 3 cards)
2016-17 Donruss Optic Cards Box Hits :
- 1 Autographed Card
- 20 Insert or Parallel Cards
2016-17 Donruss Optic Product Highlights :
- 1 Autographed Card in Every Box!
- Dominators – Look for autographs of Hall of Famers, Legends, Veterans & Rookies,
and their Gold (#’d/10) and Gold Vinyl (#’d/1) versions!
- Find players like David Robinson, Karl Malone, Shaq, Karl Anthony-Towns, Kristaps Porzingis, Jason Kidd,
Allen Iverson, Kevin Durant, John Stockton, Brandon Ingram & MANY MORE!!
- 20 Insert or Parallel Cards in Every Box!
- Donruss Optic technology takes these incredibly designed inserts to a whole new level! Collect your player’s rainbow
with Holo, Red (#’d/99), Blue (#’d/49), Gold (#’d/10), Green (#’d/5), and Gold Vinyl (#’d/1).
- The Champ is Here
- Elite Series
- All-Stars
- Collect the NBA’s newest and brightest stars in a 50-card rookie set!
Previews Galerie 2016-17 Donruss Optic :
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