2024/25 Panini Donruss Optic Basketball Hobby 1 Box Break #1 - PICK YOUR TEAM W/ A TWIST!

PICK YOUR TEAM BREAK - VET BASE DOES NOT SHIP

TWIST: After the break we will randomize the list and the top 6 will win a spot in  2024/25 Panini National Treasures Basketball Hobby 1 Box Break #2 - PICK YOUR TEAM

1st - Pistons ($139 value) 
2nd - Blazers ($124 value) 
3rd - 6th - 1 spot in Thunder NT Serial Filler ($19 value) 

2024-25 Donruss Optic Basketball combines the old and new schools with a chromium take on a longstanding brand. Like previous years, the result is a vast checklist filled with color, autographs and inserts.

Hobby boxes promise one autograph as well as an average of either an insert or parallel per pack. Choice and Fast Break, a couple of other configurations, also have an autograph per box but these have their own spins as far as exclusives and overall focus.

2024-25 Donruss Optic Basketball Checklist Overview

The base set has 300 total cards, highlighting veterans (225 cards), legends (25 cards) and Rated Rookies (50 cards). The design matches that of 2024-25 Donruss Basketball, although this time it’s on chrome stock.

Parallels come in lots of colors and styles. Hobby-only versions include:

• Jazz
• Photon
• Aqua – /225
• Orange – /175
• Lime Green – /149
• Red – /99
• Pink Velocity – /79
• Blue – /49
• Black Velocity – /39
• Cracked Ice – /25
• Black Pandora – /15
• Gold – /10
• Green – /5
• Gold Vinyl – 1/1

Fast Break boxes have a dozen parallels, all of which are only in those particular boxes:

• Holo Fast Break
• Purple Fast Break – /99
• Red Fast Break – /75
• Blue Fast Break – /49
• Pink Fast Break – /25
• Gold Fast Break – /10
• Red and Yellow Fast Break – /7
• Neon Green Fast Break – /5
• Black Fast Break – 1/1

Seven of the eight cards in each Choice box are exclusive parallels that have small circles running through the background. Among them are:

• Dragon Choice
• Red Choice – /88
• White Choice – /48
• Blue Choice – /24
• Black Gold Choice – /8
• Nebula Choice – 1/1

Autographs and Other Inserts

The core of the autographs in 2024-25 Donruss Optic Basketball are Rated Rookies Signatures. These carry the same look as the base cards and come with their own parallels including some that are exclusive to certain box types.

More autographs can be found in Opti-Graphs and Rookie Dual Signatures.

Like a lot of Donruss products, Optic has several insert sets. Most of these are anything but subtle, lending to the product’s colorful nature. Themes like Elite Dominators, Lights Out, Net Marvels, Red Hot Rookies, Rising Suns, and The Rookies all have parallels to go with their standard versions.

Of course, there are some rare chase sets as well including Slammy and Alter Ego, which plays off of players’ nicknames. Panini’s popular Downtown cards appear here as well, although they’re exclusive to hobby.

Editor’s Note: Andrew Harner contributed to this article, which was originally published on February 28, 2025

2024-25 Donruss Optic Basketball at a glance:

Cards per pack: Hobby – 4, Choice – 8, Fast Break – 9
Packs per box: Hobby – 20, Choice – 1, Fast Break – 10
Boxes per case: Hobby – 12, Choice – 20, Fast Break – 20
Set size: 300 cards
Release date (subject to change): August 20, 2025

What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs – 1
• Inserts – 9
• Parallels – 11