2026-27 Topps Chrome Basketball: release date, rookies and what is in it

2026-27 Topps Chrome Basketball release date

No release date is confirmed by a source we can cite yet. This page updates when one is.

The previous edition, 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball, was fully licensed by the NBA, while earlier Chrome Basketball editions carried players-union rights only and showed no team logos. [3]

What is in 2026-27 Topps Chrome Basketball

• As of October 16, 2026, 2026-27 Topps Chrome Basketball is not on the Checklist Insider release calendar; the only 2026-27 basketball set listed is 2026-27 Topps Flagship Basketball. [1]
• 2026-27 Topps Flagship Basketball opens the Topps NBA season with Hobby, Jumbo and Blaster boxes on November 5, 2026 and Mega boxes on November 12, 2026 (estimated dates). [2]
• The previous edition, 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball, released December 18, 2025. [3]
• The 2025-26 edition had a 299-card base numbered 1 to 300 (no card 226), with 50 rookie cards numbered 251 to 300. [3]
• The 2025-26 edition came in Hobby, Jumbo, First Day Issue, Breaker Delight, Mega, Blaster and Hanger formats, plus an online-only Sapphire Edition in January 2026. [3]
• 2025-26 autograph sections included Topps Chrome Autographs, Rookie Autographs, Chromographs, Future Stars Autographs, SkyWrite Signatures and Stratospheric Signatures. [3]

Last year's edition: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball rookie cards

The rookie cards our sourced checklists hold from the previous edition, each with the player's full card page.

• Ace BaileyTopps Chrome #255
• Adou ThieroTopps Chrome #286
• Alex TooheyTopps Chrome #298
• Alijah MartinTopps Chrome #290
• Amari WilliamsTopps Chrome #297
• Asa NewellTopps Chrome #273
• Ben SarafTopps Chrome #276
• Brooks BarnhizerTopps Chrome #295
• Carter BryantTopps Chrome #264
• Cedric CowardTopps Chrome #261
• Chaz LanierTopps Chrome #288
• Collin Murray-BoylesTopps Chrome #259
• Cooper FlaggTopps Chrome #251
• Danny WolfTopps Chrome #277
• Derik QueenTopps Chrome #263
• Drake PowellTopps Chrome #272
• Dylan HarperTopps Chrome #252
• Egor DeminTopps Chrome #258
• Hugo GonzalezTopps Chrome #278
• Jamir WatkinsTopps Chrome #294
• Jase RichardsonTopps Chrome #275
• Javon SmallTopps Chrome #299
• Jeremiah FearsTopps Chrome #257
• Joan BeringerTopps Chrome #267
• Johni BroomeTopps Chrome #285
• Kam JonesTopps Chrome #289
• Kasparas JakucionisTopps Chrome #270
• Khaman MaluachTopps Chrome #260
• Koby BreaTopps Chrome #292
• Kon KnueppelTopps Chrome #254
• Liam McNeeleyTopps Chrome #279
• Maxime RaynaudTopps Chrome #293
• Micah PeavyTopps Chrome #291
• Nique CliffordTopps Chrome #274
• Noa EssengueTopps Chrome #262
• Noah PendaTopps Chrome #282
• Nolan TraoreTopps Chrome #269
• Rasheer FlemingTopps Chrome #281
• Rocco ZikarskyTopps Chrome #296
• Ryan KalkbrennerTopps Chrome #284
• Sion JamesTopps Chrome #283
• Thomas SorberTopps Chrome #265
• Tre JohnsonTopps Chrome #256
• Tyrese ProctorTopps Chrome #300
• VJ EdgecombeTopps Chrome #253
• Walter Clayton Jr.Topps Chrome #268
• Will RichardTopps Chrome #287
• Will RileyTopps Chrome #271
• Yang HansenTopps Chrome #266
• Yanic Konan NiederhauserTopps Chrome #280

More NBA releases coming

• October 23, 2026: 2025-26 Panini Select Basketball
• November 5, 2026: 2026-27 Topps Flagship Basketball

2026-27 Topps Chrome Basketball questions

When does 2026-27 Topps Chrome Basketball come out?

2026-27 Topps Chrome Basketball has no confirmed release date yet.

Is 2026-27 Topps Chrome Basketball licensed?

The previous edition, 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball, was fully licensed by the NBA, while earlier Chrome Basketball editions carried players-union rights only and showed no team logos.

Sources

1. checklistinsider.com/release-calendar
2. checklistinsider.com/2026-27-topps-flagship-basketball
3. checklistinsider.com/2025-26-topps-chrome-basketball