2025-26 Topps Holiday

Wasting no time, the 2025-26 Topps Holiday Basketball series gives NBA fans their first look at the Christmas-themed flagship set. The announcement of this release comes less than a week after Topps reclaimed the NBA trading card license.VO

Presales arrived on October 7, 2025, with Mega boxes selling for $34.99. These include eight parallels, one base SSP variation and one oversized die-cut ornament.VO

There are also Holiday Advent Calendar boxes ($49.99) with 24 exclusive base parallels and 24 exclusive inserts.VO

Of course, MLB collectors have already had several years of the seasonal set, thanks to Topps Holiday Baseball.VO

If you've seen the MLB edition, then 2025-26 Topps Holiday Basketball should be very familiar, including an assortment of themed inserts, ornament die-cuts, autographs and relics.VO

Please note that the odds from Topps didn't specify the formats other than calling them SKU 1, SKU 2, SKU 3, SKU 4 and SKU 5. Based on this, it seems there are two Mega formats with different odds.VO

There are 200 cards in the base set for 2025-26 Topps Holiday Basketball, which are joined by holiday parallels.VO

The design matches the main look from 2025-26 Topps Basketball, but with seasonal flourishes such as lights, garland and peppermint striping around the border, and snowflakes in the background.VO

Featuring 25 super short print (SSP) cards in each series, be on the lookout for the Base SSP Variations (1:23 packs) and Base SSP Back Variations (1:23 packs).VO

These are easy to distinguish since the Image Variation cards have an SSV- prefix and the Back Variation cards have an SSB- prefix.VO

The 2025-26 Topps Holiday Basketball inserts are mostly carryovers from the MLB set, including Holiday Advent Calendar exclusives Evergreen (1:6 packs) and Making the Nice List (1:2 packs).VO

Falling 1:200 packs, on average, Hidden Elf remains elusive, while Frostbite Finishers (1:200 packs) is a brand-new SSP addition to the Holiday brand.VO

Fans can even add trading cards to their tree, courtesy of the Oversized Die-Cut Ornament cards that have a spot to add a string. These should average one per Mega.VO

As for the hits, the 2025-26 Topps Holiday Basketball checklist continues the Christmas theme with autographs and relics.VO

Nearly 100 names are part of the short-printed Base Autographs lineup. These are the only signatures.VO

Memorabilia is included in Player Relics, which displays the swatch like a hanging ornament.VO

The Player Holiday Shaped Relics design goes with star-shaped cookie die-cuts for the player-worn memorabilia.VO