BACKParity is King in 2024-25 Panini Select Basketball
Written by: Isaiah Lucas
Dynasties are cool, but the parity from this current era of hoops is something that every fan can appreciate. The league not having a repeat champion since the Warriors’ “Hamptons Five” teams has resulted in a plethora of storylines and the birth of new legacies.
Soon, fans in Oklahoma City or Indiana will get to experience the joy that comes from watching the confetti fall and having a parade take place in their city. A fresh winner also provides the chance to find a plethora of new champions while celebrating older ones across Panini’s 2024-25 Select Basketball.
Select Basketball returns with its Optichrome technology and various parallels, autographs, memorabilia and insert cards that every kind of collector can chase.
Collect all three returning tiers of the extensive base set, which includes Base Concourse, Base Premier Level and Base Courtside. This year’s Select is equipped with an elite autograph roster featuring members of the 2024 NBA Draft class, as well as title-winning superstars.
The autograph roster includes former Finals MVP winners Magic Johnson, Stephen Curry, Tony Parker and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Those trophy-lifting legends are joined by budding stars Paolo Banchero and Cade Cunningham, as well as promising youngsters like Dalton Knecht, Bub Carrington and Matas Buzelis.
Each hobby box contains 12 Prizms, which includes the popular Tie-Dye (numbered to 25), Gold (to 10), Green (to five) and Black Finite (1-of-1). Zebra and Gold Glitter round out of the eye-catching checklist of must-chase parallels.
Search for hobby-exclusive inserts such as En Fuego and Select Future, as well as the new Clutch, Score Select Throwback and Sky High. Collectors can also find short-printed inserts in the returning Color Wheel, in addition to the new Visionary and Solar Eclipse.
Hobby box breakdown (on average):
- Twelve packs per of five cards
- Three Autographs or Memorabilia
- Twelve Base Prizms
- Three Inserts/ Insert Parallels
