Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Three Early Boxes of 2018-19 Select Basketball

As the 2018-19 NBA season enters the pivotal stretch where teams start seriously jockeying for playoff positioning, the trading cards of each contender's key contributors -- as well of those of the season's hottest rookies -- gradually start demanding more attention, more bids and more prestige. And with each new product, the buzz becomes gradually more tangible. Tomorrow, that fascinating…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2018-19 Select Basketball (100+ Images)

One week from today, hobby shops and group-break sites across the country will be awash with the vibrancy that only a product like Panini America's Select Basketball franchise can provide. Boasting an intoxicating mix of Prizms (including the wildly popular Zebras and Tie-Dyes), and a bevy of autograph and memorabilia tributes to this season's top rookies and the NBA's hottest superstars…

Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2018-19 Select Basketball (Preview Gallery)

Panini America's venerable Select Basketball franchise long ago established itself as a mid-season staple on the NBA collecting calendar by delivering its own unique spin on the company's popular Optichrome printing technology (the quirky-cool Zebra Prizms got their start in Select) and by staying true to the brand's three-tier base structure. Those two brand tenets, as well as the standout Rookie…