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CARDBOARD REVIEW:2020-2021 Select Basketball

I don't think I post enough about basketball collecting despite my uptick in collecting it these past two years, it has actually overtaken baseball for me as a sport to collect and watch.

This year was probably the most basketball I have watched since the 90's and even though the playoff Knicks didn't play like the ones from that era, they still made the playoffs and brought some excitement back to the game for myself.

I will say though, I was still happy with the end result with Giannis and the Bucks taking home the trophy. It was nice to not see one of those Super Teams win, sorry Nets and Lakers fans.

Today will be one of the most expensive basketball breaks I have done all year so far and possibly for the whole year. Let's check out some 20-21 Select basketball.

Each hobby box of 2020-2021 Select basketball comes with 12 packs of 5 cards each. You will find three hits, 12 prizm parallels and a good amount of rookies. Each box, hope you are sitting down when you are reading this...can range from $850-$1000 per box. Did you fall over from your seat?

Now let's check out how my break went.

BASE:

The base set is broken down to three levels and each level is labeled on the back of the card.

Concourse is the basic one

Premier Level is the next one

Courtside is the top level, which means hardest to find in a box.

Each level has 100 cards that has veteran players and rookies as well.

Speaking of the rookies, my box was rough on me in that aspect in terms of finding the superstar big names.

Concourse (Edwards was my best rookie of the box)

(yessss PC!)

Premier Level

One Courtside rookie

Now we will move onto parallels which there are plenty to find.

PARALLELS:

Select offers the following parallels,

PARALLEL CARDS: Green White Purple, Teal White Pink /49, Lucky Envelopes /8, Black White Gold 1/1.
CRACKED ICE PARALLELS: Blue White Purple, Red White Green.
FLASH PARALLELS: Red White Orange, Blue White Green /49, Black White Gold 1/1.
SHIMMER PARALLELS: Red White Orange, Blue White Green /49, Black White Gold 1/1.
PRIZMS PARALLELS: Blue Retail, Elephant, Scope, Silver, Tiger, Tri-Color, Zebra, Light Blue /299, Red /199, White /149, Neon Green /75, Tie-Dye /25, Gold /10, Green /5, Black 1/1
DISCO PRIZMS PARALLELS: Base, Red /49, Blue /25, Gold /10, Green /5, Black 1/1
PULSAR PRIZMS FOTL PARALLELS: Neon Orange /15, Neon Purple /5, Black Snake Skin Pulsar 1/1.
WAVE PRIZMS PARALLELS: Gold, Red.

 

Silver

Light Blue

Scope

??? (haha)

(Same goes for this one ????) This is a Blue Die Cut

Now onto these inserts. Well, insert I pulled.

INSERTS:

There are 9 overall inserts to chase in Select, but I only found one in the whole box. Most of the inserts also offer the following parallels, Blue, Green, Red, Silver, Gold /10, and Black 1/1.

Future Isaiah Stewart

Now onto what you have been waiting for....THE HITS!

HITS:

Selective Swatches Myles Turner

Rookie Jersey autographs of Jordan Nwora

And finally, MY PRECIOUS (I state as I hold this card) a rookie signature of Precious Achiuwa.

All hits have their form of parallels as well. The Precious I believe is just what the base rookie signatures looks like with the silver.

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

I have always been a fan of Select since the 90's. I really like what Panini has done with the product as well and this is a product just behind Prizm in terms of hobby popularity when it comes to rookie card chasing. Some believe it may be ahead.

Obviously the price right now is really steep, and my break doesn't suggest over $850 in value so I sure that glared at you as well.. The product is obviously a huge gamble that can definitely pay off with the right hit or right rookie parallel. So I would suggest jumping in on a box break if you like this product and can't afford a box.

Thoughts on my break is welcomed below and stay tuned for some giveaways either on here or on Twitter coming up soon!

REVIEW:2018-2019 Select Basketball (NICE PULL!)

After the Select football release, came out the basketball version. Same kind of set up and design.

I think the basketball rookie class isn't as good as the football class was, but there are still some studs to find and I may have found one in here.

Let's see how the basketball goes versus the football.

In every box of 2018 Select basketball there are 12 packs of 5 cards each. Each box comes with three hits including autographs and memorabilia cards. There is also plenty of shiny color to chase as well. Boxes currently run just under $200.

Concourse

 

Premier Level

Courtside

The base set is an odd one but a deep one for set collectors. There are 300 cards to collect and three levels of three different designs to do so in with rookies, stars and legends. You will find this breakdown per box, Concourse with 30 per box, Premier Level with 10 per box, and Field Level with only 2 per box.

With anything with a chromed surface, there will be parallels and there are plenty of them to find in Select.They are called Prizm parallels which is Panini's word for refractors. As you can tell, there are different levels of refractors with each level of base.

Here is an overall look at the parallels

Concourse

• Silver
• Scope
• Tri-Color
• Zebra SP
• Light Blue /299
• Red /199
• White /149
• Neon Green /75
• Tie-Dye /25
• Gold /10
• Black 1/1

Premier Level

• Silver
• Scope
• Tri-Color
• Zebra SP
• Blue Die-Cut /185
• Maroon Die-Cut /135
• Purple Die-Cut /99
• Orange Die-Cut /65
• Tie-Dye Die-Cut /25
• Gold Die-Cut /10
• Green Die-Cut /5
• Black 1/1

 Courtside

• Silver
• Zebra SP
• Copper /60
• Tie-Dye /25
• Gold /10
• Green /5
• Black 1/1

 

Silver

Tri-Color

 

Light Blue /299. Love me some Vince!

Red /199

Scope

Blue Die Cut /185. These are pretty cool.

Select is also has some inserts and most or all of those have the Prizm parallels too.

Most parallels include, Silver, Purple /99, Copper /49, Tie-Dye /25, Gold /10, and Black 1/1.

Slash and Dash

Phenomemon

Now onto the hits which I was disappointed in. Two relics, no patch and no parallels to them when football had a two to one autograph ratio. They do however, all look amazing with this chromed technology but when you pull the prizm parallels of them even more so.

All hits have parallels to. No surprises here.

X-Factor has two parallels, Purple /99 and Copper /49.

Throwback Jerseys has Purple /99, Copper /49, Tie-Dye /25, Gold /10,and Black 1/1 for it's parallels.

And now onto the by far hit of the box,

BOOM TRAE YOUNG!

Rookie autograph memorabilia has Purple /99 (above), Tie-Dye /25, Gold /10, and Black 1/1.

Other hits that I didn't pull but you might!

• Rookie Signatures
• Signatures
• Autographed Memorabilia
• In Flight Signatures
• Draft Selections Memorabilia
• Select Swatches
• Sparks Relics
• Throwback Memorabilia
• X-Factor Memorabilia

OVERALL: this was a rough break til Trae Young appeared in flight. But, there are boxes like that which is why the high price tag can either be a pay off or a loss. It's all apart of the gambles of collecting.

There are plenty of beautiful hits and autographs and patches to find, it's just how much you want to pay to find them. I would suggest a box break for sure if you can't afford to buy a box or at least a few packs.

I think for a product like this it's best to stick with a box break and I strongly recommend using Midwest Box Breaks for your breaking needs. They are always hitting the big pulls so if they are breaking this, you could put yourself in a good spot. They also SHIP ALL CARDS! Get what you pay for!

Please thank Panini America and Tracy Hackler for providing this box for me to review to giveaway some of the hits ON TWITTER!! Please follow them on all social media sites and visit their website for all your card needs, HERE.