In Part 1 of this deep dive series, Max @PutnamCards breaks down the best and most underrated cards from 2018-19 Panini Basketball products — the legendary rookie year of Luka Dončić, SGA, and Jalen Brunson.

This was also LeBron James’ first season with the Lakers, Kawhi Leonard’s only season with the Raptors, and the start of back-to-back Giannis Antetokounmpo NBA MVP seasons.

This Part 1 episode covers Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Contenders, and more — highlighting key cards such as Kabooms, Downtowns, Galactics, and Cracked Ice Rookie Tickets.

Chapters
00:00 Episode Introduction
01:02 Toronto Sports Card Expo
01:21 NBA Playoff Talk
02:51 2018-19 Panini Deep Dive Notes
06:29 Hoops
08:32 Donruss & Donruss Optic
10:46 Certified
12:46 Prizm
15:24 Absolute Memorabilia
16:44 Revolution
20:06 Contenders & Contenders Optic
22:24 Dominion
23:22 Crown Royale & Kabooms
28:32 Impeccable
30:18 Select
32:35 Cornerstones
35:00 The Weekly Alley-Oop

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Max @PutnamCards is joined by Kaushik Mohan (@TheIronSheek) to break down how they’re evolving their collecting strategies in today’s red hot basketball card market.

They discuss their growing focus on storytelling, why it matters in sports card collecting, and how it lies at the heart of the hobby.

They also dive into LeBron Panini Logomans, uncover overlooked opportunities in the basketball card market, and the continued influx of new collectors into the hobby.

Chapters

00:00 Episode Introduction

02:14 The Detroit Pistons Stink

02:32 Shifting Collecting Strategies

08:50 Importance of Storytelling

14:36 LeBron Logomans

18:29 Thoughts on New Collectors
23:18 Potential Areas of Opportunity
26:27 Sports Card Narratives
27:42 Kaushik’s Favorite New Card
31:22 Rapid Fire Questions

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Max @PutnamCards breaks down the #1 rule to win in the sports card market - and why it’s the key to enjoying collecting and making better financial decisions.

He also compares the trading card performance over the past two years of today’s young stars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Dončić, and Victor Wembanyama to legends like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant.

Plus, a brief discussion of the recent $324K 2000 Flair Showcase Kobe Bryant Masterpiece 1/1 PSA 8 sale and thoughts on the new NBA Garbage Pail Kids inserts in Bowman Basketball cards.

Chapters

00:00 Episode Introduction

01:19 NBA Playoffs

02:39 GOATs or Current Superstars?

10:33 #1 Rule for Successful Sports Card Collecting

15:21 Recent Interesting Sales

20:32 2000 Flair Showcase Kobe Masterpiece 1/1

22:00 Bowman Garbage Pail Kids

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