Add this to the list of throwback thrills slated to permeate 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball when it releases on May 16: Short-printed base-set variations -- sure to be among the most sought after nuances in Panini America's masterful mashup of old-school design elements and modern printing technologies.

In all, 50 players on the Past & Present checklist will be represented with base-set variation SPs, a generation-spanning selection of today's hottest superstars and yesterday's greatest legends. We offer a scene-setting sneak peak of just some of those SPs (fronts and backs) in the gallery that follows.


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