Panini Unwrapped Scavenger Hunt Contest: 2012-13 Elite Basketball (with Checklist)

Panini America’s Tracy Hackler and Keith Hower spent some quality time late last week with one box of the new 2012-13 Elite Basketball to produce the following must-see episode of Panini Unwrapped. But there’s way more than merely one box at stake in this video. After you watch it, we’re going to give collectors a chance to win one of four additional boxes through another…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Early Box of the New 2012-13 Elite Basketball

At some point during the last five days, while many of us from Panini America were in Houston for 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend, the marketing allotment of 2012-13 Elite Basketball arrived safely and soundly, greeting us like a welcome-home beacon when we arrived back to the office this morning. Live in hobby stores tomorrow, the long-adored Elite brand returns to…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Elite Basketball (104 New Images)

Later this week, Panini America officials -- and seemingly everyone else in the basketball world -- will turn their collective attention to Houston and the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. But late last week, a few of those aforementioned officials had their gaze fixed firmly on quality controlling and packing out 2012-13 Elite Basketball. The newest product from the company's packed roster of…

Panini America Readies First D-Wade Autos in Company History for 2012-13 Elite

In the more than three years since Panini America secured the exclusive license to produce NBA trading cards, the company has delivered true history-making products, unparalleled innovation and some of the greatest single cards of the modern era. The one thing Panini America has never delivered, however, is a certified autograph of Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade. But that glaring…

Panini Peek: 2012-13 Elite Basketball

With each new Panini Peek NBA product preview we post, we're really starting to enjoy and appreciate the true potential of a full season's worth of releases. After a most non-traditional 2011-12 season limited us to just five new products (NBA Hoops, Preferred, Past & Present, Limited and Gold Standard), the 2012-13 roster is starting to come together nicely. The collectibles world…