Hoops Dreams: Exploring Some Staggering Early Sales from 2012-13 NBA Hoops
So, what did a 2011-12 NBA collecting season devoid of rookie autographs do to the demand for those cards in the first 2012-13 product of the season? While that's more of a rhetorical question at this point, we're glad we asked. The fact of the matter is that the first autographs of 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving…
The Panini America Insert Set Inspection: 2012-13 Prestige Basketball (36 Images)
Even as the recently released 2012-13 NBA Hoops product -- Panini America's first release of the new NBA collecting season -- continues its scorching performance on the secondary-market, many collectors remain focused on what's coming next: 2012-13 Prestige Basketball. Judging by the feedback we've received on The Knight's Lance, Twitter and Facebook, it appears that the absence of Prestige last season…
Video & Gallery: Panini America’s 2012 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot “VNR” (Part 2)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3XknUhsZME&w=600&h=338] Every year in conjunction with the NBA Rookie Photo Shoot, Panini America officials work closely with the future NBA stars in attendance to produce a comprehensive Video News Release (or “VNR” as it’s known in mainstream media circles) chronicling the day’s events. Tuesday’s jam-packed 2012 edition was no different. Following a day full of filming exclusive interviews, trick shots and even a few funny vocal…
Video & Gallery: Panini America’s 2012 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot “VNR” (Part 1)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kST8yRBeFn0&w=600&h=338] Every year in conjunction with the NBA Rookie Photo Shoot, Panini America officials work closely with the future NBA stars in attendance to produce a comprehensive Video News Release (or “VNR” as it’s known in mainstream media circles) chronicling the day’s events. Tuesday's jam-packed 2012 edition was no different. Following a day full of filming exclusive interviews, trick shots and…
Panini America On Location: Sweet Scenes from the 2012 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Hoops hysteria struck the New York Knicks' practice facility in Tarrytown, N.Y., yesterday. Such is the case when the Panini America NBA Rookie Photo Shoot comes to town. After a one-year hiatus, the one-day basketball extravaganza returned in grand style as 39 of the most promising rookies from the 2012 NBA Draft filled both courts in the gym…
2012-13 NBA Hoops Stars in a Watch & Win Episode of Panini America Unwrapped
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-zTrg1wOTA&w=600&h=338] Join Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Chris Reed for a must-see episode of Panini Unwrapped starring 2012-13 NBA Hoops Basketball, the first NBA product of the new collecting season featuring Panini America's historic Double Rookie Class, the first installment of the cross-brand Kobe Anthology set and so much more. After the video, simply leave your candid feedback on…
Panini America Shares Highlights from the First Box of 2012-13 NBA Hoops Basketball
I have a confession to make: The Panini America Marketing team didn't wait until its traditional taping of Panini Unwrapped -- like we normally do -- to open our first box of 2012-13 NBA Hoops. Like most basketball collectors, we simply couldn't wait. So when Humberto Percy dropped off the marketing allotment of Hoops boxes last night, it was too late…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 NBA Hoops Basketball (59 images)
Just for grins, let's take quick inventory of everything that next week's release of 2012-13 NBA Hoops Basketball, the first NBA product of the new season, has in store for collectors. A historic massive Double Rookie Class? Check. The first official Rookie Cards of Kyrie Irving, Kenneth Faried, Anthony Davis and so many other young superstars from the 2011 and 2012 NBA Draft…
Panini America to Honor Kobe Bryant with Special Card Set in All 2012-13 Products
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company and the exclusive trading card partner of the NBA, will pay tribute to Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during the 2012-13 season with a unique year-long trading card set, Kobe Anthology, devoted exclusively to the five-time NBA champion. One five-card pack of Kobe Anthology cards will be included inside…
Panini America Inks NBA Top Pick Anthony Davis to Multiyear Trading Card Exclusive
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company and the exclusive licensed trading card partner of the NBA, announced today that it has reached an exclusive multi-year trading card agreement with Anthony Davis, the No. 1 overall pick of the New Orleans Hornets in the 2012 NBA Draft. Davis is the fourth No. 1 overall pick to sign…