Check out the NBA INSTANT DRAFT NIGHT SET — STAT!
It’s hard to be patient, especially when you’re a patient. Time moves slowest in the waiting room of the doctor’s office that you don’t want to be in. Luckily for card collectors, Panini America ripped off the band-aid and kicked off the 2023-24 NBA calendar with a strong pulse. The first officially licensed set featuring the game's young hotshots, NBA…
Some Fun in the Sun — 2023 Las Vegas Summer League Preview
The best part of the NBA Draft? You don’t have to wait long to see the league’s freshest crop of players take the court for their new team. Las Vegas Summer League kicks off just weeks after, giving hardcore hoops fans a much-needed fix of sneaker squeaks and net swishes. Rookies aren’t the only ones who will be in Vegas.…
Walking Through the 2023 NBA Draft Neighborhood
In the neighborhood of the 2023 NBA Draft class, Victor Wembanyama is the breathtaking mansion up front. The luxurious and towering build draws oohs and aahs from onlookers who imagine moving into the palace. Then they see the for-sale sign has been replaced with a San Antonio Spurs flag. And is that Gregg Popovich driving the moving truck? Yes, Wembanyama…
PANINI AMERICA SIGNS NBA DRAFT TWINS AMEN AND AUSAR THOMPSON TO EXCLUSIVE MULTI-YEAR AUTOGRAPH TRADING CARD AND MEMORABILIA AGREEMENTS
Panini Unveils Billboard In Times Square During NBA Draft Week To Showcase Unique Partnership Irving, TX – June 20, 2023 – Panini America, the exclusive trading card partner of the NBA and the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, has announced exclusive, multi-year agreements with projected top NBA Draft Picks and twins, Amen and Ausar Thompson for autograph trading…
Recapping the National, Breaking Gold Standard, Grilling Top NBA Draft Picks and More in a Must-See Episode No. 7 of Going Direct: The Panini Podcast
In an absolutely stacked episode No. 7 of “Going Direct: The Panini Podcast,” hosts Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha . . . (more…)
Drafted One Minute, Rookie Cards the Next: Panini Instant’s Ready for 2021 NBA Draft
During tonight’s 2021 NBA Draft, history will be made and dreams will come true as the NBA welcomes in its next class of future stars — and once again this year, Panini America will be ready to celebrate by creating the first NBA Rookie Cards of 32 top picks in real-time. Earlier this week, the Panini Instant website launched Panini Instant 2021 NBA Draft cards…
Talking UFC Select, Panini Instant, The National and More in Episode No. 6 of “Going Direct: The Panini Podcast”
In this absolutely PACKED episode No. 6 of “Going Direct: The Panini Podcast,” hosts Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha talk this week’s National Sports Collectors Convention, this week’s 2021 NBA Draft, this week’s releases of Select Basketball and Select UFC, and so much more. Also in this episode . . . (more…)
Panini America Delivers a Detailed First Look at 2021 Chronicles Draft Picks Basketball
Panini America officials recently sent out preliminary Product Information Solicitations for several exciting new products coming soon to a hobby shop or online retailer near you. Today, we’re sharing that same information with you here on The Knight’s Lance, this time featuring the diverse, potential-powered specimen that is Chronicles Draft Picks Basketball. In the extensive product preview that follows, we’ll showcase a…
Panini America Inks Exclusive Trading Card Pact with Oklahoma State Star Cade Cunningham, Projected to be the No. 1 Overall Pick in Thursday’s 2021 NBA Draft
Cunningham’s trading cards and autograph trading cards will be available exclusively in Panini America’s officially licensed collegiate and NBA products Panini America, the world’s largest licensed sports and entertainment collectibles company and the exclusive trading card manufacturer of the NBA, NBA Players and college basketball, announced today that it has signed former Oklahoma State point guard Cade Cunningham to an…
Panini America Signs NBA G League Star and Projected Top-Five NBA Draft Pick Jalen Green to Exclusive Trading Card Agreement
Panini America, the world’s largest licensed sports and entertainment collectibles company and the exclusive trading card manufacturer of the NBA, NBA Players and college basketball, announced today that it has signed NBA G League star Jalen Green to an exclusive agreement for trading cards and autograph trading cards. Green is projected to be a top-five pick in July’s 2021 NBA…