The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2020-21 National Treasures Basketball
Tomorrow is 2020-21 National Treasures Basketball Release Day and most collectors know what it means when any National Treasures product drops: It's a National collecting holiday of sorts. Make no mistake: There is quite a bit to celebrate tomorrow with one of the most anticipated releases of the year. Let's start with the obvious: LaMelo Ball's autographs are live in…
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…)
Having a Blast: Panini America Unveils Complete Details on 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain Color Blast Challenge
The first -- and so far only -- Color Blast insert card in Panini America's 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain product features Giannis Antetokounmpo and will be awarded later this week as a Challenge Reward prize for the current-but-ending-soon Blue Circles Prizm Challenge. It's the first of 25 total Color Blast cards in the set and the only way to…
Elusive Gold Vinyl 1/1s Headline Tomorrow’s 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain Drop
Panini America’s popular and ongoing 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain pack program will deliver its rarest assets to date tomorrow with the release of Gold Vinyl Prizm packs starting at 10 a.m. These high-demand packs (each featuring nine Prizm base cards and one Gold Vinyl Prizm 1/1 parallel) will be sold via Dutch Auction format, with the price beginning at $750 and dropping…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2020-21 Select Basketball
As far as Fridays go, tomorrow is shaping up to deliver one of the most high-voltage hobby days of the summer. It's not just going to be electric. It's going to be "Selectric." Mark it down. Book it. Bank on it. As if it wasn't enough for Panini America to release 2021 UFC Select in hobby shops across North America…
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…
Panini America’s 2020-21 Select Basketball Retail Will Give Collectors the Blues — In a Good Way
Say this about Panini America's upcoming and highly anticipated 2020-21 Select Basketball: It won't be difficult -- at all -- for fans and collectors to differentiate the hobby version from its retail counterpart. The latter, as you're about the find out, boasts the bold, blue base cards. That's it. That's the tell . . . and it's fantastic. In a…
Rare Giannis Color Blast Insert Up for Grabs in 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain Blue Circles Challenge
Panini America officials have created a special Color Blast Challenge Reward card of 2021 NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo as the fitting prize for any 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain collectors who complete the current Blue Circles Prizm Challenge. The good news for users and collectors who wish to accept this particular Challenge? There are still a limited number of…
Blue Circle Prizm Packs, Final Wave of Base Packs Live Now in Latest 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain Drop
It's another busy day in the Panini America NFT Blockchain universe as the only drop of Blue Circle Prizm Packs and the final wave of Base Packs for 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain launched earlier today. The Blue Circle Prizm packs feature six base cards and two Blue Circle Prizms numbered to just 99. Company officials have an intriguing Blue…
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…