Inside NT: Panini America Opens Two Boxes of 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball

National Treasures release day, in any sport, has become something of a national hobby holiday in recent years as the entire collecting community it seems fixes its gaze on the many breaks offered by one of the industry’s favorite high-end brands. Today, that is a decided hoops holiday as hobby shop owners, collectors and breakers across the globe have welcomed 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball to the marketplace with open arms.

We’re certainly not immune to that unrivaled excitement inside Panini America HQ. We’re just as giddy and filled with anticipation as everyone else. We can’t wait to see what everyone’s pulling. This morning, we got the opportunity to pull a few beautiesrip two early boxes of 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball for the purposes of this Teaser Gallery, which takes you card by card through the experience.

Enjoy the gallery and good luck with your own National Treasures experiences. Here’s betting we’ll find a way to get some of the cards we pulled for this break into the hands of lucky collectors soon. Stay tuned.