Following a few days filled with rampant speculation and social media chatter, Panini America officials today formally announced that the company has secured autographs of 2013 NBA Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard for inclusion in Panini America’s final four products of the 2012-13 NBA season: Innovation (which releases today), Intrigue, Immaculate and Flawless. The announcement is a huge one for basketball collectors as it will allow Panini America to deliver the first NBA-licensed certified autograph cards featuring Lillard in his Portland Trail Blazers uniform.
Following a few days filled with rampant speculation and social media chatter, Panini America officials today formally announced that the company has secured autographs of 2013 NBA Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard for inclusion in Panini America’s final four products of the 2012-13 NBA season: Innovation (which releases today), Intrigue, Immaculate and Flawless. The announcement is a huge one for basketball collectors as it will allow Panini America to deliver the first NBA-licensed certified autograph cards featuring Lillard in his Portland Trail Blazers uniform.
“We had an opportunity to secure a limited number of Damian Lillard autographs and are pleased that we were able to add the 2013 NBA Rookie of the Year to the last four releases of our 2013 NBA product calendar and feature his autographs on his NBA Portland Trailblazers trading cards,” said Jim Stefano, Panini America’s Senior Director of Product Development.
Lillard is featured on sticker autographs in 2012-13 Innovation Basketball, 2012-13 Intrigue Basketball (releasing September 18) and 2012-13 Immaculate Basketball (releasing October 16). In addition, Lillard has already signed on-card autographs for insertion into the high-end 2012-13 Flawless Basketball (releasing October 2).
Below you’ll find a quick gallery of Lillard’s history-making first Panini America autograph cards. Stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for additional details.
So many many mojos!
I knew Panini would get Lillard eventually!
I had faith, i believed, I dreamed it and you achieved it!
Thanks Tracy!
No way! That’s awesome. Hopefully he’ll be okay with signing Panini in-person now, too
flawless looks like signatures with on card auto… hopefully theres something more… 😉
Oh, there’s much, much more. Stay tuned.
Awesome!
Great JOB PANINI!!! Now he can sign my unautographed Panini cards and not be able to say that he can’t sign Panini products!
Wow!
Finally will be able to get an auto of him!
Great move!
Happy for all collectors out there!
Stay cool!
Great Success!
Great job! Really exciting news!
Congrats again Panini
Great Job on getting the Rookie of the year
… maybe I could wish for more…
..Tracy How about LeBron ??? That would be AWESOME !!!
flawless/immaculate will be awesome if you start using GOLD FOILS :)) or blue foils in 2010 NT
such a big fan of his!Q~!~
Panini has that “Player on almost-completely-white background” design down pat. Looks awesome?
Finally some licensed Pro cards.
please make the LOGOMAN on card auto
i must say that this is the biggest news this season. keep up the good work panini team. next project? lebron james 😀
and ultimate project? how about some guy nicknamed “HIS AIRNESS”? 😉
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WOW, the 12/13 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Damian Lillard is in the house with Panini being able to include him in the next 4 products of 12/13. Thanks for the Great news Panini. Keep up the good work 😀
Wait… there’s three more 2012-13 products coming out? Is that 20 sets for this year? Too much.
Great news!!!
Glad to see he finally got on board with the winning team, thanks Tracy!
Good news ! nice post keep it up..