BACKPanini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2017-18 Status Basketball (Preview Gallery)
It’s safe to say that so far this season, the uniquely gifted, enticingly deep 2017-18 NBA rookie class has been as good as advertised. Heck, it might be even better than advertised. The on-court performances from the likes of Lonzo Ball, De’Aaron Fox, Jayson Tatum, Kyle Kuzma and more deliver must-see stuff on a nightly basis — and that has absolutely carried over to the trading card landscape.
In late January, that landscape gets a new fixture with the release of Panini America’s 2017-18 Status Basketball, a different-by-design kind of product that highlights the highly touted 2017 NBA Draft Class with a rousing ensemble of Rookie Cards, inserts, parallels, autographs and memorabilia cards. On average, each hobby box of 2017-18 Status Basketball (six cards per pack, 10 packs per box, 20 boxes per case) will deliver one autograph, 10 Rookie Cards and 10 inserts or parallels.
The highlights of 2017-18 Status Basketball are many and include . . .
- Draft Night inserts featuring special inscriptions signed at the NBA Draft or swatches of the hat worn at the draft in Draft Night Autographs Inscriptions and Draft Night Hats.
- Elite Signatures autographs featuring a checklist that includes Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard and more.
- Chase the ultra-rare die-cut Pursuit Parallel, which falls approximately one per case.
- New Breed Autographs feature the top players from the 2017 NBA Draft.
- A base set that features parallels such as Status and Aspirations, and the ultra-rare Pursuit (unnumbered) and Kaleido (1/1).
We’ll have plenty more on 2017-18 Status Basketball in the coming weeks right here on The Knight’s Lance. For now, though, enjoy this sneak peek:
Shop for your favorite Panini America basketball products now at the official online store of Panini America.
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