Panini America Lands Lillard Autos for Last Four Products of 2012-13 NBA Season

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…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Innovation Basketball (117 Images)

If you caught our post yesterday detailing the Innovative Ink and Stained Glass inserts coming in Panini America's 2012-13 Innovation Basketball, then you only saw a small glimpse of the coolness to come. In the comprehensive Quality Control Gallery that follows, you'll get up close and personal with everything else that makes Innovation so . . . well . .…

Inside Innovation: Panini America Sneaks a Peek at 2012-13 Innovation Basketball

Frankly speaking, it takes a certain amount of conviction -- and a great deal of confidence -- to name a product "Innovation." So when the Panini America NBA Product Development team announced plans earlier this year to produce 2012-13 Innovation Basketball, it raised a few eyebrows. After all, there's a certain expectation -- and no small amount of added pressure…

Panini Peek: 2012-13 Innovation Basketball

Look, you don't name a trading card release "Innovation" without being able to back up such a title with content. So when Panini America's NBA Product Development team set out to devise the so-named 2012-13 Innovation Basketball, well, they knew they had to bring it. So what they're bringing, among other things, is the spectacular Stained Glass insert (printed on colored,…