Panini America Explores Retail Exclusives in 2016-17 Excalibur Basketball (Gallery)

Now that the hobby edition of Panini America's 2016-17 Excalibur Basketball has been in shops for the better part of a week, the retail version can't be far behind. In honor of that fact, we wanted to help retail-minded collectors properly prepare for the product's arrival by previewing the many retail-exclusive elements in the release, from SKU-specific Camo Crusades to…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Excalibur Basketball (100+ Images)

The absolute rocket-like ascendency of the Kaboom! insert in Panini America's Excalibur Basketball over the last several seasons has served to steal most of the product's headlines, sometimes overshadowing the fact that Excalibur has so much more to offer. Like the popular, Prizm-powered Crusade chase . . . and strong autograph and memorabilia lineups . . . and a new parallel…

Panini America Goes Kaboom! Exploring the Rare Insert in 2016-17 Excalibur Basketball

Once again this year, there are no signatures. There are no technicolored, multi-break memorabilia pieces. But what Panini America’s captivating Kaboom! insert might lack in the area of autographs and game-worn, it still more than makes up for in all the ways that matter. Like, flashy technology . . . and needle-in-a-haystack rarity . . . and a cult-like following…

Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Excalibur Basketball (Gallery)

Most trading card products strive to deliver, at the least, that one go-to move; a calling-card staple that, with just a few tweaks from year to year, keeps collectors intrigued season after season after season. Panini America's Excalibur Basketball franchise, however, has two such defining staples: The colorful, Prizm-powered Crusade chase and the explosive, one-per-case Kaboom! insert. In late June, both…