Prestigious: Panini America Examines Retail Parallels in 2016-17 Prestige Basketball

It's been more than a month now since the hobby release of Panini America's 2016-17 Prestige Basketball, which means the many retail configurations just started arriving on store shelves in the last two weeks. And astute collectors have discovered a captivating array of retail-exclusive parallels -- with cool surface names such as Horizon, Rain and Crystal -- providing worthwhile chase…

The New 2016-17 Prestige Basketball Shines in Must-See Episode of Panini Unwrapped

Brett Whiteley has been working on the Panini America Basketball Product Development team for more than a year now. Yesterday, he finally sat down to record his history-making first episode of Panini Unwrapped. The product to be unwrapped? 2016-17 Prestige Basketball, which made its triumphant return to the hobby yesterday following a few years as a retail-only release. Whiteley sat…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Open Two Boxes of 2016-17 Prestige Basketball

There's a wrapper-ripping, hit-revealing flurry coming to hobby shops across North America tomorrow. It's another new-release Wednesday for Panini America and this one is a doozy with the arrivals of 2016 Encased Football, 2016-17 Prestige Basketball and 2017 Donruss Baseball. We've spent the last week here on The Knight's Lance frantically previewing each of tomorrow's new releases with dedicated Quality…

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

When it comes to mainstream, fit-for-all-collectors basketball products, it's hard to beat Panini America's venerable Prestige brand for value, variety and fun. And for the first time since 2013-14 season, it's returning to the hobby. In addition to a broad base set, colorful action photography and lots of parallel chases, 2016-17 Prestige Basketball also delivers a robust roster of autograph…

Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Prestige Basketball (Preview)

For the first time since the 2013-14 collecting season, Panini America's popular Prestige Basketball brand is returning to its hobby roots. After two straight years as a Target-exclusive release, 2016-17 Prestige Basketball will reemerge in the hobby with a bold reintroduction that includes a new configuration, new designs, a high-end feel and an affordable price tag. Set to arrive in…