Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Three Early Boxes of 2016-17 Studio Basketball
The wait is almost over. Two short days from now, Panini America's Studio Basketball franchise makes its highly anticipated return to the hardwood for the first time since the 2009-10 season. And as you'll discover when the product releases on Friday, Studio has added to its repertoire a flair for the dramatic and a diverse base set. 2016-17 Studio Basketball features…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Open Two Boxes of 2016-17 Aficionado Basketball
It's something of a national collecting holiday every year when Panini America's National Treasures Football releases -- and that's certainly the case today. But there's another new product likely getting its fair share of acclaim across the hobby today: Panini America's 2016-17 Aficionado Basketball. The all-new release provides a unique busting experience brimming with unique, horizontally oriented base cards and…
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…
Behind the Scenes Inside the Panini America NBA All-Star VIP Suite (Video & Gallery)
NEW ORLEANS -- Last Saturday in New Orleans, Panini America celebrated NBA All-Star Weekend in the heart of Champions Square with a festive, fun and engaging All-Star VIP Suite on the fifth floor of Benson Tower. Throughout the day, top NBA rookies Brandon Ingram, Jamal Murray, Marquese Chriss and Buddy Hield stopped by to sign autographs for upcoming Panini America…
iCollectPanini.com, Rated Rookies Team Up for 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend Promotion
iCollectPanini.com this morning began honoring 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend with a special promotion that will award an exclusive, 10-card Rated Rookies set while supplies last to collectors who spend $20 on selected Panini America NBA and Collegiate products. The set features promotion-exclusive Rated Rookies cards of Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, Kris Dunn, Buddy Hield, Dario Saric, Jamal Murray, Pascal Siakam, Marquese Chriss,…
Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Select Basketball (Gallery)
The introduction of the popular Prizm Basketball brand more than five years ago took hoops collectors by storm and paved the way for all of the successful iterations that have come since. But the power of Prizm's Optichrome printing technology also enabled the proud Select Basketball franchise to find firm footing on the hardwood, too. Today, it's one of the most…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Gold Standard Basketball
For many basketball collectors with certain gilded goals, the Golden Age of hoops collecting started just six years ago. That's when Panini America first introduced the popular Gold Standard Basketball franchise that's been unearthing bona fide collecting nuggets every year since. That streak looks to continue tomorrow with the arrival of 2016-17 Gold Standard Basketball. With its trademark gold-brick packaging,…
Panini America Producing Mosaic Prizm Set for 2015-16 Replay Basketball Customers
Panini America officials on Wednesday announced plans to create a special Mosaic Prizm set for customers who purchased — or will purchase — the company’s 2015-16 Replay Basketball product. The set will include 100 base Mosaic Prizms (encompassing both 2016-17 veteran stars and rookies) as well as Red, Blue, Camo (numbered to 25), Gold (numbered to 10) and Black (numbered…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Early Boxes of 2016-17 Absolute Basketball
Last-minute holiday shoppers seeking just the right gift for the trading-card-loving sports fans in their lives, well, Panini America's got you covered. Beginning tomorrow in hobby shops and on group-break sites across North America, Panini America will release a trio of new releases in 2016-17 Absolute Basketball, 2016 Certified NASCAR Racing and 2016 Preferred Football. As is our custom, we've…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Absolute Basketball (87 Sweet Pics)
There are certain things hoops collectors have come to expect from Panini America's Absolute Basketball brand through the years; calling cards, if you will, that collectors look forward to every season. For some, it's the multi-memorabilia cards found in Tools of the Trade, Team Tandems, Team Trios and Team Quads. For others, it's inserts like Frequent Flyer . . . Spectrum parallels…