Denver Nuggets Claim No. 20 in Ongoing 30 Weeks| 30 Teams NBA Countdown
The Nuggets' long and winding history in the ABA and NBA can be traced through their varied colors, logos and uniform combinations. From the early days of the ABA's Denver Rockets in their black, orange and white to the Nuggets' cartoonish "Maxie the Miner" logo to the David Thompson-era plain dark blue jerseys, the Nuggets changed jerseys and names several…
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…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Totally Certified Basketball
Thanks to a solid reputation built with striking aesthetics and a history of performance, Panini America's colorful, microetched Totally Certified Basketball brand is one that really needs no formal introduction. It's a product with easily identifiable brand anchors such as Rookie Roll Call autographs, a resplendent rainbow of chase-worthy parallels and much more. In early December, 2016-17 Totally Certified Basketball…
Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Prizm Basketball (Gallery)
It's hard to believe that almost five years have passed since Panini America first introduced the basketball collecting universe to the brilliance of Prizm Basketball. The brand first enthralled collectors with a rainbow array of Optichrome opportunities during the 2012-13 season. In the years since, it's become one of the most popular annual releases in the Panini America NBA portfolio.…
Panini Unwrapped Returns with a Must-See Break of 2015-16 Excalibur Basketball
By our math, it's been . . . well, way too long since our last episode of Panini Unwrapped. But we're getting back in the saddle in a big way with a stirring episode starring Panini America's new 2015-16 Excalibur Basketball. So we dusted off our trusty Panini Unwrapped camera, grabbed Panini America Basketball Brand Manager Keith Hower and sat…
Teaser: Panini America Cracks Three Boxes of 2015-16 National Treasures Basketball
At last, Panini America's 2015-16 National Treasures Basketball has arrived. The national collecting holiday is now officially underway. A quick check of the social media universe so far today has revealed a bevy of big hits already -- with the promise of many more to come in the days and weeks ahead. We've spent the last few weeks here on…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2015-16 Totally Certified Basketball
Panini America's first predominantly international release of the 2015-16 NBA collecting season arrives next Wednesday and when it does, longtime fans of the fabled Totally Certified Basketball franchise will discover that the considerable bells and whistles they've come to adore about the product are well represented once again. The micro-etched base cards. The vibrant, rainbow array of chase-worthy parallels. The…
Panini America Examines Second QC Case of 2014-15 Gold Standard Basketball (Gallery)
Panini America's annual distributor conference came to a successful, productive close yesterday afternoon after more than two days of meetings, presentations, camaraderie and spirited back-and-forth dialogue between Panini America officials and North America's top sports card distributors. Despite a bulging itinerary that left little room for downtime, Panini America's Basketball Product Development team took advantage of the captive audience by…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014-15 Prizm Basketball (Preview Gallery)
In the span of about three years, Panini America's popular Prizm brand has developed into one of the collecting industry's most popular products across all four major sports. But the fact that Prizm launched on the hardwood during the 2012-13 NBA season make's Prizm Basketball a product-portfolio staple and true must-have stuff. And all of that makes this first look…