San Antonio Spurs No. 6 in Ongoing 30 Weeks| 30 Teams NBA Countdown
The Spurs’ history is a chain of Hall of Famers and All-Stars that have collectively kept the franchise in the public eye since landing in San Antonio in 1973. That season, the team acquired George Gervin from the ABA Virginia Squires. The move started a trend that carries to this day. The Spurs, a small-market franchise adopted from a competitor…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Impeccable Basketball (35+ Pics)
Taking a popular page from Panini America's football playbook, the Panini America Basketball Product Development team this week will unveil the debut edition of Impeccable Basketball, a brand that debuted to NFL collectors last season with key attributes such as on-card autographs, one-per-case precious metal cards and striking aesthetics. On average, each hobby box (eight cards per box, three boxes…
Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Grand Reserve Basketball
From the day we first released the initial glimpses of Panini America's new 2016-17 Grand Reserve Basketball earlier this month, the buzz has been building. On May 2, however, all we had were the first hard-signed returns from the new release. Today, we finally have complete details. Set to arrive in late June, the new release delivers two autographs and…
NBA Legend David Robinson Making Special Public Appearance at Sports Cards Plus
Panini America and the NBA are joining forces to bring San Antonio Spurs legend and Basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson to Sports Cards Plus next Monday for a special public appearance to celebrate the $75,000 hobby shop makeover that Sports Cards Plus earned as the grand prize winner in the 2015 NBA Starting 5 hobby shop promotion. Robinson's appearance…
Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2014-15 Immaculate Basketball (Gallery)
Bolstered by four blockbuster releases across three sports (two in basketball and one each in baseball and football), Panini America's Immaculate brand has quickly established itself as one of the most desirable, valuable and can't-miss products in the trading card industry. It's done by consistently delivering gorgeous designs, unique -- and often massively dimensioned -- memorabilia cards and a top-notch…
Inside NT: Panini America Opens Two Boxes of 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball
National Treasures release day, in any sport, has become something of a national hobby holiday in recent years as the entire collecting community it seems fixes its gaze on the many breaks offered by one of the industry's favorite high-end brands. Today, that is a decided hoops holiday as hobby shop owners, collectors and breakers across the globe have welcomed…
Gallery: What Panini America Discovered in Three 2012-13 Flawless Briefcases
I wouldn't be lying if I told you that my hands are shaking just a little as they tap the letters on this keyboard. Frankly, I'm still a little nervous about the opportunity I had during packout for 2012-13 Flawless Basketball -- quite possibly the most anticipated release in trading card history -- to inspect the contents of three briefcases…
Hoop Dreams: Panini America Peeks Latest Autos for 2012-13 Immaculate Basketball
At this very moment, seemingly every member of the Panini America Product Development team is across town at the company production facility giving 2012-13 Flawless Basketball the white-glove treatment -- literally. From painstakingly scrutinizing every card slated for inclusion in the product to hand-collating every last pack, the Flawless process is one that will last all weekend and into next…
Panini America Teases the Stunning Debut of 2012-13 Prizm Basketball (Gallery)
I could attempt to explain the print-technology wizardry that proudly permeates the upcoming release of Panini America's 2012-13 Prizm Basketball. But instead, I'll let the official Product Information Sheet speak for me: "Prizm delivers a familiar, but dramatically improved, technology that has been missing from the basketball hobby." That description in concert with the preview images below should tell you all you…
Panini Peek: The First Golden Glimpses of 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball
Yesterday we shared with you a 22-card gallery showcasing the first on-card autographs that have arrived for the upcoming 2011-12 Limited Basketball. Today, we're shifting into precious-medal mode with a glimmering glance at the first autographs to arrive for the highly anticipated 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball. Here's hoping the following sneak peek -- including gems from legends like Bill Russell,…