Penny, Shaq and the Orlando Magic Check in at No. 25 in 30 Weeks|30 Teams Countdown
When most people think of the Orlando Magic two names come to mind: Penny and Shaq. Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway brought the Magic to their highest level of success in the mid-1990s. Along with the great play of teammates Nick Anderson and Horace Grant, Penny and Shaq led the Magic to the 1995 NBA Finals. The dynamic duo…
Kobe, Kyrie, KD and More Headline the List of Live Autos in 2012-13 National Treasures
It's Monday of National Treasures Release Week, which means Panini America is now just two days away from launching one of the most anticipated NBA trading card products in years. 2012-13 National Treasures Basketball goes live on Wednesday packing the kind of super-premium bells and whistles that will reverberate throughout the collecting universe for quite some time. We've previewed many…
The Panini America QC Gallery & Checklist: 2012-13 Threads Basketball (59 Images)
Late yesterday afternoon we provided an appetizing selection of 20 images from the just-completed quality-control process for 2012-13 Threads Basketball, which begins shipping on Monday. Today, we're back with the massive main course. 2012-13 Threads Basketball is the third Panini America NBA release of the new season and delivers, among other things, the first cards of superstars such as Dwight…
The QC Gallery: 33 Must-See Images from 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball
I crossed paths with Panini America NBA product developers David Porter and Keith Hower in the hallway over by Customer Service earlier today. In Porter's right hand, glowing like a tavern neon, were four tiny black boxes containing some of the cards from the first quality control case of 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball. Before Porter could say a word, I was on…