UPDATE: Panini America Teams Up with the Dallas Mavericks for Special Promo Sets
UPDATE: Panini worked hard with the Dallas Mavericks to get the packs updated and redistributed before seasons end. Players include Seth Curry, rookie sensation Yogi Ferrell and the newest Maverick Nerlens Noel. Updated packs will be: 3 Yogi Ferrell Dallas Mavericks 4 J.J. Barea …
Panini America Partners with Dallas Mavericks for Special Promo Sets
Before the Dallas Mavericks faithful were treated to a 104-97 victory over the defending Champion Cleveland Cavaliers, the first 10,000 fans received a special treat from Panini. (more…)
Panini America Unveils Visual Checklist for 2016 NBA Player of the Day Autographs
We brought you preliminary information on Panini America's inaugural NBA Player of the Day hobby shop promotion a few weeks back, with the promise of providing additional details in the coming weeks. Today, we're unveiling the 18-card autograph set that will be distributed one card per promo kit to all participating hobby shops. Each hobby shop owner will award the…
Panini America Appreciates the First Case of 2014-15 National Treasures Basketball
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- On Saturday afternoon at the 2015 National Sports Collectors Convention, Panini America joined Layton Sports Cards, Mojo Break and RippingWax.com on the main stage of the show's Case Break Pavilion for a world-premiere preview of 2014-15 National Treasures Basketball. Although one of Panini America's most anticipated products of the season won't hit streets until August 19, company officials…
Jam Packed: Panini America On Location at the 2014 NBA All-Star Jam Session
NEW ORLEANS -- It's been a fast and furious first few days for the Panini America team in the Big Easy for 2014 NBA All-Star Week. The action started just minutes after touching down Thursday morning with an impromptu signing session with Panini's own Kyrie Irving -- and the action has only intensified from there. The 2014 NBA All-Star Jam…
Panini America Peeks New Autographs from Immaculate, Dominion, Contenders, More
I love this time of year inside Panini America HQ. With all four major sports in play, the levels of excitement, intrigue, production and entertainment are at goose-bump-inducing, don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-a-lot levels. As an example, we submit just some of our most recent on-card-autograph arrivals. In just the last few days alone, we've been on the receiving end of future collection-makers from…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Busts Three Boxes of 2012-13 Elite Series Basketball
Release-week Monday around Panini America HQ always seems a little bit like Christmas morning because that's usually the day that we receive our marketing allotment of boxes for a given product. So you can just imagine how much that excitement is intensified on double-release weeks like this one -- with both 2012-13 Elite Series Basketball and 2013 Rookies & Stars…
Incoming! Newest Arrivals Add More Pop to 2012-13 National Treasures Basketball . . .
It's amazing sometimes just how much set-developing magic can unfold in the span of four crazy days. To illustrate that point, we submit to you below the staggeringly good selection of 2012-13 National Treasures Basketball autographs that have hit Panini America HQ in the roughly 96 hours since we posted our most recent visual update on Saturday. Anthony Davis. Harrison Barnes. Bradley…
BREAKING: Panini America Leaks First Pics of 2012-13 National Treasures Basketball
A monumental shipment of boxes arrived hot off the presses from the Panini America production facility just this morning, offering the indisputable and stunning visual evidence that basketball collectors across the globe have been waiting more than two years for: 2012-13 National Treasures Basketball is coming -- and it's going to be spectacular. For the first time since the 2010-11…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Select Basketball (Part Two)
One week from today, the next big thing in NBA trading cards will take the court with the release of Panini America's hugely anticipated 2012-13 Select Basketball. We've been gradually revealing Select's greatness for months right here on The Knight's Lance, culminating with part one of a tantalizing Quality Control Gallery. Today, we deliver the fascinating finale. Monday's gallery was all…