X-Change Rate: Draft X-Change Cards Arrive from 2013-14 Signatures Basketball
When Panini America's 2013-14 Signatures Basketball product released in late May, it included one special 2014 NBA Draft Rookie X-Change card in every box good for a Signatures Basketball XRC of one of the top 25 players in late-June's 2014 NBA Draft. On Wednesday morning, the stunning finished cards arrived at Panini America HQ. The cards -- as you'll see…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014-15 Court Kings Basketball (Gallery)
When the worlds of fine art and fast breaks collide, it's almost a certainty that the winner of that clash -- whether you're a critic, a fan or a collector -- will be the one watching. That's certainly been the case in years past with the company's popular Court Kings Basketball brand -- and judging by the looks of the…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014-15 Totally Certified Basketball
One week from today, Panini America's 2014-15 Totally Certified Basketball will release across North America -- and it will be totally equipped with the calling-card technologies that have become brand-defining staples. Foremost among them? Microetching and a rainbow array of colorfully collectible parallels. The popular brand also features a reinvigorated base design (one that makes the microetching pop even more…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks First Box of 2014-15 NBA Hoops Basketball
The 2014-15 NBA regular season begins two weeks from today. The 2014-15 NBA collecting season begins tomorrow. That's when Panini America releases the highly anticipated 2014-15 NBA Hoops Basketball, a product brimming with tons of inserts and parallels, captivating photography, the season's first Rookie Cards and rookie autographs -- and absolutely zero redemptions. We brought you the Quality Control Gallery…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014-15 NBA Hoops Basketball (123 Pics)
Truth be told, if this particular blog post included everything that Panini America's new 2014-15 NBA Hoops Basketball had to offer, you'd still be reading it this time next week when the product goes live. But for the purposes of showcasing what must be considered one of the greatest NBA Hoops releases ever, we're going to preview just a little…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014-15 Totally Certified Basketball
The Panini America Sales team sent out the preliminary solicitation information for 2014-15 Totally Certified Basketball this morning and the first sentence in the email is certainly an attention-grabber, especially the term "completely re-energized look and feel." Indeed, after a few consecutive seasons of a similar-seeming base-card design, Panini America's creative team has boldly redesigned the annual micro-etched favorite, giving…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014-15 NBA Hoops Basketball (Gallery)
Even as the collecting world awaits next week's release of 2013-14 Flawless Basketball, the highly anticipated final release of the 2013-14 NBA collecting season, Panini America officials also have one eye firmly fixed on the bright prospects of the 2014-15 NBA collecting season. And as has become tradition, the product that will tip things off -- in a big way…
Panini America's Real-Time Reveal: 2014-15 NBA Hoops Virtual Cards of Top Draft Picks
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- NBA commissioner Adam Silver will preside over his first NBA Draft tonight at Barclays Center and throughout the evening, he'll begin making NBA dreams come true for 60 of the most talented young basketball players on the planet. Just a few months later, Panini America will continue the dream by releasing the first NBA-licensed Rookie Cards of…
Panini America Signs Top Picks to Exclusive Card Deals in Advance of 2014 NBA Draft
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company and the exclusive trading card manufacturer of the National Basketball Association (NBA), announced today that it has reached exclusive trading card agreements with seven projected first-round picks in advance of Thursday’s 2014 NBA Draft: Andrew Wiggins (Kansas), Jabari Parker (Duke), Joel Embiid (Kansas), Dante Exum (Australia), Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State),…