The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2017-18 Impeccable Basketball (42 Pics)

No matter how much high-end hoops collectors appreciated Panini America's debut edition of Impeccable Basketball last season (and judging by sales results last year, they appreciated it a lot), the upcoming 2017-18 Impeccable Basketball has even more going for it in year two. Primarily, it has the brand debut of Charles Barkley, and that's a product enhancement that simply can't be…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Early Boxes of 2014-15 Select Basketball

Talk about perfect timing. Panini America's 2014-15 Select Basketball arrives in hobby shops across North America tomorrow, just as the Easter Bunny begins plotting and placing his own brand of goodies high and low. Indeed, the hunting season is upon us -- and there's a good chance that basketball collectors will be filling their baskets with Select all Easter weekend…

Golden: Panini America Explores the Gilded Ink in 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball

While the Immaculate Basketball brand will always be known as a haven for some of the most majestic NBA memorabilia cards created every year, that lofty reputation tends to obscure the fact that there are also some pretty epic on-card autograph inclusions in the product, too. This year, those include some striking gold-ink cards within the Scorer's Club, Elite Scorer's…

Inside NT: International Treasures, Notable Nicknames, Prime Memorabilia and More

Think you've seen just about everything Panini America has in store for next week's release of 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball? Not quite. Although we're now exactly seven days away from the product going live, we still have more goodies to reveal. Sure, we've shown you Treasured Tags, Sneaker Swatches, Springfield Swatches and more -- yet more wonders await. Like the product's…

Inside NT: Panini America Adds Springfield Swatches, X Factor to Memorabilia Lineup

The Knight's Lance tipped off Panini America's official countdown to the August 20 release of 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball yesterday with a revealing look at the highly anticipated product's new Treasured Tags insert. Today, our countdown continues with a captivating examination of the all-new Springfield Swatches and X Factor game-worn memorabilia inserts and the new-look Timelines memorabilia insert. On this particular weekend…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Open Two Boxes of 2013-14 Titanium Basketball

A thrilling week of Panini America releases that featured the buzz-generating arrival of 2013 Spectra Football yesterday continues tomorrow with the historic launch of 2013-14 Titanium Basketball, the first-ever appearance of the Titanium brand in a sport other than hockey. The Titanium Basketball previews featured so far here on The Knight's Lance have created a sense of positive anticipation. Today,…

Art Appreciation: Peeking Panini America’s 2013-14 Court Kings Basketball (Gallery)

Late last week we brought you the splendid first look at Panini America's upcoming 2013-14 Court Kings Basketball, the first standalone release of the impressive, art-inspired brand since the 2009-10 season. The overwhelmingly positive response to that post in the last four days has served to raise the pre-release expectations for Court Kings. The following pre-ink preview should send those…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks One Early Box of 2013-14 Prizm Basketball

Twas the day before Christmas and all through the land, last-minute shoppers had Panini product in hand. Of course, 2013-14 Prizm Basketball -- one Panini America release likely high on most collectors' wishlists this holiday season -- doesn't arrive in hobby shops until two days after Christmas. But that's OK. It'll be live in shops on Friday, perfect timing for…

Inside Flawless: Signed-Patch Masterpieces Dazzle in 2012-13 Flawless Basketball

Two weeks from today, one of the most anticipated basketball releases in trading-card history will finally arrive to anxious collectors. Indeed, although 2012-13 Flawless Basketball has been delayed slightly to allow time for the final remaining on-card autographs to be returned for packout, the wait promises to be well worth it. We've shown many of the reasons in a series…
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