The Panini America 2011-12 NBA Draft Pick Redemption Checklists are Revealed!
Tonight was the night. Starting at 9 p.m. CST on Panini America's BlogTV channel, five months of intense anticipation began paying off for anxious collectors who've been waiting since the releases of 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball, 2011-12 Limited Basketball and 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball to find out the identity of their 2011 NBA Draft Pick Autograph Redemptions. The names…
Panini America Plans Score Hot Rookies Set for 2012 Toronto Fall Expo (Gallery)
While the temperature north of the border during the 2012 Toronto Fall Expo promises to provide its normal November chill, things at the Panini America booth inside the Toronto International Centre from November 9-11 will be plenty hot. Literally. Panini America officials on Sunday began revealing their grand plans for the show, which once again will include a show-stealing, buzz-generating,…
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…
Panini America Provides a 20-Image Tease of the 2012-13 Threads Basketball QC
Earlier today, during our preview of 2012-13 Timeless Treasures Basketball, we alluded to the fact that the Panini America NBA team -- specifically Brand Manager Keith Hower and Assistant Brand Manager Wes Elliott -- spent a good chunk of yesterday quality controlling 2012-13 Threads Basketball. So in order to properly prepare you for a more exhaustive gallery to come tomorrow,…
Panini America Provides a Sneak Preview of 2012-13 Timeless Treasures Basketball
It's only Thursday and already it's been a hectic hoops week for all of us here at Panini America. On Tuesday we provided the tantalizing first look at 2012-13 Absolute Basketball. Yesterday, Panini America NBA Brand Manager Keith Hower and Assistant Brand Manager Wes Elliott oversaw the quality control process for 2012-13 Threads Basketball. (Expect a massive QC gallery on…
Panini Peek: 2012-13 Absolute Basketball
After almost two full years away, Absolute Basketball, one of the hoops hobby's most popular and powerful trading card products, is on the verge of a huge return to the hardwood. The good news: 2012-13 Absolute Basketball is slated to release in mid December, which means it'll be out just in time for you to add it to your holiday…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Prestige Basketball (64 Images)
It's been way too long since hardcore hoops collectors have had the opportunity to collect a Prestige-branded basketball product. In fact, the last time one was released, John Wall and Jeremy Lin were rookies. Since then, Wall's changed uniforms and Lin's changed teams (twice). But Prestige's reputation as one of the most sought-after early season must-haves remains; and after a…
Panini Peek: 2012-13 Limited Basketball
Limited Basketball -- one of the hoops hobby's most beloved releases -- returns to the hardwood in late November with a revamped 2012-13 edition that includes a clever new technological "twist" and a radically reconfigured Rookie Card design. Those two noteworthy developments, in concert with the continuation of Panini America's massive and historic Double Rookie Class, should give longtime loyalists their…
Hoops Dreams: Exploring Some Staggering Early Sales from 2012-13 NBA Hoops
So, what did a 2011-12 NBA collecting season devoid of rookie autographs do to the demand for those cards in the first 2012-13 product of the season? While that's more of a rhetorical question at this point, we're glad we asked. The fact of the matter is that the first autographs of 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving…
The Panini America Insert Set Inspection: 2012-13 Prestige Basketball (36 Images)
Even as the recently released 2012-13 NBA Hoops product -- Panini America's first release of the new NBA collecting season -- continues its scorching performance on the secondary-market, many collectors remain focused on what's coming next: 2012-13 Prestige Basketball. Judging by the feedback we've received on The Knight's Lance, Twitter and Facebook, it appears that the absence of Prestige last season…