Inside NT: Legendary Logomen Add Luster to 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball
Logoman. Three syllables. One word. And the mere mention of it conjures up visions of collecting royalty. It's arguably the most in-demand prime piece in memorabilia card history, a most patriotic patch with a red, white and blue silhouetted player (Jerry West, of course) that commands instant attention, big bucks and the respect and every collector who sees it. Today,…
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…
Book . . . Keepers: The Prime Possibilities of 2013-14 Preferred Basketball (Gallery)
Rookie rivalries. Sibling rivalries. Conference rivalries. NBA Finals rivalries. Dynasties. Decades. Nasty jumbo patches of game-worn memorabilia. Unique 360-degree photography. Clearly, there's a lot you can showcase in booklet-card format that might not translate quite the same on a standard 2 1/12 by 3 1/2-inch trading card format. That's certainly been the case with Panini America's Preferred Basketball. The product's…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Preferred Basketball (129 Pics)
They say you can't judge a book by its cover. Sometimes, though, you can judge a booklet by the coverage its given here on The Knight's Lance. That's certainly the case with Panini America's 2013-14 Preferred Basketball, which received rave reviews last week based on a jaw-dropping booklet preview gallery. Today we're bringing you a more complete look at 2013-14…
Panini America Offers a Scintillating Peek at 2013-14 Preferred Basketball Booklets
While many passionate collectors continue basking in the Optichrome-candied radiance of Panini America's 2013-14 Spectra Basketball two days after its release, many others are anxiously awaiting what's next -- 2013-14 Preferred Basketball -- with a giddy, night-before-Christmas-in-July sense of excitement. One look at some of the booklets and you'll start to understand why. Last week, Panini America Basketball Brand Manager…
LeBron, Duncan, Lillard and More Featured in Special Panini America 2014 National Set
LeBron James commanded a global sports audience late last week when he announced that he was taking his talents back to Cleveland and his hometown Cavaliers to play basketball next season. As luck would have it, Panini America is returning to Cleveland too -- later this month for the 2014 National Sports Collectors Convention. And company officials are bringing a…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Two Early Boxes of 2013-14 Spectra Basketball
It probably goes without saying that things are moving at a breakneck pace around Panini America HQ these days. A slew of products are in various stages of development, production and release; meanwhile there's an all-hands-on-deck approach to two huge events looming in the next few weeks: The National Sports Collectors Convention and the NBA Rookie Photo Shoot. We'll have…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Two Early Boxes of 2013-14 Select Basketball
With a trio of new releases hitting hobby shops across North America tomorrow, our Panini America's titanic Teaser Gallery Tuesday continues here on The Knight's Lance, this time with an early two-box break of 2013-14 Select Basketball. The colorful, Prizm-infused Select returns to the market tomorrow packaged in its familiar two-mini-box format. Each two-mini master box delivers 14 packs, two…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Innovation Basketball (99 Pics)
There are certain aspects of the Innovation Basketball franchise that needed just one season to make an impact with collectors. So although last season's 2012-13 Innovation Basketball was a brand new entry on the NBA trading card landscape, a few key elements from that inaugural launch quickly developed an ardent following -- chiefly the beautiful Stained Glass insert, and the…
How International Illustrator Gyula Nemeth Made Innovation Basketball Go "Kaboom!"
If you've ever wanted to know what some of your favorite NBA players would like as comic-book superheroes, well, you're not alone. In fact, it's that fantastical notion that first led Panini America Creative Director Brandon Lesley to reach out to talented Hungarian illustrator Gyula Nemeth in an effort to make that vision become a trading-card reality. The result? The appropriately…