Soar Subject: Panini America Sits Down with Slam Dunk Sensation Zach LaVine (Video)

NEW YORK -- Just hours after Minnesota Timberwolves rookie phenom Zach LaVine seemingly broke the Internet with a series of reality-defying dunks during Saturday night's Sprite Slam Dunk Contest at the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, the 19-year-old high-flyer joined Panini America for his previously scheduled autograph appearance at the Modell's Sporting Goods in Times Square. Just as he did the…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Three Briefcases of 2013-14 Flawless Basketball

It's here. At long last, 2013-14 Flawless Basketball release week has arrived -- and it's brought palpable senses of enthusiasm and excitement with it. The highly anticipated final release of Panini America's 2013-14 NBA collecting season arrives this year in sleek, black-metal briefcases, each bearing 10 stunning cards. Late last week, as the final Flawless briefcases were being hand-packed, wrapped…

Large and In Charge: Panini America Begins Packout for 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball

It's official: Packout has begun for Panini America's 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball, only one of the most anticipated releases of the entire sports card year. Immaculate as a brand really needs no introduction, the result of an absolutely fascinating debut one year ago headlined by mammoth memorabilia cards featuring some of the most unique pieces of game- and player-worn history ever…

Panini America Offers One More Look at the Beauty of 2013-14 Spectra Basketball

Look, I know that 2013-14 Preferred Basketball released last week and that soon enough, the collective focus of basketball collectors will be fixed firmly on 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball, 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball and 2013-14 Flawless Basketball. But you'll have to look long and hard throughout those four products to find a set as jaw-dropping attractive as the Rookie Jumbo Jerseys…

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 Spectra Basketball (114 Sweet Pics)

It's not everyday that a trading card product can virtually introduce a new word into the English language. Then again, it's not everyday a product releases that's as . . . well . . . "spectracular" as Panini America's upcoming 2013-14 Spectra Basketball. "Spectracular" is a word we used to describe the pioneering 2013 Spectra Football when it released in…

Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball

The icon is ready for another run. In late July, Panini America's high-end heat-seeker known as National Treasures Basketball returns to the marketplace, equipped with its usual host of captivating calling cards (including a bold, new RPAs and legendary Logoman gems) and a few new surprises headlined by the debut of the Sneaker Swatches insert incorporating pieces of game-worn shoes from…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Select Basketball (129 Sweet Pics)

In exactly six days, the next Prizm-infused, hardcourt creation from Panini America -- 2013-14 Select Basketball -- will arrive in hobby shops across America, deftly equipped with new Prizm possibilities (including some fantastical Purples), a stacked autograph checklist and some downright vibrant colors. Each master box delivers two seven-pack mini boxes, with each mini box delivering one autograph, one memorabilia…

Purple View, Light-Blue Stained Glass Drive 2013-14 Innovation Basketball Promo

Panini America officials are making the prospects of collecting the new 2013-14 Innovation Basketball just a little bit sweeter -- and a lot more colorful -- with a special case promotion in conjunction with the product that releases across North America today. Company officials have created special Purple View and Light-Blue Stained Glass versions of those popular Innovation inserts and randomly…
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