Survive the NBA offseason with Contenders Optic Basketball
If you’re reading this blog/distress signal, it might already be too late. Hoops fans are running dangerously low on the sport they love. Summer League provided some aid, and the FIBA Tournament briefly provided assistance. Since Germany took gold, however, times have been tough. No games, no training camps and minimal roster moves. It’s enough to make a basketball fanatic…
Best of 2022-23 NBA Inserts is Coming to Panini Blockchain!
In preparation for the upcoming NBA season, Panini Blockchain is driving to the hoop with the best inserts across all Panini 2022-23 NBA products. The headliner inserts include Kaboom, Color Blast, Animation and My House. Tip-off is Friday, September 22nd at 10 am CT, with packs being sold with 2 NFTs for $20. Many inserts are limited Epic rarity max…
Panini Weekly Redemption Card Updates: September 4-8- Cameron Thomas, Kenneth Walker III, Heung-Min Son
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, like the one included in the attachments below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled last week. Check back every Friday afternoon for an updated list. The following list is intended to inform collectors about which redemption cards from which products…
Panini Weekly Redemption Card Updates: August 28-Sept 1 Dirk Nowitzki, Jarren Duran, Sam Howell
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, like the one included in the attachments below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled last week. Check back every Friday afternoon for an updated list. The following list is intended to inform collectors about which redemption cards from which products…
Stars Align with 2022-23 Panini Spectra Basketball
Basketball is a game dominated by space and air. Floaters seem to touch the moon before falling through the basket. The game’s high fliers launch off the hardwood and defy gravity to either rock the rim or send an opponent’s shot into orbit. The top long-distance shooters’ shot charts look like a collection of shooting stars. Some players put on…
The NBA’s International Talent Pool Takes Center Stage at 2023 FIBA World Cup
As the highest level of professional basketball, the NBA funnels high-end talent from across the world into America (and Toronto). During the 2023 offseason, those international stars returned home and represented their native countries in the FIBA World Cup. There are a record 55 current NBA players on a FIBA roster this year, and 107 in total that are in…
Panini Weekly Redemption Card Updates: August 21-25 Justin Fields, Oscar Colas, Rusty Wallace
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, like the one included in the attachments below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled last week. Check back every Friday afternoon for an updated list. The following list is intended to inform collectors about which redemption cards from which products…
Check out the NBA INSTANT DRAFT NIGHT SET — STAT!
It’s hard to be patient, especially when you’re a patient. Time moves slowest in the waiting room of the doctor’s office that you don’t want to be in. Luckily for card collectors, Panini America ripped off the band-aid and kicked off the 2023-24 NBA calendar with a strong pulse. The first officially licensed set featuring the game's young hotshots, NBA…
Panini America Rips Four Early Boxes of the Online-Exclusive 2022-23 Photogenic Basketball
In less than a few hours now, Panini America's online-exclusive 2022-23 Photogenic Basketball, the highly anticipated, photographically spectacular follow-up to last season's under-the-radar success, goes on sale direct-to-consumer on the company website. To help collectors dive a little deeper into the new release, we just ripped four early boxes for the following pack-by-pack breakdown. On average, each 10-pack box of…
Update on 2022-23 Prizm NBA Redemption Sparkle Packs
For our collectors that have older basketball redemptions that are considered “low to mid-tier” from 2010 to 2019 — the wait is over! Starting today, Friday, June 23, 2022-23 Prizm NBA packs have started processing and shipping. The 2022-23 Prizm NBA Redemption Sparkle Packs feature: Blue Sparkle parallels: Numbered to 144 Gold Sparkle parallels: Numbered to 24 Green Sparkle parallels:…