In a Must-See Episode No. 4 of “Going Direct: The Panini Podcast,” We Talk Card Design, Break Luminance, See How Jersey Cards are Made and More
In a crammed-but-captivating episode No. 4 of “Going Direct: The Panini Podcast,” hosts Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha discuss Italy/England, Poirier/McGregor, Bucks/Suns and other market-moving developments in the world of sports. Also in this episode: (more…)
TBT Repost: A Compilation of Must-See Production Videos from Panini America
Post originally published February 28, 2018 Earlier today, as the 2018 Industry Summit drew to a close, one of the final tasks on the event agenda was for the more than 100 hobby shop owners in attendance to tour the Panini America production facility across town. As the fascinating and informative tour unfolded, it became obvious that seeing the production side of things firsthand…
Utah Jazz No. 10 in Ongoing 30 Weeks| 30 Teams NBA Countdown
The Utah Jazz check in at No. 10 in the Panini America 30 Teams | 30 Weeks NBA countdown to the most collectable NBA teams of all-time. Any discussion about the history of the Jazz must start with one phrase: Stockton to Malone. Point guard John Stockton and power forward Karl Malone are universally considered one of the best duos…
Atlanta Hawks Land at No. 15 in Ongoing 30 Weeks| 30 Teams NBA Countdown
The Hawks were founded in 1946 as the Buffalo Bisons, but it was when they settled in St. Louis as the St. Louis Hawks in 1955 that they really began to find success. Only three years after arriving in St. Louis, the Hawks, led by Cliff Hagan and Bob Pettit, defeated the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals in six…
Stop the Presses: A Compilation of Must-See Production Videos from Panini America
Earlier today, as the 2018 Industry Summit drew to a close, one of the final tasks on the event agenda was for the more than 100 hobby shop owners in attendance to tour the Panini America production facility across town. As the fascinating and informative tour unfolded, it became obvious that seeing the production side of things firsthand was something…
Panini America Eyes the Jumbo Juiciness of 2013-14 Flawless Basketball (Gallery)
During these final furious stages of Panini America's 2013-14 NBA product season, all eyes have settled on one product and one product only: 2013-14 Flawless Basketball. At this very moment, members of the Panini America Basketball Product Development Team are hard at work at the production facility across town giving 2013-14 Flawless Basketball the white-glove, hand-packout treatment (literally, they're wearing…
A History-Making Maravich: Panini America Documents Production of Rare Jersey Card
Today's release of 2012-13 Gold Standard Basketball is a celebrated event for any number of reasons, most of which we've shared right here on The Knight's Lance in the last month or so. But it's the ones we haven't shown yet that might be the most exciting. Amid the myriad spectacular specimens randomly inserted into Gold Standard's gold-brick boxes are 12…
A Teaser Gallery: Panini America Busts Two Early Boxes of 2012-13 Crusade Basketball
On Wednesday, the crusade for Crusade begins when Panini America's highly anticipated 2012-13 Crusade Basketball goes live in hobby shops across North America packing six Prizm-kissed Crusade inserts, three autographs and three memorabilia cards in every six-pack box. While the collecting world not-so-patiently awaits Crusade's arrival, we're going to shed a little light on what you can expect from a…