Around the World: International Collector “Spinotron” Details His Incredible Collecting Journey
Every now and again here on The Knight’s Lance, we love profiling some of the hobby's most passionate collectors. Today, we get the opportunity to do so again, this time with Dingyu, a Berlin-based supercollector better known on social media as "Spinotron." This is his story in his words . . . I am very grateful to be featured as…
Indiana Pacers Check In at No. 21 in Ongoing 30 Weeks| 30 Teams NBA Countdown
Pacers fans booed when Indiana made Reggie Miller the 11th pick in the 1987 NBA Draft. It would become the most important decision in the history of the Indiana Pacers franchise. Fans had wanted Indiana Hoosiers star Steve Alford, not the kid from UCLA. Alford would go on to score 744 career points in four seasons. Miller scored 822 his…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2017-18 Spectra Basketball (60 Sweet Pics)
For those folks who think basketball cards can't have charisma, well, they've clearly never collected Panini America's colorful, captivating Spectra Basketball franchise. From the beginning, Spectra Basketball has been specifically tailored to take advantage of Panini America's wildly popular Optichrome printing technology and has consistently delivered a rich roster of parallels, and some of the most attractive autograph and memorabilia…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Preferred Basketball (90 Pics)
When it gets right down to it, you can sum up the collective collecting fascination for Panini America's vaunted Preferred brand in about six or seven words: Silhouettes. Crown die-cuts. Memorabilia booklets. Autographs. To be sure, those are the most appealing attributes that have made the Preferred franchise a late-season staple during each of the last six seasons. And when…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Preferred Basketball (Preview)
It's not like Panini America's upcoming 2016-17 Preferred Basketball product needs a massive development -- like Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller returning his autographs to NBA trading cards for the first time in a decade -- to generate huge demand. As it has been since the Preferred product first debuted in 2011, collector interest in the product is strong to quite…
REG-GIE! REG-GIE! REG-GIE! Miller Ink Set to Make Triumphant Return to the NBA
Back in the day, when the Indiana Pacers played in pinstripes and made a habit of venturing deep into the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs, they were led by the lean, lethal and legendary Reggie Miller, a simply sublime long-range shooter who retired following the 2004-05 season as the NBA's all-time leader in 3-pointers made. Miller has since been surpassed on that leaderboard…