Panini America Offers Inkling of Autographs to Come in 2014-15 Preferred Basketball
While the confetti's still wafting from the rafters of Golden State's riveting 2015 NBA Finals triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the hobby fortunes of Warriors stars such as Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes remain on a major ascent. And that scenario has created an opportunity for the unthinkable: 2014-15 Preferred Basketball -- releasing next Wednesday…
Panini America Appreciates the Huge Hobby Splash of Golden State’s Leading Men
Throughout the 2015 NBA Playoffs so far, no one has made more waves than the Golden State Warriors and their swish-splashing, laser-sighted leading men -- Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. In last night's 115-80 trouncing of the Houston Rockets to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals, the Splash Brothers combined for 57 points, paced by an epic…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014-15 Spectra Basketball (69 Sweet Pics)
Panini America's colorful, Prizm-infused Spectra brand has wasted precious little time in etching out a loyal following among hardhcore hoops collectors. In fact, with just one inaugural release last season, Spectra Basketball became a bona fide favorite -- as much for its perfect-for-Prizm designs as for its rich autograph and memorabilia content. When the second installment arrives next week, collectors…
Inside Immaculate: Panini America Initiates Packout for 2014-15 Immaculate Basketball
Early last Friday morning, Panini America officials began the packout process for 2014-15 Immaculate Basketball, easily one of this season's most anticipated releases across all sports. Bolstered by the fascinating return of Sneak Peek, a spectacularly stacked autograph roster and some of the sickest memorabilia cards you'll ever see, this year's Immaculate is seemingly equipped to be the best iteration in…
Inside Immaculate: Panini America Readies 2014-15 Immaculate Basketball for Release
Let the buildup begin. Panini America's 2014-15 Immaculate Basketball is coming. In fact, packout for the newest installment of one of the hobby's most powerful brands begins in earnest on Friday. But until then, there's still time for Panini America HQ to receive some late-arriving autographs for insertion into the product. In that regard, the last few days have been…
Which Do You Prefer? The Early Autograph Returns of 2014-15 Preferred Basketball
No matter how you prefer your NBA autographed trading cards, you can bet that Panini America's upcoming 2014-15 Preferred Basketball will have a little dose of on-card brilliance just for you. Unique die-cuts, fancy foils, signatures horizontally at the top, along the bottom, in the middle, and vertically along the right or left side of cards radically redesigned for 2014-15. But…
Panini America Offers One More Peek Inside 2015 Industry Summit Black Boxes (Gallery)
The 2015 Industry Summit is set to officially kick off tomorrow in Las Vegas as registered guests -- retailers, distributors, card manufacturers, league officials -- settle in for three straight days of meaningful meetings, round table discussions, new product reveals and spirited interaction that aims to have a positive industry impact in the coming year. As has become its custom, Panini…
Panini America Previews All Six Cards in the 2014-15 Donruss Basketball Trade-In Promo
Late last week here on The Knight's Lance, we brought you preliminary details of a unique wrapper trade-in program being conducted with Panini America's 2014-15 Donruss Basketball product that released in hobby shops across North America last Wednesday. In that original post, we previewed two of the six cards that are part of the 2015 NBA All-Star-themed program. Today, we're…
Panini America Peeks Details on Special Set, Patch Cards for 2015 NBA All-Star Game
The NBA House at Skylight at Moynihan Station in Manhattan will start rocking right when the doors open tomorrow to tip off NBA All-Star 2015 Week -- and the Panini America booth inside will be a big reason why. Fans and collectors entering NBA House Presented By BBVA Compass should make the Panini America booth a bona fide destination point.…
Panini America Rocking the #NBABallot Box to Select its Own 2015 NBA All-Star Teams
In February, the stars will align and descend on New York City when the Eastern and Western Conference face off in one of sport’s most entertaining All-Star games. From high-fliers and no-look passers to long-range shooters and shot-swatters, the the NBA's midseason classic will have it all. While the NBA will announce its teams tonight, we at Panini America took…