The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Grand Reserve Basketball
It's not often that collectors have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a new release, but that's exactly the opportunity at hand for basketball collectors next week when Panini America unveils 2017 Grand Reserve Basketball. The newest addition to the company's NBA product portfolio boasts an eclectic mix of designs, card stocks, and technologies -- not to…
Panini America Goes Kaboom! Exploring the Rare Insert in 2016-17 Excalibur Basketball
Once again this year, there are no signatures. There are no technicolored, multi-break memorabilia pieces. But what Panini America’s captivating Kaboom! insert might lack in the area of autographs and game-worn, it still more than makes up for in all the ways that matter. Like, flashy technology . . . and needle-in-a-haystack rarity . . . and a cult-like following…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Three Early Boxes of 2016-17 Studio Basketball
The wait is almost over. Two short days from now, Panini America's Studio Basketball franchise makes its highly anticipated return to the hardwood for the first time since the 2009-10 season. And as you'll discover when the product releases on Friday, Studio has added to its repertoire a flair for the dramatic and a diverse base set. 2016-17 Studio Basketball features…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Studio Basketball (100+ Sweet Pics)
How long has it been since Panini America last delivered a Studio Basketball product to the marketplace? That's a rhetorical question, really. But it's been a while. Like, almost 1,900 Stephen Curry 3-pointers ago. In fact, when 2009-10 Studio Basketball arrived in the winter of 2010, Curry was still a rookie, along with the rest of that celebrated class that…
Spectracular Views: Panini America Eyes the Prime Nature of 2016-17 Spectra Basketball
With the 2017 NBA Finals set to get underway Thursday night, an international audience promises to be glued to the third straight showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors from the opening tip on. So as we anxiously await Game 1, we wanted to offer something to help pass the time. We'll have a comprehensive Quality Control Gallery…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Noir Basketball (Preview Gallery)
During its first two years on the market, Panini America's unique Noir Basketball franchise has succeeded by being . . . different. Through dark aesthetics and a movie motif, Noir Basketball has won critical acclaim by eschewing the predominantly white color palette normally associated with high-end releases in favor of something much darker. As a result, the product has yielded…
Panini America Delivers Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Studio Basketball (Gallery)
Eight years. That's how long it's been since Panini America's Studio Basketball brand last appeared in the marketplace. But the passage of time has done nothing to diminish the feel-good vibes most collectors get when they think of the longtime trading card fixture. And that's a good thing considering Panini America is returning Studio Basketball to the hardwood in late…
NasTiness: Panini America Offers Early Peek at 2016-17 National Treasures Basketball
For most discriminating hoops collectors, Panini America's fabled National Treasures Basketball brand is primarily known for its resplendent Rookie Patch Autographs and its legendary Logomen. But those defining characteristics don't define the totality of the brand. Truth be told, the non-Logoman memorabilia cards are pretty spectacular, too. So as the collecting world awaits the arrival in a few short weeks…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Threads Basketball (Gallery)
Following a two-year run as a Target-exclusive retail release, Panini America is readying its popular Threads Basketball brand for a triumphant return to the hobby. And while there will be a retail version of the product complete with its own exclusive inclusions, 2016-17 Threads Basketball promises a bevy of hobby-only niceties, too. Foremost among them? Leather Rookie Cards and autograph…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Select Basketball (100+ Sweet Pics)
The explosion of vibrant colors. The three-tiered base set that becomes increasingly more rare with each level. The relentless pursuit of player rainbows that only a product featuring Panini America's Optichrome technology can provide. That's the short list of attributes loaded into 2016-17 Select Basketball, an every-year favorite that arrives for the new season tomorrow inside hobby shops across North…