Gallery: Panini America Takes an Early Look at 2018-19 NBA Hoops Basketball Retail
Although the various retail versions of Panini America's 2018-19 NBA Hoops Basketball product are still a month or so away from hitting store shelves, it's really never too early to preview the first product of the new NBA season -- especially when packout is underway and live cards are keeping the production lines running hot. Earlier today, Panini America Brand Manager Brett…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2018-19 Certified Basketball (Preview)
The last (and only) time Panini America produced a standalone Certified Basketball product sans the "Totally" modifier, Stephen Curry had zero rings and zero threes, Blake Griffin had dunked over exactly zero Kias and James Harden's beard was little more than a five o'clock shadow. It was February of 2010, to be exact, when 2009-10 Certified Basketball arrived. It hasn't…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Boxes of 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Basketball
This time tomorrow, collectors across the country will get their first chance at collecting trading cards and autographs from DeAndre Ayton, Marvin Bagley III, Luka Doncic, Trae Young and the other key members of the highly anticipated 2018 NBA Draft class with the arrival of 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Basketball. A spectacular way to tip off the new collecting season,…
Panini America Ready to Tip Off New Season with 2018-19 NBA Hoops Basketball
To be frank, the Panini America 2018 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot earlier this month left us anxiously awaiting the start of the 2018-19 NBA season. But we didn't necessarily appreciate just how much we were anticipating it until recently, when the solicitation material was distributed for 2018-19 NBA Hoops Basketball, the landmark release that will officially usher in the new…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Basketball
Although Panini America still has a few headline-worthy 2017-18 NBA products left to release in the coming weeks, make no mistake about it: The 2018-19 basketball collecting season officially tips off on Friday. That's when Panini America's ink-laden 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Basketball arrives in hobby shops across North America featuring the hottest rookies from the 2018 NBA Draft as…
Overnight Sensations: Panini America Peeks Donruss Basketball’s Next Day Autographs
We've said it before, but it's worth repeating: Panini America's unique NBA Rookie Photo Shoot Next Day Autographs are nothing less than minor manufacturing miracles. We were reminded of that fact once again earlier this month during the 2018 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot when, over the course of a few profusely productive days, company officials captured the photography, created the design, printed the cards,…
First-Look Gallery: Panini America Previews 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Basketball
In late August, a bold, new basketball collecting season begins -- as it so often does -- with the release of Panini America's Contenders Draft Picks Basketball. Traditionally the first product of the year to feature the NBA's newest members in all of their college glory, Contenders Draft Picks Basketball returns for the 2018 season to deliver the first hard-signed…
Drafted One Minute, Rookie Cards the Next: Panini Instant’s Ready for 2018 NBA Draft
During tonight’s electric 2018 NBA Draft, history will be made and dreams will come true on a breathtaking night In New York — and Panini America will be ready to celebrate by making a little trading card history of its own. Yesterday, the Panini Instant website launched Panini Instant 2018 NBA Draft cards for more than 15 top draft prospects, including Trae Young, Luka Doncic, Mo Bamba,…
Panini America, Projected NBA Lottery Pick Trae Young Reach Exclusive Agreement
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, and the exclusive trading card and collectible sticker partner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), announced today that it has reached an exclusive autograph trading card memorabilia agreement with All-American point guard Trae Young, the former University of Oklahoma standout and projected top-10 pick…