You won’t find a bigger fan of the Portland Trailblazers—or a more avid collector of Blazers memorabilia—than Steve Davies. The Oregon man has been all about hoops for 50 years. His stash was worth a lot of money but now he’s turned some of it back over to the team, which knew he was the go-to guy for its history. KGW-TV got a tour of what he still has and what it … [Read more...]
2019-20 Panini Chronicles Basketball Preview
With a release date of July 3, 2019-20 Panini Chronicles basketball would normally be hitting the market after the NBA Finals. This season? The action will likely just be heating up. Chronicles returns July 3 with its unique mashup of Panini brands that don't have their own NBA line along along with some "update" cards from brands that do. 2019-20 Chronicles … [Read more...]
New Product Rollouts Could Be Coming Soon
The parade of new sports card releases from Panini should resume by the middle of this month. The Dallas-based company’s printing and packaging facility was forced to shut down in April because of stay at home orders in some Texas counties. Those restrictions have been lifted enough for work to resume and several new products are scheduled to be on their way to … [Read more...]
Zion Williamson Rookie Card Auction Tracker
The most intriguing young player to enter the NBA in years is already responsible for a massive amount of interest in the newest basketball card releases. Zion Williamson rookie cards--especially those with low serial numbers and/or autographs, are already bringing strong prices even before the league's number one draft pick played in a regular season game. Most … [Read more...]
Notes: Select “Hybrid” Basketball; Zion Tickets; UD Hockey Releases; Cooperstown and COVID
Panini released a basketball product on Monday morning. 2019-20 Select “Hybrid” basketball is an offshoot of the previously released Select product. It was available only as an online exclusive beginning at 11 AM Eastern time and sold out Dutch Auction-style with the most patient buyers snaring them for $364-$410 per box. Each box holds four six-card packs … [Read more...]
2019-20 Panini Mosaic Basketball Preview
The name is familiar but 2019-20 Panini Mosaic basketball is now a brand on its own with no ties to the company’s popular Prizm line as been the case the last couple of years when it was an online only product. Some preliminary info is now available for this year’s edition and it includes a few different types of packaging across hobby and retail markets. 2019-20 … [Read more...]
Panini’s 2019-2020 Spectra Basketball Will Focus On Rookies, Autographs
With Zion Williamson and Ja Morant emerging as the two freshest and exciting young names in the NBA, it’s only natural that Panini America would have the duo figure prominently in its NBA sets and 2019-20 Spectra basketball will be no exception when it arrives during this year's playoffs. The two have been the driving force in a hot market for hoops this season and … [Read more...]
Hottest Ja Morant Rookie Cards As Young Sensation Hits His Stride
While the number two pick in the 2019 NBA draft has been somewhat overshadowed Zion mania, the small town talent has clearly proven he belongs and collectors and prospectors are now clamoring for the best Ja Morant rookie cards on eBay. Haven't seen him play that much? You might tune in just to catch an aerial display of the Dalzell, South Carolina native's … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Panini Court Kings Brings the Color
With a vibrant, colorful style, Panini America’s 2019-2020 Court Kings basketball will make its turn just in time for the NBA's playoff push. The product is scheduled to hit hobby stores and online outlets on April 1. Collectors will find 10 cards in the one-pack hobby box, with two autograph and/or memorabilia cards. This is a tweak from last year’s set, … [Read more...]
Panini-Fanatics Partner on 2019-20 Donruss Optic Factory Set with Rookie Parallels
Hobby boxes will be here in February but there's a new twist for one of the hobby's increasingly popular basketball issues. There's a 2019-20 Donruss Optic basketball factory set in the works, with some exclusive content. Panini America has partnered with Fanatics for the set, which won't differ much from the standard Optic base set, offering the same 200 cards (150 … [Read more...]