With a pedigree that dates back to the late 1980s, 2016-17 Panini Hoops basketball cards will return next week, offering the first true rookie cards of the 2016 NBA Draft class. Hoops has always been considered the league’s kickoff set, issued just prior to the start of the NBA regular season. 2016-17 NBA Hoops Cards: The Basics Hobby boxes will contain 24 packs with … [Read more...] about 2016-17 Hoops Basketball Set Tips Off Season
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Panini Tips Off Basketball Season With NBA Hoops
Panini America gets the new basketball season started this week with the release of 2015-16 NBA Hoops Basketball. Hoops is the first official NBA product of the year, and it’s a low-end, easy to assemble set that also allows collectors to find rookie cards of players selected in the 2015 NBA Draft. Collectors will be able to find top picks like Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo … [Read more...] about Panini Tips Off Basketball Season With NBA Hoops
A History of ‘Hoops’: From Jordan to James
by Darren Smythe Panini has brought the Hoops name back to NBA card collecting. It is one of their lower-cost products and can be an introduction to card collecting for children. That is how the original Hoops cards were sold, and there are many collectors today who would remember that their first pack of NBA cards was Hoops. After Fleer returned to making NBA cards in … [Read more...] about A History of ‘Hoops’: From Jordan to James
Kobe Bryant Anthology Set Coming to Panini Basketball Cards
It'll be all-Kobe, all the time for Panini America beginning later this month. The company announced Friday that it will launch a year-long trading card set, Kobe Anthology, devoted exclusively to the five-time NBA champion. One five-card pack of Kobe Anthology cards will be included inside every hobby box of Panini America’s 2012-13 NBA products, beginning with the … [Read more...] about Kobe Bryant Anthology Set Coming to Panini Basketball Cards
Jeremy Lin Knicks Card Coming on Leap Day
His rookie cards showing him as a member of the Golden State Warriors have been lighting up eBay like he's lit up the scoreboard and two weeks from tomorrow, we'll see our first Jeremy Lin Knicks basketball card. Panini America's 2011-12 NBA Hoops set, delayed because of the NBA lockout, will help kick off a 'better late than never' hoops card campaign on February 29 and the … [Read more...] about Jeremy Lin Knicks Card Coming on Leap Day