Great Month For Basketball Collectors

The NBA season is in full swing - with Miami, Los Angeles and Boston playing well. The Celtics even got a boost this week when Rajon Rondo came back from an ankle injury.

Speaking of Boost - have you seen Blake Griffin play? He's a cross between Charles Barkley, LeBron James and a little Shawn Kemp. Blake Griffin 2009/10 Rookie Cards have been heating up as he is a top 5 NBA player in terms of production.

Panini will have its basketball lineup in full gear during the month of January, and it has me really excited.

First there is 2010/11 Donruss Basketball. It's not too expensive (around $2.99 per pack) but there are some nice star NBA autographs - including Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook, Dennis Rodman, Magic Johnson, Derrick Rose, John Wall, Blake Griffin and more. The auto checklist is actually pretty deep - including my fantasy sleeper of the 2nd half Toney Douglas of the New York Knicks. You should be able to find this just about everywhere on January 5th - or thereabouts.


2010/11 Donruss Basketball Checklist

We can't wait for 2010/11 Panini Adrenalyn XL Basketball cards to come out. It should be around January 18th when collectors can get the series 2 cards and start to dominate online. It appears that you should be able to trade cards this year online - plus some added pieces to the game. Make sure you check back here as we'll give away many codes from this set over the course of the 2010/11 NBA basketball season.

2010/11 Panini Adrenalyn XL Basketball







For the bigger spenders - Timeless Treasures comes out this month too!! This stuff has some real sweet cards in it. You'll find more HOF Basketball players in this set - along with all the rest of the NBA stars & rookies we come to expect from Panini Basketball. I think this set won't go up in price - in fact it may come down a bit, so buying boxes may be risky. However, the single cards, inparticular the RC Autograph Cards are worth buying if you feel the player has a future in the NBA. Most of the attention is on John Wall - but there are many players that will emerge as the season rolls along. 2010/11 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball Checklist

2010-11 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball Tin Preview

I couldn't be more excited to see that Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball will be a mid-season release, instead of a post season release like 09/10. Its a similar configuration over last year - 1 Pack & 5 Cards per pack/tin - 3 hits and 2 base/inserts.

In each 15 Box/Tin Case: Find one or more of the following: Kobe Bryant Autograph, Shaquille O’Neal Autograph, John Wall Autograph, Cut Signature, Logoman, Logoman Signature, Laundry Tag Logoman, Laundry Tag Logoman Signature, Laundry Tag Team Logo, Laundry Tag Team Logo Signatures or Signatures of Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Bill Walton, John Stockton or Larry Bird

There are more than 300 #1/1 Cards

The Checklist: 10/11 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball Checklist

Compare To Last Year: 09/10 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball Checklist

2010-11 Panini Threads Basketball Preview

10/11 Panini Threads Basketball is set to release on November 24, 2010. The rookie cards will feature autographs on hardwood like cards - and the entire set will have over 20,000 on-card autographs! With a Hobby SPR of $4.00 per pack & 2 autographs + 2 memorabilia cards per box, this might be a pretty nice set going into the holiday season.

You will find an early checklist here + more photos: 2010/11 Panini Threads Basketball Box Checklist

2010-11 Panini Limited + NEW Rookies & Stars Checklists

A new season of basketball is almost here and basketball collectors are waiting for the newest releases. John Wall is the top pick and will have many collectors hunting for his cards during box breaks and single card auctions & trades. However, one rookie that you might want to keep an eye on is Jeremy Lin of the Golden State Warriors. He is from California and played basketball for Harvard (smart kid) however he is the first American basketball player of Taiwanese descent.  His Autograph from 2010-11 Panini Limited Basketball is shown below.

10/11 Panini Limited Basketball Checklist







Another recently announced product is 2010/11 Panini Rookies and Stars Basketball. This set contains 1 Patch Autograph Card per box - along with 3 other auto's or memorabilia cards serial #/499 or less! You will find legends and veterans along with all the top picks from the 2010/11 NBA Draft Class. You will also find LeBron James and Chris Bosh in their new Miami Heat uniforms.You will find Jeremy Lin RC cards in here too.

10/11 Panini Prestige Basketball will come out later this month and will be one of the first chances to get the new autograph RC cards of all the top picks.

Brand New Panini Checklist!! 2010/11 Panini Prestige Basketball

Nothing excites us more than a new season of NBA basketball. This year you have LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh forming a mini dream team in South Beach. The Lakers have signed Matt Barnes and should have a healthy Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum for another run at the championship. It should be a great season with lots of coverage and attention from the media.

We haven't even touched on this years 10/11 Rookie Cards!! John Wall and many others will make their 1st appearance on NBA cardboard. Panini Prestige will have them all covered, including 1 RC autograph per box.

10/11 Prestige Basketball will have 24 Packs per box - there are 2 Autograph Cards + 2 Memorabilia cards, all for around $4.00 per pack. Expect to find Prestige in stores around September 29.

Checklist + More Photos: 2010/11 Panini Prestige Basketball Checklist