搶先看:2013-14 Panini Intrigue Basketball Cards

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The sophomore edition of Panini Intrigue will hit the shelves in April.

2013-14 Panini Intrigue Basketball will have 11 cards per box, including four hits and five Intriguing Players cards.

The Intriguing Players will features 200 players with 20 die-cut versions.

There will be four on-card autograph subsets, including Slam Ink (the best dunkers in the game), Rookie Autograph Memorabilia, Winning Ink (featuring NBA champs), and Rookie Impact Autographs.

The memorabilia cards will feature multiple swatches up to four memorabilia pieces.

Intrigue is scheduled to come out at the end of April

          

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Panini America’s Latest Kobe Signing Offers Previews of 2013-14 Intrigue, Crusade



Late last month, Panini Authentic’s Brian Bayne sat down with Panini America’s own Kobe Bryant for a comprehensive signing session that included several new pieces of memorabilia for Panini Authentic and some upcoming cardboard cornerstones slated for inclusion in 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball and 2013-14 Crusade Basketball. Bryant also penned his powerful penmanship on a few outstanding redemption cards during the autograph session, too.

In the gallery that follows, we bring you up close and personal with some bona fide Bryant beasts sure to be making box-breaking headlines when Intrigue and Crusade release in late April and early May, respectively. Enjoy the preview and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for continued pre-release coverage of Intrigue, Crusade and all Panini America NBA releases.

                            

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The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball (78 Images)



It took all of one release for Panini America’s Intrigue Basketball product to make its micro-etched mark on the hobby. Amid a 2012-13 NBA collecting season not the least bit short on options, that debut release of Intrigue last September delivered a difference-making insert remains instantly recognizable all these months later: Intriguing Players.

The striking, superstar-focused chase set that debuted in 2012-13 Intrigue Basketball is as memorable for its stunning full-front micro-etching as it is for offering multiple photo variations of the NBA’s 20 best players. The good news for those collectors who embraced the concept last season? Intriguing Players is back for 2013-14. The better news? Well, it’s even better.

For 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball, due out next Wednesday, Panini America product developers have accentuated the Intriguing Players concept with perimeter die-cutting and a return to the Silver, Gold and Black short-print structure that so intrigued player collectors one season ago. Many of this year’s options are featured in the Quality Control Gallery below.

Also showcased below are more than 70 other reasons we think collectors will regard 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball as a much-improved sequel to last year’s debut. The product’s autographed inserts honoring the game’s greatest dunkers (Dunk Company and Slam Ink) return, as do the title-worthy Winning Ink Autographs and Red and White & Blue Signatures (this year featuring . . . wait for it . . . a red, white and blue color scheme). Intrigue’s multi-memorabilia marvels are back too, headlined by Intriguing Pairs, Terrific Trios and Fearless Foursomes.

As expected, the 2013-14 rookie class is well represented in Intrigue; perhaps somewhat unexpectedly, so is the 2014-15 rookie class. In addition to four autograph or memorabilia cards, each 11-card box also guarantees one 2014 NBA Draft X-Change bonus card.

The following gallery offers an exhaustive examination of the product, which began shipping late last week. Enjoy the views and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance in the coming days for continued coverage of 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball.

                                                                                                                                                          

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Panini America Explores the Prime Pairings of 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball (Gallery)



When Panini America’s 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball goes live in hobby shops across North America on Wednesday, collectors will likely find much in the product that provides that namesake intrigue. We previewed many of those things late last week in a must-see Quality Control Gallery that placed a lot of the focus on the interest-piquing potential of the Intriguing Players insert.

But there are also some downright fascinating memorabilia cards permeating the 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball checklist. Indeed, never underestimate the eyebrow-raising potential of multi-player memorabilia cards — especially the rare Prime versions ones nestled strategically within Intrigue’s Intriguing Pairs, Terrific Trios and Fearless Foursomes insert sets.

Take, for example, the first card in the gallery that follows — a memorabilia Mount Rushmore of sorts featuring prime pieces of game-worn gear from Panini America-exclusive superstars Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Kyrie Irving. Once you get past that gem, just know that there are 65 other images to follow featuring compelling player combinations, multicolored pieces of memorabilia and serious pop.

Enjoy the gallery and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for continued coverage of 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball.