搶先看:2013-14 Crusade Basketball

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In early April, the collecting crusade that captivated hardcore hoops fans last year, is coming back for a whole new season — and this time, it’s bringing a lower price point, a lower print run and even more Crusade cards with it. Rest assured, Panini America’s 2013-14 Crusade Basketball will pack a few more surprises, too. Due out April 7, each box of 2013-14 Crusade Basketball will deliver 18 Crusade inserts, one autograph card and one memorabilia card

Company officials are adding three new collectible colors to the Crusade rainbow this year (including Teals numbered to 299, Orange Die-Cuts numbered to 99 and Golds numbered to just 10) and bringing back popular brand staples such as Quest Memorabilia (featuring a prime parallel).

Other highlights of 2013-14 Crusade Basketball include . . .

• High Praise Ink: Featuring autographs from some of the NBA’s biggest stars.
• Apprentice Signatures: Featuring autographs from the top rookies of 2013-14.
• All-new autographs sets including Hardwood Homage and Sultans of Springfield featuring signatures from legends of the game and members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
• 2013-14 Crusade Basketball features a 150-card base set with 50 Rookie Cards and 50 Legends (both of which fall roughly one in three packs); the base insert lineup includes Nobility, Royalty and Knight Court sets that are paralleled by Silver (numbered to 25), Gold (numbered to 10) and Black 1/1 parallels.
  

We’ll have plenty more to preview on 2013-14 Crusade Basketball in the coming weeks right here on The Knight’s Lance. But for now, enjoy this first extended sneak peek:

All information is accurate at the time of posting. Content is subject to change. Card images are solely for the purpose of design display.

           

很普通

這一款特卡真的好吸引人...

只可惜今年的大咖都很少卡面簽...

有點可惜呢...

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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 Crusade Basketball (87 Sweet Pics)

Basketball’s favorite collecting crusade is on the verge of a triumphant reset — and this year, one of the hobby’s noblest,
Prizm-infused pursuits is entering the die-cut realm. That’s something longtime Crusaders will pick up on immediately when
Panini America’s 2013-14 Crusade Basketball releases one week from today. But there are other niceties to behold in the product as well.

From an assortment of ornate base and insert designs that seem to grow richer and more detailed the longer you look at them, to the still-stunning-after-all-these-years, Prizm-infused Crusade insert, which remains one of the most colorfully collectible chases in the hobby almost 20 years after it arrived. Panini America officials have added an intricate die-cut dimension to Crusade for 2013-14, a nice touch that can be seen in the expansive Quality Control Gallery that follows.

Each hobby box of 2013-14 Crusade Basketball delivers one autograph, one memorabilia card and 18 Crusade inserts. We’ll have plenty more to preview on the product in the coming days. But for now, sit back and enjoy this extended look at the product made possible by the recently completed packout process.