Panini Blog The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 NBA Hoops Basketball (59 images)

Just for grins, let’s take quick inventory of all that next week’s release of 2012-13 NBA Hoops Basketball, the first NBA product of the new season, has in store for collectors.
A historic massive Double Rookie Class? Check. The first official Rookie Cards of Kyrie Irving, Kenneth Faried, Anthony Davis and so many other young superstars from the 2011 and 2012 NBA Draft Classes? A $2 pack price? Check. Glossy and Artist’s Proofs parallels? Check. The triumphant return of NBA coach cards? Check. Autograph cards seeded two per box? Check. Compelling inserts such as Courtside, Board Members, Rookie Impact, Draft Night, Spark Plugs and Action Photos? Check. Super-tough, less-than-two-per-case pulls such Kobe’s All-Rookie Team and a special Champions card honoring the Miami Heat? Check.
Oh, and thanks to all of that, 2012-13 NBA Hoops also will have one more giant check mark to make next week: A phenomenal start to the 2012-13 NBA trading card season.
To help whet your appetite for next week’s release, we present the following 59-card gallery showcasing the product’s myriad benefits. Enjoy. And after you’ve perused the gallery, be sure to let us know your thoughts on the gallery in the comments section below.

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love the old school look. Particularly the rookie cards

Very exciting to finally see some live rookie autos! I been wondering if panini will do a box set honoring Miami like they did for Dallas the year before, I'm guessing the rare insert set must be in place of that