2011-12 Past & Present Basketball Begins to Take Shape: A Panini America Mini Gallery
Strolling down the aisle in the Panini America production department earlier this week, I was struck by a vibrantly-hued uncut sheet of throwback bliss standing guard next to Production Manager Andre Jackson.
Upon closer inspection, that oversized spectacle turned out to be my first live look at the stunning Bread for Health insert in the upcoming 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball. From the captivating combination of colors to the aging of the primary photos, there’s a lot to love in this reimagining of an old-school classic.
Just hours later, some of the first on-card autographs from the product — in this case cards from the Modern Marks insert — arrived back in Acquisitions. Short story long, I felt it was time to share some of this sneak-peek goodness with loyal readers of The Knight’s Lance.
Enjoy, and stay tuned for additional updates.
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Hey Tracy, thanks as always! Are Ersan Ilyasova, Luc Mbah a Moute, or Larry Sanders in Past & Present or Limited??
Fair questions. This from the esteemed Keith Hower from our NBA product development team:
Limited:
Ersan Ilyasova-Common, Silver Spotlight, Gold Spotlight, and Platinum Spotlight
Gold Standard:
Ersan Ilyasova-Gold, Platinum Gold, Black Gold, Signs of Gold Autographs
Looks amazing! Thanks for the preview.
What can I say….incredible images as always! thanks for giving us Knights Lance readers the first pics of what is so far an incredible start to the Panini lineup of NBA products this year! Gotta love the throwback colors as well!
where are the rookies??
I already pre-ordered two boxes and two boxes of the 2011-12 Limited. Can’t wait for May to get here already.
So is it Past & Present because of the use of a Past theme with Present players or are there retired players in there? Who am I kidding, just let me know if Byron Scott is in there and I’ll go from there…..
Those modern marks cards look great… super clean, nice work.
Looks like an interesting product, those Team USA autos really pop. Thanks for the preview Tracy!
Love the on-card content in this product.
Any Rays in upcoming releases? đŸ™‚ Just did some googling and found an old Bread for Health Mikan diecut so I know what set you are paying homage to now. They look different i’l definetly be getting a few!
Let me check on your Rays. I’m sure there are.
Any word on any giveaway’s? Must be shipping within the next couple of weeks so…. bring on the fun!
rookies?!
Need rookies!!!!!!!!
Love that Kevin Love on-card auto. The yellow of those Bread for Energy cards looks sweat!!!
How many CP3 autos are there in his Clippers uniform? This is his first card in the Clips uniform right?
He actually had a couple of Clippers cards in 2011-12 NBA Hoops.
Can you let me know if there are any Chris Mullin cards ? đŸ™‚
very nice! any chance Rasheed is in P&P,Gold Standard or Limited?