Even as the Panini America NBA Product Development team applies a full-court press of sorts to finish the 2012-13 NBA collecting season on a memorable note (with Intrigue, Flawless andImmaculate set to round out the year in the next six weeks), it’s also keeping one eye firmly fixed on2013-14 NBA Hoops Basketball, the first product of the new season set to arrive late next month reports Tracy Hackler.
While you can’t truly appreciate the subtle foil enhancements that will adorn these cards around the “RC” and “NBA Hoops” logos once they’re finished, you can absolutely appreciate the historical significance of these being the first NBA-licensed Rookie Cards of Anthony Bennett, Victor Oladipo, Otto Porter, Cody Zeller and the other key members of the 2013 NBA Draft.