LaMelo Ball is going to change his jersey number from number two to number one in his third upcoming season in the NBA, according to Shams Charania. Neither Ball nor Charania has explained why the Hornet guard is going to change numbers. Ball had worn number one in his high school years at Chino Hills and SPIRE Academy. Not only that but also abroad where he played for the Illawarra Hawks before joining the NBA. (more…)
LeBron James had an electrifying welcome in his first return in the Drew league since 2011 during the NBA lockout. The Laker forward was greeted by cheers and claps when he entered the court. (more…)
Jericho Cruz was tasked to defend Blackwater’s Baser Amer all throughout their matchup where the San Miguel Beermen won in overtime with a final score of 110-107 over the Bossing. (more…)
Danilo Gallinari agrees to a 2-year contract with the Boston Celtics after being traded to and waived by the San Antonio Spurs earlier this offseason, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. (more…)
The Gilas Pilipinas are looking to bounce back after a crushing defeat against New Zealand in their most recent contest. The Philippines were down by 46 points by the end of the game at 60-106. (more…)
Rui Hachimura made headlines today after being the first Japanese to get selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft. (more…)
Lebron James memorabilia card from 2009-10 Panini Donruss Elite Basketball product. (more…)
Here is the checklist for the Aficionado card set from 2014-15 Panini Court Kings Basketball. (more…)
Gordon Hayward – Upper Deck Ultimate
This will be my official first official post for sharing my Gordon Hayward PC and the card above is from 2010-11 Upper Deck Ultimate Rookies Signatures set. That was also the year when Upper Deck started to release basketball cards where players featured in their college/high school uniforms. Luckily, Hayward was still a rookie and having his card in Butler uniform is a nice addition to my collection and I find it rare at the moment as Panini flooded the market featuring him in Jazz jersey.
The card is also memorable to me as it was my first hit to pull out from a pack of cards since 1998. 2011 was my comeback year in the basketball card hobby and I need a player to start with my PC. Hayward was my first choice because of his strong performance at the end of the 2010-11 season and since I’m a speculator type of a collector, I see Hayward as a player with lots of potential and can be one of the NBA greats in the future.
World Cup Matchups
Black Prizms: 1/1
Blue and Red Blue Wave Prizms: Not numbered
Blue Prizms: /199
Gold Power Prizms: /5
Gold Prizms: /10
Green Crystals Prizms: /25
Prizms: Not Numbered
Purple Prizms: /99
Red Prizms: /149
Red, White and Blue Power Plaid Prizms: Not numbered
Yellow and Red Pulsar Prizms: Not numbered
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Combo Signatures
| Number | Card Set | Player | Team | Regular | Prizm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Combo Signatures | Cristiano Ronaldo / Pele | Portugal / Brazil | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Combo Signatures | Andrea Pirlo / Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | Combo Signatures | Clint Dempsey / Tim Howard | United States | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | Combo Signatures | Arjen Robben / Robin van Persie | Netherlands | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | Combo Signatures | Bobby Charlton / Steven Gerrard | England | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Combo Signatures | Cristiano Ronaldo / Pepe | Portugal | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Combo Signatures | Mesut Ozil / Xavi Hernandez | Germany / Spain | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | Combo Signatures | Eden Hazard / Frank Lampard | Belgium / England | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | Combo Signatures | Hugo Sanchez / Rafael Marquez | Mexico | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | Combo Signatures | Carlos Valderrama / James Rodriguez | Colombia | 10 | 10 |
Credits: Panini
World Cup Poster
Regular cards: Not numbered
Black Prizms: /1
Blue and Red Blue Wave Prizms: Not numbered
Blue Prizms: /199
Gold Power Prizms: /5
Gold Prizms: /10
Green Crystal Prizms: /25
Prizm: Not numbered
Purple Prizms: /99
Red Prizms: /149
Red, White and Blue Power Plaid Prizms: Not numbered
Yellow and Red Pulsar Prizms: Not numbered
| Number | Card Set | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Cup Posters | Belo Horizonte | No Team |
| 2 | World Cup Posters | Brasilia | No Team |
| 3 | World Cup Posters | Cuiaba | No Team |
| 4 | World Cup Posters | Curitiba | No Team |
| 5 | World Cup Posters | Fortaleza | No Team |
| 6 | World Cup Posters | Manaus | No Team |
| 7 | World Cup Posters | Natal | No Team |
| 8 | World Cup Posters | Porto Alegre | No Team |
| 9 | World Cup Posters | Recife | No Team |
| 10 | World Cup Posters | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| 11 | World Cup Posters | Salvador | No Team |
| 12 | World Cup Posters | Sao Paulo | No Team |
Credits: Panini Blog
Team Photos
Regular cards: Not numbered
Black Prizms: /1
Blue and Red Blue Wave Prizms: Not numbered
Blue Prizms: /199
Gold Power Prizms: /5
Gold Prizms: /10
Green Crystal Prizms: /25
Prizm: Not numbered
Purple Prizms: /99
Red Prizms: /149
Red, White and Blue Power Plaid Prizms: Not numbered
Yellow and Red Pulsar Prizms: Not numbered
| Number | Card Set | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Photos | Algeria | Algeria |
| 2 | Team Photos | Argentina | Argentina |
| 3 | Team Photos | Australia | Australia |
| 4 | Team Photos | Belgique/Belgie | Belgium |
| 5 | Team Photos | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 6 | Team Photos | Brasil | Brazil |
| 7 | Team Photos | Cameroon | Cameroon |
| 8 | Team Photos | Chile | Chile |
| 9 | Team Photos | Colombia | Colombia |
| 10 | Team Photos | Costa Rica | Costa Rica |
| 11 | Team Photos | Cote d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast |
| 12 | Team Photos | Ecuador | Ecuador |
| 13 | Team Photos | England | England |
| 14 | Team Photos | France | France |
| 15 | Team Photos | Deutschland | Germany |
| 16 | Team Photos | Ghana | Ghana |
| 17 | Team Photos | Hellas | Greece |
| 18 | Team Photos | Nederland | Netherlands |
| 19 | Team Photos | Honduras | Honduras |
| 20 | Team Photos | Hrvatska | Croatia |
| 21 | Team Photos | Iran | Iran |
| 22 | Team Photos | Italia | Italy |
| 23 | Team Photos | Japan | Japan |
| 24 | Team Photos | Korea Republic | Korea Republic |
| 25 | Team Photos | Mexico | Mexico |
| 26 | Team Photos | Nigeria | Nigeria |
| 27 | Team Photos | Portugal | Portugal |
| 28 | Team Photos | Rossija | Russia |
| 29 | Team Photos | Espana | Spain |
| 30 | Team Photos | Switzerland | Switzerland |
| 31 | Team Photos | Uruguay | Uruguay |
| 32 | Team Photos | United States | United States |
Credits: Panini Blog
Gianluigi Buffon – Signatures
| Number | Card Set | Player | Team | Regular | Prizm | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Signatures | Fabio Cannavaro | Italy | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | Signatures | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 3 | Signatures | Fernando Torres | Spain | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 4 | Signatures | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 5 | Signatures | Andrea Pirlo | Italy | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 6 | Signatures | Pele | Brazil | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 7 | Signatures | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 8 | Signatures | Frank Lampard | England | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 9 | Signatures | Oscar | Brazil | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 10 | Signatures | Radamel Falcao | Colombia | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 12 | Signatures | Diego Costa | Spain | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 13 | Signatures | Pepe | Portugal | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 14 | Signatures | James Rodriguez | Colombia | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 15 | Signatures | Marco Van Basten | Netherlands | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 17 | Signatures | Roberto Carlos | Brazil | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 18 | Signatures | Frank Rijkaard | Netherlands | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 19 | Signatures | Roberto Baggio | Italy | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 20 | Signatures | Xavi Hernandez | Spain | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 21 | Signatures | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 22 | Signatures | Carlos Valderrama | Colombia | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 23 | Signatures | Clint Dempsey | United States | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 24 | Signatures | Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 25 | Signatures | Robin van Persie | Netherlands | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 26 | Signatures | Mesut Ozil | Germany | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 27 | Signatures | Samir Nasri | France | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 28 | Signatures | Mario Kempes | Argentina | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 29 | Signatures | Jorge Campos | Mexico | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 30 | Signatures | Daniel Sturridge | England | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 31 | Signatures | Eden Hazard | Belgium | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 32 | Signatures | Philipp Lahm | Germany | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 33 | Signatures | Arjen Robben | Netherlands | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 34 | Signatures | Lionel Messi | Argentina | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 37 | Signatures | Cafu | Brazil | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 38 | Signatures | Diego Forlan | Uruguay | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 41 | Signatures | Luis Suarez | Uruguay | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 44 | Signatures | Bobby Charlton | England | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 45 | Signatures | Steven Gerrard | England | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 50 | Signatures | Franz Beckenbauer | Germany | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 52 | Signatures | Jurgen Klinsmann | Germany | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 57 | Signatures | Luis Figo | Portugal | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 59 | Signatures | Gerard Pique | Spain | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 62 | Signatures | Ivan Zamorano | Chile | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 64 | Signatures | Hugo Sanchez | Mexico | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 65 | Signatures | Nani | Portugal | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 66 | Signatures | Alexi Lalas | United States | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 67 | Signatures | Tim Howard | United States | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 73 | Signatures | Rafael Marquez | Mexico | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 75 | Signatures | Wesley Sneijder | Netherlands | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 76 | Signatures | Neymar Jr. | Brazil | NN | 25 | 1 |
| 77 | Signatures | Jozy Altidore | United States | NN | 25 | 1 |
Credits: Panini Blog
Lionel Messi – Net Finders
Regular cards: Not numbered
Black Prizms: /1
Blue and Red Blue Wave Prizms: Not numbered
Blue Prizms: /199
Gold Power Prizms: /5
Gold Prizms: /10
Green Crystal Prizms: /25
Prizm: Not numbered
Purple Prizms: /99
Red Prizms: /149
Red, White and Blue Power Plaid Prizms: Not numbered
Yellow and Red Pulsar Prizms: Not numbered
| Number | Card Set | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Net Finders | Gonzalo Higuain | Argentina |
| 2 | Net Finders | Lionel Messi | Argentina |
| 3 | Net Finders | Sergio Aguero | Argentina |
| 4 | Net Finders | Edin Dzeko | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 5 | Net Finders | Neymar Jr. | Brazil |
| 6 | Net Finders | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon |
| 7 | Net Finders | Radamel Falcao | Colombia |
| 8 | Net Finders | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast |
| 9 | Net Finders | Wayne Rooney | England |
| 10 | Net Finders | Karim Benzema | France |
| 11 | Net Finders | Lukas Podolski | Germany |
| 12 | Net Finders | Marco Reus | Germany |
| 13 | Net Finders | Kostas Mitroglou | Greece |
| 14 | Net Finders | Robin van Persie | Netherlands |
| 15 | Net Finders | Mario Mandzukic | Croatia |
| 16 | Net Finders | Giuseppe Rossi | Italy |
| 17 | Net Finders | Mario Balotelli | Italy |
| 18 | Net Finders | Shinji Okazaki | Japan |
| 19 | Net Finders | Javier Hernandez | Mexico |
| 20 | Net Finders | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal |
| 21 | Net Finders | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Russia |
| 22 | Net Finders | David Villa | Spain |
| 23 | Net Finders | Edinson Cavani | Uruguay |
| 24 | Net Finders | Luis Suarez | Uruguay |
| 25 | Net Finders | Landon Donovan | United States |
Credits: Panini Blog