Panini America is readying for this year's National Sports Collectors Convention and part of that preparation was revealed on Wednesday in the form of its first promo cards for the show.

It's a six-card VIP set.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2015-16 Panini Gala basketball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 5
Base set completion: 
1 of 120 (<1 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (1) – Robin Lopez (/99)

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What's Buzzing Today: Vintage price surges, big pulls, The National, Kevin Durant to Golden State and ... Dwyane Wade to Cleveland?

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Kevin Durant will be a member of the Golden State Warriors next season, opting to join a team that lost just nine regular-season games before coming up one win short in the postseason.

We want to know what you think this means for his basketball cards ...

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If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices this weekend and for the next week or so over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.

So much so here are five boxes that caught this collector’s eye.

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What's Buzzing Today: USA Baseball, 2016 Topps Stadium Club breaks, favorite football autos, new NBA contracts & The National.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2015-16 Panini Luxe basketball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 4
Base set completion: 
0 of 99 (0 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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NBA star Dwayne Wade is in the headlines as he's looking for a new contract either to remain with the Miami Heat or join forces with other free agents elsewhere, but no matter where he signs he'll have enough scratch to land himself another NBA championship ring.

This one belonged to his former mother-in-law and it will be up for sale in August via SCP Auctions.

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He's the co-founder of Nike and its now-retired chairman of the board. He's a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. He's probably the only shoe tycoon many people know -- at least one who never played in the NBA.

He's Phil Knight ... and even he has a certified autograph for collectors to chase now that he's in the news.

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What: 2016-17 Panini NBA Sticker Collection
Arrives: Oct. 5
Box basics: Seven stickers per pack, 50 packs per box (24 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The hobby-starting staple returns for another season with all of the league's top stars.

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When it comes to women's basketball, there's one name that should come to mind first -- the long-time coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols, Pat Summitt. She died Tuesday at age 64.

The Hall of Famer won more Division I games than any other coach -- and her wins record still stands on the women's side. She ended her career with 1,038 wins in 38 seasons along with eight national championships, 18 Final Four appearances and 16 SEC championships.

"She truly is a global icon who transcended sports and spent her entire life making a difference in other peoples' lives," UT Athletic Director Dave Hart said in a statement. "She was a genuine, humble leader who focused on helping people achieve more than they thought they were capable of accomplishing. Pat was so much more than a Hall of Fame coach; she was a mother, mentor, leader, friend, humanitarian and inspiration to so many. Her legacy will live on through the countless people she touched throughout her career."

And when it comes to cardboard, there aren't a lot of options for collectors.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big Flawless breaks, the next $1,000 Chrome auto, retro NBA breaks & more.

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Ben Simmons has a new team besides the Philadelphia 76ers.

The No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft out of LSU has joined Upper Deck as an exclusive signer for both trading cards and memorabilia.

Terms of the deal were not announced, but it was called a multi-year agreement by the company and his first autographed card appearance will appear in 2016 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions.

"We are pleased to welcome Ben Simmons to Upper Deck's world-renowned roster of NBA greats and look forward to providing his fans around the world with the most innovative and authentic collectibles available on the market," said Jason Masherah, President of Upper Deck.

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Panini Authentic exclusive signer Kyrie Irving is the latest member of the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers committed to sign championship memorabilia as the company revealed his lineup of items on Thursday.

The first four pieces in the Panini Authentic Kyrie Championship Collection were teased by the memorabilia division of the NBA's exclusive card-maker and none costs more than $400.

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Oklahoma's Buddy Hield and Washington's Marquese Chriss have signed exclusive autograph card and memorabilia deals with Panini America, according to an announcement from the company on Thursday afternoon.

Both are likely top-10 picks in tonight's NBA Draft.

“There’s a lot of excitement surrounding the 2016 NBA Draft Class and these two players are a big reason why,” said Panini America CEO Mark Warsop. “As we look to the start of a new NBA trading card season and the importance every new rookie crop plays in our success, we can’t wait to get started.”

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Leaf Trading Cards will be among the card companies in attendance at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention set for Aug. 3-7 in Atlantic City, N.J., and it revealed its plans for the show on Wednesday.

It will be a four-pronged effort that includes a case-break redemption program, a box-break redemption program, promo cards and an aggressive buying of cards for future buyback products.

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There once was a time where Derrick Rose was among the elite in the hobby, a potential future icon once the older names hung them up.

Today, he's headed to New York to become a member of the seemingly always under-achieving Knicks. What might his future in the hobby hold? Well, it probably depends on what that team looks like ... but we want your thoughts.

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He's played a decade in the NBA for four teams but now that he's got an NBA championship there's one member of the Cleveland Cavaliers who just might have one of the rarer -- and dare we say hotter -- basketball cards of the bunch?

Ok, maybe not -- but maybe J.R. Smith's missing shirt might spark interest in his memorabilia cards?

Again, maybe not, but it's a fun thought.

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The NBA season is over but the cardboard season just keeps going -- and the latest release from Panini America arrives tomorrow with plenty of high-end potential.

It's 2015-16 Panini Gala and every five-card box includes four autographs or memorabilia cards.

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He told the world that he was coming home in the pages of Sports Illustrated and now that he's accomplished his goal of landing Cleveland its first championship since 1964 it makes the most sense to find himself on the cover of the long-running magazine once again.

Not since his debut as "The Chosen One" has there been such a potentially coveted LeBron James SI cover.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers' first NBA championship means there will be plenty of new commemorative pieces to come -- and two of the team's biggest stars' autographs will only come from Upper Deck Authenticated.

They are LeBron James and Kevin Love -- and there are already six autographed items available.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: The NBA Finals sparked a flurry of posts and opinions. Check out the chatter from Blowout's collecting community with the small sampling of links below.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are your NBA Champions -- and on Monday Panini America will have the cardboard to prove it.

The first real-time Panini Instant basketball cards will document the NBA Finals and the Cavs' unlikely and historic championship beginning on Monday.

The company teased the images above shortly after Game 7 on Sunday night, confirming the previously teased cardboard and giving us all a hint of what's to come.

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You probably know him as the host of Inside the NBA, the postgame show for NBA on TNT broadcasts, but there's a lot you may not know about Ernie Johnson that are perfect for this Father's Day.

Those around the Atlanta area may know that he's the son of a former Milwaukee Braves pitcher and long-time Atlanta Braves announcer, Ernie Johnson Sr., who, after a nine-year MLB career, covered the team for more than 30 years. He's one of 29 members of the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame after he was inducted in 2001.

The father appears on nearly 30 baseball cards with his Rookie Card coming in the 1954 Bowman set and his final regular-issue card in the 1960 Topps set. The son appears on just two cards -- one in the 1990-91 Hoops Announcers set, which is a rare card for its era, and the 2014-15 Panini Threads Voices of the Game autograph above.

But all of this isn't why Father's Day is the perfect time to learn more about a broadcaster and three-time Emmy Award winner we've heard plenty from since 1989.

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What: 2015-16 Panini Immaculate Collection basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 24
Box basics:  Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate returns for another season with many of the features collectors have come to expect and some new takes on game-used memorabilia cards we've seen in the line before.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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