Panini America Sign 12 NBA Draftees to Trading Card Deals

Panini America, symptoms the official trading card partner of the NBA, announced today that it has reached exclusive trading card agreements with 12 NBA first round draft picks in advance of Thursday’s 2013 NBA Draft.

The agreements grant Panini America exclusive rights to produce officially licensed NBA Rookie Cards and autographed trading cards of these future NBA stars. The first Rookie Cards and autographs of the 2013-14 NBA Draft class will arrive in late October.

Panini has inked exclusive agreements with No. 1 overall Draft pick, Anthony Bennett (Cleveland Cavaliers), Nerlens Noel (Philadelphia 76ers), and fellow projected top-five selections Ben McLemore (Sacramento Kings), Otto Porter (Washington Wizards) and Alex Len (Phoenix Suns).

In addition to the five players mentioned above, Panini America also inked exclusive agreements with: Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic), Michael Carter-Williams (Philadelphia 76ers), Trey Burke (Utah Jazz), Shabazz Muhammad (Minnesota Timberwolves), Cody Zeller (Charlotte Bobcats), Dennis Schroeder (Atlanta Hawks), C.J. McCollum (Portland Trail Blazers), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Detroit Pistons), Jamaal Franklin (Memphis Grizzlies), Shane Larkin (Dallas Mavericks) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (New York Knicks).

“We’re coming off of a truly historic NBA season that culminated with one of the greatest NBA Finals we’ve ever seen,” said Panini America CEO Mark Warsop. “Adding so many talented new faces to the Panini America NBA family for 2013-14 ensures that our momentum will continue and we’re excited about delivering the first Rookie Cards and autographs from this next class of NBA stars.”