SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs icon Tim Duncan is back in the trading card world.
After nearly two decades, new Duncan autographed cards will be made available to collectors and fans only at Panini of America.
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, has just announced an exclusive, multi-year partnership with the Hall-of-Famer.
The partnership, which is for autographed trading cards, will see the first Panini cards featuring Duncan released in February 2024.
He joins the likes of Luka Dončić, Charles Barkley, David Beckham, Christian Pulisic, Kylian Mbappe, and more as Panini exclusive athletes.
“It’s been years since I’ve had an autographed trading card,” Duncan said in a release. “I felt it was time to return to the industry so fans could get the chance to get cards with my signature. Trading cards have come a long way since I last signed them. Panini America has developed some really cool cards and brands while taking the popularity of NBA trading cards to a whole new level, so it made sense to partner with them.”
“Tim Duncan is one of the greatest players that the game of basketball has ever seen and is a natural fit to join our Panini family,” said Jason Howarth, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Athlete Relations for Panini America. “We are proud to be partnering with him on his new autographed cards and are even more excited to bring such an iconic star back into the trading card world for basketball fans everywhere.”
THE DUNCAN CARDS
The new Duncan cards will feature various styles.
They will feature the base autographed card with him holding an NBA Championship trophy.
His Draft Day autographed card, a "Silhouettes" Duncan variant card as well as a "Crown Royale" autographed card will be available.
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