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: Nothing but the breaks -- old & new NBA, MLB, Goodwin & more.

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Panini Instant, Panini America's real-time trading card platform, will be the home for Kevin Durant's first Golden State Warriors card as well as a tribute to Tim Duncan after his retirement as part of some new changes the company revealed on Monday night.

Beginning tomorrow -- and for only 24 hours -- the Durant card will be available with some other tweaks to be seen on the cardboard from the program.

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Panini America's Noir line of basketball cards arrives on Wednesday with a distinct feel and a deep checklist heavy on the hits.

Each box of 2015-16 Panini Noir includes 12 cards -- and seven of those are autographs or memorabilia cards. A look at the final checklist arrived today in advance of its release.

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The Golden State Warriors lost one of the greatest players in team history on Saturday as Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond lost his battle with leukemia. He was 74.

Named to the NBA at 50 squad and elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985, Thurmond was a seven-time All-Star in his 14 seasons spent with the Warriors, Bulls and Cavaliers. He averaged 15.0 points and 15.0 rebounds a game for his career. He still ranks 11th on the NBA's career rebounds list with 14,464, while his career average ranks fourth-highest in league history.

“We’ve lost one of the most iconic figures in the history of not only our organization, but the NBA in general,” Warriors owner Joe Lacob said in a statement. “Nate represented this franchise with class, dignity and humility as both a player and community relations ambassador for over 40 years. Without a doubt, he is one of the most-beloved figures to ever wear a Warriors uniform and both a Hall of Fame player and Hall of Fame person, hence his No. 42 jersey hanging from the rafters at Oracle Arena. On behalf of the entire Warriors organization, our thoughts and prayers go out to his entire family, including his wife, Marci. We’ll miss his presence in his customary seats at our games next season, but his legacy will live forever.”

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"The Big Fundamental" has a big Sports Illustrated issue all to himself.

The long-running magazine has released a Tim Duncan retirement issue, which is available now for $12.99. A print of the cover also is available for $19.99 along with issues that can be purchased directly from SI.

A star for the San Antonio Spurs for 19 seasons, Duncan retired on Monday as a five-time NBA champ, a two-time league MVP, a three-time Finals MVP and a 15-time All-Star. His next stop will undoubtedly be the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

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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: Nothing but big breaks of new, old and the memorable.

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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: Another day with nothing but the breaks from the forums.

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Panini America has plenty of products coming up packed with plenty of ink -- and it unleashed a gallery of images to prove it.

The company's big three sports are represented and some of the biggest names in the games are in there, too.

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Panini's Noir basketball line brings its brand of mystery to the masses in about 11 days with high-end potential aplenty.

Each box of 2015-16 Panini Noir basketball includes 12 cards and seven of those are autographs or memorabilia cards.

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One of the NBA's most-successful big men and under-rated talents has retired.

A member of the San Antonio Spurs for 19 seasons, Tim Duncan was a five-time NBA champ, a two-time league MVP, a three-time Finals MVP, a 15-time All-Star and his next stop will undoubtedly be the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

He averaged 19 points, 10.8 rebounds and three assists a game for his career and retires as the Spurs' career leader in games, minutes, field goals, rebounds, blocks, points and plenty more. He's also a guy who's not signed autographs much at all in recent years as he's turned down impressive amounts per sig from card companies.

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The second reveal from Panini America in regards to its National Sports Collectors Convention cardboard arrived on Thursday with a look at the company's wrapper-redemption set.

It will be made up of stars and rookies from four sports -- baseball, football, basketball and soccer. There will be autographs, there will be memorabilia -- but those are for a later time.

Right now, it's all about the basics.

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They may not scan well, but the acetate- and hit-driven Back Gold cards that arrived in hobby shops this week from Panini America remain one of the most-unique looks in collecting today.

Each box includes at least four autographs or memorabilia cards with a mix of past and present stars making up the deep checklist.

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It's a new day in Chicago -- and Miami -- as 12-time All-Star and three-time NBA champ Dwyane Wade will now be a member of the Chicago Bulls.

The 34-year-old will wind down his career with his home-state team after 13 seasons with the Miami Heat. How many more seasons will he play beyond a tw0-year deal with the Bulls? Does it matter for his cardboard? He knows the answer to the first question, and we want your take on the second ...

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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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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: 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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Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com. 

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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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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.

Keep reading for more info.

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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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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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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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