Source:
https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-t7pp3-1a80237
Dr. Beckett reviews a Panini mail day featuring 2025-26 EuroLeague Contenders Basketball and 2025 Prizm Black Football, noting value, inserts/parallels, and how products will be viewed years later based on the year/copyright conventions. He pulls base cards of Luka Dončić and Victor Wembanyama in EuroLeague and discusses Panini’s looming loss of major U.S. licenses, the industry pivot toward Fanatics, and how Panini may adapt using approaches similar to Leaf and new mixed products like 2026 Bowman Basketball. He then adds a late-arriving, high-priced debut product, 2025 Panini Silhouette Football, outlines its configuration and hit types, shares his box results, and closes with five trends he believes will shape the hobby: more digital, more global, more gamification/gambling ties, more direct-to-consumer, and more experiential collecting.
00:41 EuroLeague Contenders Rip
02:24 Panini vs Fanatics Shift
03:47 Prizm Black Football Box
07:09 Year Labels and RC Debate
10:46 Silhouette Price and Hits
12:47 Future Five Future Trends