Panini America’s Vanguard Basketball is ready for its rookie NBA season — and its bringing with it many of the tried-and-true staples that worked so well almost 20 years ago.
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Hobby historians will instantly recognize that the base set for 2017-18 Vanguard Basketball borrows extensively from the 2000 Vanguard Football release. And it took its insert inspiration from Vanguard originals such as Cosmic Force, High Voltage and Vanguard Press — albeit with a modern-day autograph emphasis.
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