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		<title>Panini signs No. 1 pick Anthony Davis</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Unibrow has a new home with Panuni America, err, Panini America.]]></description>
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<p>By Chris Olds | Beckett Basketball Editor</p>
<p>The Unibrow has a new home with Panuni America.</p>
<p>Err, <strong>Panini America</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Anthony Davis</strong>, the  No. 1 overall pick in this year&#8217;s NBA Draft, signed an exclusive card and autograph agreement with the company, which was announced on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Panini, the lone licensee of officially licensed NBA cards but not the only manufacturer of basketball cards, now has deals with 54 of the 60 picks in this year&#8217;s draft. He&#8217;ll join<strong> Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Thomas Robinson, Harrison Barnes, Andre Drummond, Austin Rivers, Jared Sullinger</strong> and <strong>John Henson</strong>, who all <a href="http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/06/panini-signs-seven-top-nba-prospects-to-exclusives/" target="_blank"><strong>signed exclusive deals with Panini before the draft.</strong></a></p>
<p>“Anthony Davis is a tremendous player – not only on the basketball court but also in the world of officially licensed trading cards – and his impact on our complete line of 2012-13 NBA products will be substantial,” said Panini America CEO <strong>Mark Warsop</strong> in a prepared release. “We proudly welcome him into the Panini America family, where his Rookie Cards will be among the most coveted collectibles in the sports world next season.”</p>
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<p>A member of the national champion Kentucky Wildcats, Davis was the team&#8217;s leading scorer (14.2 ppg) at the University of Kentucky and shot-blocker (4.7 per game) as well as tops in the country. He&#8217;s the fourth No. 1-0verall draft pick to sign with Panini, joining <strong>Kyrie Irving, John Wall</strong> and <strong>Blake Griffin.</strong></p>
<p>He&#8217;ll make his Rookie Card debut in <em>2012-13 NBA Hoops</em> which arrives on Aug. 15, though he just might appear on his first card sooner as Panini has yet to announce two promo card subjects for the <a href="http://www.nsccshow.com" target="_blank"><strong>National Sports Collectors Convention</strong></a> which begins this evening in Baltimore and runs through Sunday.</p>
<p><em>Chris Olds is the editor of Beckett Basketball magazine. Have a comment, question or idea? Send an email to him at colds@beckett.com. Follow him on Twitter by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/chrisolds2009" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</em></p>
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