With all the enthusiasm surrounding the Yankee Stadium demolition it has been all but forgotten that we are right in the middle of one of the most exciting NBA playoffs in several years. As you all know I am a huge hoops fan and am literally counting the hours until the Lakers/Nuggets series tips off tonight. I learned my lesson last season and will not make any bold predictions on this forum. I will, however, say that I am cautiously confident that the Lake Show will prevail not only in the Western Finals but on the biggest stage against LeBron and the Cavs.
While we are known (now more than ever) as a baseball/Yankees company Steiner offers an unbelievably diverse array of NBA product. Probably the best place to start discussing these awesome collectibles is with one of our finest exclusives- Carmelo Anthony. Melo has been with us for quite some time and, with what started as a small partnership on Syracuse item, we have built an impressive memorabilia line around the young star. One of the coolest signing I have done to date was in Denver two years ago with Melo. We actually did the session in the Pepsi Center and I got to see the locker room, training room etc... was unreal. For his age and talent Melo will be a perenial all-star for the next ten-plus years...an absolute must-have for the avid NBA collector.
We move from young Melo to Boston veteran Paul Pierce. I have fauned about Pierce from day one last year. He is one of the nicest athletes I have ever worked with and I am, surprisingly, somewhat disappointed that the Celtics did not advance. It would have been great to face those guys again in the Finals. Interestingly enough Pierce grew up as Lakers fan and talking hoops (and trash) with him ranks up in their in my highlights from the last twelve months. Bottom line is that Pierce is undoubtedly a hall of famer (the rock solidified that) and a no-brainer on the memorabilia side of things.
Speaking of Celtics (and Lakers) we also offer product on two rival Hall of Famers from both sides of the coin...Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. I have done a ton of signings with both and my modest autograph collection (it really is modest as I am not a collector) does contain a few Magics'...I have an old Grateful Dead Great Western Forum yellow tour cap that Johnson signed under the brim for me!) One of my all-time favorite pieces is a dual-signed overhead 16x20 photograph.
Lastly, for all you Knicks and Nets fans anxiously awaiting tonight's draft lottery we have a ton of amazing product on sale right now. These pieces range from unique Clyde Frazier balls and photos to Wilson Chandler collectibles. On the Nets end we can take you back to the glory days of years past...1999-2002 as we have hand-signed memorabilia from Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson. Speaking of Jason Kidd (another sure-fire hall of famer) we even have some amazing Mavericks photos for sale.
The above is only a starting point (off the top of my head I already can think of three more incredible players we offer that I omitted from the body of this post- John Havlicek!, Alan Houston!, Kevin Garnett!) Check out the rest of this site as it is very easy to search for collectibles from your favorite teams and players.
Since we are in NBA mode I figured I would re post some old photos and video from some basketball signings over the years...hopefully have those up later today
Enjoy the rest of the day! Go Lakers!...and don't forget to touch third base...

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