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2005-06
The flagship card of 2005-06 Exquisite. Cardboard Connection's product framing treats Chris Paul as the one rookie who gives the release enduring classic appeal, and the checklist backs that up by placing him squarely in the six-card /99 patch-autograph summit. For seasoned collectors, this is the card that keeps 2005 in the serious part of the Exquisite conversation.
| Year | 2005-06 |
|---|---|
| Set | Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball |
| Subset | Rookies |
| Insert family | Rookie Patch Autographs |
| Card number | #46 |
| Players | Chris Paul |
| Teams | New Orleans Hornets |
| Rookie | Yes |
| Autograph | Yes |
| Memorabilia | Yes |
| Serial numbering | /99 |
| Appearance kind | solo |
Project source notes
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Deron Williams sits in the same six-card /99 rookie patch-autograph summit as Chris Paul, which is important context when reading the 2005 set historically. He does not carry Paul's long-term hobby gravity, but his presence helps show the year had a real top tier rather than a single-card spike.
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Andrew Bogut rounds out the six-card /99 top tier and helps explain why the 2005 rookie page should be read as a full class rather than as a Chris Paul singleton. In archive terms, he is part of the structural proof that the year's rookie lane still had shape and hierarchy.
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The signature 2004-05 Exquisite rookie anchor. Cardboard Connection's checklist places Dwight Howard in the six-card /99 top tier, and collector coverage continues to treat this card as the premium centerpiece of his rookie season. It is the clearest proof that the sophomore Exquisite release still delivered a true flagship patch-auto chase.
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Aldridge is one of the six rookies in the set's /99 summit, which is the cleanest way to understand 2006-07's rookie hierarchy. He gives the class a serious long-career cornerstone beyond Brandon Roy's immediate peak and Rajon Rondo's later hobby re-evaluation.
