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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.
Rookie Patch AutographsRookie Focus Cards/99LaMarcus Aldridge
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Roy sits in the six-card /99 rookie summit and gives 2006-07 much of its immediate star power. Cardboard Connection's all-time Exquisite rookie ranking places him at #11, which helps explain why seasoned collectors do not treat this year as a dead zone between stronger headline classes.
Rookie Patch AutographsRookie Focus Cards/99Brandon Roy
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Rondo is the card that keeps seasoned collectors from dismissing the /225 continuation as mere filler. Cardboard Connection ranks his 2006-07 Exquisite rookie at #8 all time and explicitly calls it the underrated Exquisite rookie, which gives this part of the checklist real long-term significance.
Rookie Patch AutographsRookie Focus Cards/225Rajon Rondo