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2006-07
This /5 Jordan-LeBron pairing is exactly the kind of card that gives 2006-07 its adult, mid-run confidence. Scripted Swatches is no longer merely an early-Exquisite callback by this point; it is an established premium stage for deliberate cross-era pairings.
| Year | 2006-07 |
|---|---|
| Set | Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball |
| Subset | Scripted Swatches Dual |
| Insert family | Scripted Swatches |
| Card number | #DSS-JJ |
| Players | Michael Jordan / LeBron James |
| Teams | Chicago Bulls / Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Rookie | No |
| Autograph | Yes |
| Memorabilia | Yes |
| Serial numbering | /5 |
| Appearance kind | dual |
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The dual Scripted Swatches branch is part of what makes the 2005 insert stack feel genuinely mature, and the LeBron-Jordan pairing shows that the family is not filler. It is another reminder that some of the year's best cards live in the insert architecture, not only in the rookie lane.
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The Jordan-LeBron dual version shows how far the Number Pieces concept had evolved by 2006. What started as a smart solo design idea becomes a deliberate cross-era centerpiece family once the set begins pairing icons inside the same serial-numbered language.
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This one-of-one Jordan-LeBron dual logoman autograph is the clearest shorthand for the very top of 2006-07 Exquisite. It proves the year still reaches true grail territory and helps explain why veteran collectors talk about 2006 as deeper than its rookie headlines alone would suggest.
