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Placeholder image policy
The MVP intentionally uses placeholder art rather than copyrighted scans. The gallery asset model is already ready for rights-cleared replacements later.
2006-07
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.
| Year | 2006-07 |
|---|---|
| Set | Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball |
| Subset | Exquisite Rookies |
| Insert family | Rookie Patch Autographs |
| Card number | #60 |
| Players | Rajon Rondo |
| Teams | Boston Celtics |
| Rookie | Yes |
| Autograph | Yes |
| Memorabilia | Yes |
| Serial numbering | /225 |
| Appearance kind | solo |
Project source notes
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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.
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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.
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TCDB documents Durant at card #94 in the four-card /99 summit of the 2007 rookie autograph-memorabilia structure. That matters because it gives the late-run set a true flagship rather than a generic star rookie, and Cardboard Connection's all-time Exquisite rookie ranking puts the card at #2 overall.
