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The archive still uses placeholder art when an exact public reference scan has not been matched cleanly to the checklist entry.
2008-09
Beasley's place in the /99 summit is part of what gives 2008-09 more collector depth than a quick Rose-versus-Westbrook summary suggests. The class has a real premium top tier.
| Year | 2008-09 |
|---|---|
| Set | Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball |
| Subset | Rookie Auto Patch |
| Insert family | Rookie Patch Autographs |
| Card number | #91 |
| Players | Michael Beasley |
| Teams | Miami Heat |
| Rookie | Yes |
| Autograph | Yes |
| Memorabilia | Yes |
| Serial numbering | /99 |
| Appearance kind | solo |
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Rose's #92 /99 is the headline card of 2008-09 Exquisite and the clearest reason the release still carries real late-run gravity. The broader checklist matters too, but this is the card that makes the year's rookie story immediately legible to serious collectors.
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O.J. Mayo sits inside the 2008 /99 summit, and that detail matters because it helps the archive present the year as a real multi-pillar rookie class instead of a one-card Rose set.
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Eric Gordon closes the main rookie auto-patch lane at card #94, which is a good reminder that the 2008 class still has real depth even after the more famous names are accounted for.
