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Placeholder illustration for a premium autograph-patch insert frame.

Local placeholder art. Not an actual card image.

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The MVP intentionally uses placeholder art rather than copyrighted scans. The gallery asset model is already ready for rights-cleared replacements later.

2009-10

LeBron James Patches Autographs #2

This card sits at the absolute top of the 2009 base-structure ladder: a one-of-one LeBron autograph patch built directly on the closing-year veteran shell. It is one of the clearest reasons the final NBA release still deserves true grail-level attention.

Autograph Patch InsertsBase Autograph PatchesLeBron James
Year2009-10
SetUpper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball
SubsetExquisite Collection Auto Patch
Insert familyBase Autograph Patches
Card number#2
PlayersLeBron James
TeamsCleveland Cavaliers
RookieNo
AutographYes
MemorabiliaYes
Serial numbering1/1
Appearance kindsolo

Project source notes

  • TCDB 2009-10 inserts page: Used for the 2009-10 insert architecture, including All-NBA Access Dual Logos, All-NBA Access Triple Logos, Eights, Eights Patches, Exquisite Patches, Extra Exquisite Jerseys, Extra Exquisite Jerseys Gold, Extra Exquisite Patches, Jerseys, Limited Logos, Noble Nameplates, Numbers, Patches, Patches Autographs, Rookie Parallel, and Rookie Patch Flashback.
  • Cardboard Connection 2009-10 product page: Used for the final-year release framing that actually matches the TCDB checklist backbone: 42 regular cards /199, 37 Exquisite Rookie Cards /225, Rookie Gold parallels, Rookie Patch Flashback, Exquisite Patches /50, Extra Exquisite jersey and patch branches, regular-card jerseys /25, patches /10, auto patches 1/1, Numbers, Noble Nameplates, and the All-NBA dual- and triple-logo ceiling.

Related cards

Placeholder illustration for a foundation or base-style Exquisite card frame.

Local placeholder art. Not an actual card image.

LeBron's /199 base card is the cleanest possible marker that 2009 still has a real veteran shell beneath the closing-year mythology. Without cards like this, the final NBA Exquisite release is easy to misremember as only a quirky rookie year.

Base SetSet Foundation Cards/199LeBron James
Placeholder illustration for a premium autograph-patch insert frame.

Local placeholder art. Not an actual card image.

LeBron's Exquisite Patches card is a strong example of the veteran-and-legend patch-auto backbone that still exists in 2009. It helps the final release feel like part of the same luxury lineage rather than a product that only borrows the Exquisite name.

Exquisite Patches AutographsAutograph Patch Inserts/50LeBron James