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2009-10
Stephen Curry is the most important reason the final NBA Exquisite release cannot be dismissed as a mere epilogue. The card is not a classic NBA patch autograph, but it is a source-backed Curry autograph inside the 37-card /225 rookie spine, and that alone gives 2009-10 lasting collector gravity.
| Year | 2009-10 |
|---|---|
| Set | Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball |
| Subset | Rookie |
| Insert family | Exquisite Rookies and Variants |
| Card number | #64 |
| Players | Stephen Curry |
| Teams | Golden State Warriors |
| Rookie | Yes |
| Autograph | Yes |
| Memorabilia | No |
| Serial numbering | /225 |
| Appearance kind | solo |
Project source notes
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Card #72 is part of the autograph-only continuation at the end of the 2009 rookie run. It matters because it shows the final-year rookie structure is not random; the set intentionally extends its autograph rookies beyond the RC-marked portion of the checklist.
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The player-numbered Rookie Parallel is one of the most important structural details in the 2009 set because it gives the final-year rookie line a subject-specific scarcity layer. Curry at /31 is a strong example of that collector texture.
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2009-10
Blake Griffin opens the 2009 rookie run at card #43 and helps explain the final-year structure immediately: the closing NBA Exquisite release is still serious, but it is no longer built around one uniform NBA patch-autograph formula. Griffin's RC-only /225 card is part of what makes the year feel different from 2003 through 2008.
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Harden's #45 helps give the final NBA Exquisite release real long-term depth beside Curry and Blake. It is a clean example of how the 2009 rookie spine still matters even without the earlier years' standard NBA patch window format.
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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.
