Checklist-backed 2005-06 enshrinements card from the source-backed Upper Deck Exquisite Collection checklist. Enshrinements gives the 2005 release ceremony and legacy weight, which matters because this year is stronger when read as a full premium archive instead of just a rookie set.
EnshrinementsPrestige and Legacy Inserts/25Chris Paul
Listed on the linked TCDB checklist entry for the Dual Enshrinements branch. Dual Enshrinements is one of the clearest reasons 2006 feels like a mature prestige year instead of a transitional one. Source note: Dual-autograph insert.
EnshrinementsPrestige and Legacy Inserts/10Chris PaulPeja Stojakovic
Listed on the linked TCDB checklist entry for the Enshrinements branch. The solo Enshrinements branch helps give 2006 a ceremonial veteran-and-legend layer, not just a rookie and relic stack. Source note: Autograph insert.
EnshrinementsPrestige and Legacy Inserts/25Chris Paul
2008-09 enshrinements dual checklist entry. The dual Enshrinements branch pushes 2008 well beyond one marquee Jordan-LeBron pairing and into a full prestige layer. Source note: Dual autograph insert. Cardboard Connection shows END-JJ with LeBron James as the sole #/23 exception among otherwise #/25 cards.
EnshrinementsPrestige and Legacy Inserts/25Chris PaulIsiah Thomas
2008-09 enshrinements checklist entry. The solo Enshrinements branch preserves the ceremonial, legacy-heavy side of Exquisite in 2008. Source note: Enshrinements autograph insert. TCDB notes the usual print run is #/25 with Kobe Bryant #/24 and LeBron James and Michael Jordan #/23.
EnshrinementsPrestige and Legacy Inserts/25Chris Paul