Player profile
Blake Griffin matters because he opens the 2009 rookie run at #43 and immediately signals that the final NBA Exquisite release is not using the earlier years' one-shape-fits-all rookie patch-autograph model. His RC-only /225 card is part of the year's identity, not an exception to be ignored.
| Tracked cards | 2 |
|---|---|
| Solo cards | 2 |
| Dual cards | 0 |
| Represented years | 2009-10 |
| Insert families | Exquisite Rookies and Variants, Exquisite Rookies and Variants |
Yearly presence
2009-10
Solo 2 / Dual 0 / Multi 0
2 total
Rookie Focus Cards
Exquisite Rookies and Variants
1
Solo 1 / Dual 0 / Multi 0
Rookie Focus Cards
Exquisite Rookies and Variants
1
Solo 1 / Dual 0 / Multi 0
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Listed on the Beckett 2009-10 checklist as part of the Rookie Gold Rainbow branch. The Beckett checklist makes clear that the final rookie class still has player-specific scarcity logic, which is a major part of why 2009 cannot be read as a generic late-run set. Beckett rookie notation: RC.
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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.
