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Placeholder image policy
The MVP intentionally uses placeholder art rather than copyrighted scans. The gallery asset model is already ready for rights-cleared replacements later.
2006-07
LeBron's 2006-07 base card is a useful archival anchor because it ties his mid-run insert presence back to the numbered veteran spine of the release. It keeps the year from reading like nothing but rookie cards and grail inserts.
| Year | 2006-07 |
|---|---|
| Set | Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball |
| Subset | Base Set |
| Insert family | Base Set |
| Card number | #7 |
| Players | LeBron James |
| Teams | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Rookie | No |
| Autograph | No |
| Memorabilia | No |
| Serial numbering | /225 |
| Appearance kind | solo |
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2006-07
Jordan's 2006-07 base card matters because it shows the set still opening with a serious veteran backbone. Even in a year remembered for Brandon Roy, Rajon Rondo, and cross-era grails, the numbered 42-card veteran front half keeps Exquisite feeling composed and fully authored.
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Emblems of Endorsement is one of the clearest examples of 2006-07 feeling mature instead of transitional. LeBron's /15 card shows the set still devoting real checklist energy to icon-driven autograph-memorabilia families outside the rookie lane.
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LeBron's /23 Number Pieces entry is one of the cleanest illustrations of how Exquisite kept turning jersey numbers into part of the collecting language. In 2006, the family is large enough to feel like a central design thesis, not just a clever side branch.
