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

Local placeholder art. Not an actual card image.

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

Michael Jordan Base Card #5

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.

Set Foundation CardsBase SetMichael Jordan
Year2006-07
SetUpper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball
SubsetBase Set
Insert familyBase Set
Card number#5
PlayersMichael Jordan
TeamsChicago Bulls
RookieNo
AutographNo
MemorabiliaNo
Serial numbering/225
Appearance kindsolo

Project source notes

  • TCDB 2006-07 base checklist: Used for the full 84-card 2006-07 base and Exquisite Rookies checklist, including the 42-card veteran base, the six-card /99 rookie summit, the /225 continuation, TCDB's specific memorabilia-source language.

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

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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.

Base SetSet Foundation Cards/225LeBron James
Placeholder illustration for a premium autograph-patch insert frame.

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Jordan's 2006 Limited Logos is a strong reminder that the mid-run Exquisite years never abandoned their classic premium patch-auto grammar. Once the family reached a 42-card /50 structure, it became part of the release's default luxury language rather than a special one-year novelty.

Limited LogosAutograph Patch Inserts/50Michael Jordan
Placeholder illustration for a dual-player Exquisite card frame.

Local placeholder art. Not an actual card image.

The corrected 2006 Jordan-LeBron Dual Enshrinements card is a /10, not a generic later-year placeholder. That matters because it places the card exactly where seasoned collectors expect it: in the honor-case part of the release, where the set stages icons as prestige pairings rather than just memorabilia pairings.

EnshrinementsPrestige and Legacy Inserts/10Michael JordanLeBron James