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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.
2009-10
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.
| Year | 2009-10 |
|---|---|
| Set | Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball |
| Subset | Rookie |
| Insert family | Exquisite Rookies and Variants |
| Card number | #45 |
| Players | James Harden |
| Teams | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Rookie | Yes |
| Autograph | Yes |
| Memorabilia | No |
| Serial numbering | /225 |
| Appearance kind | solo |
Project source notes
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Harden's second autograph-only continuation card is a useful archival detail because it shows how the 2009 rookie run layers autograph subjects deeper into the numbering rather than confining them to one early RC band.
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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.
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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.
