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2009-10

Rashard Lewis / Kobe Bryant / Mo Williams / Carmelo Anthony / LeBron James / Pau Gasol / Chauncey Billups / Dwight Howard Eights #09CFINL

Eights is one of the most distinctive ideas in the 2009 release because it turns eight-player combinations into genuine showcase cards. This Finals-themed example makes the year feel curated and editorial rather than merely crowded.

Memorabilia and Patch RelicsEightsRashard LewisKobe BryantMo WilliamsCarmelo AnthonyLeBron JamesPau GasolChauncey BillupsDwight Howard
Year2009-10
SetUpper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball
SubsetExquisite Eights
Insert familyEights
Card number#09CFINL
PlayersRashard Lewis / Kobe Bryant / Mo Williams / Carmelo Anthony / LeBron James / Pau Gasol / Chauncey Billups / Dwight Howard
TeamsOrlando Magic / Los Angeles Lakers / Cleveland Cavaliers / Denver Nuggets
RookieNo
AutographNo
MemorabiliaYes
Serial numbering/10
Appearance kindmulti

Project source notes

  • TCDB 2009-10 inserts page: Used for the 2009-10 insert architecture, including All-NBA Access Dual Logos, All-NBA Access Triple Logos, Eights, Eights Patches, Exquisite Patches, Extra Exquisite Jerseys, Extra Exquisite Jerseys Gold, Extra Exquisite Patches, Jerseys, Limited Logos, Noble Nameplates, Numbers, Patches, Patches Autographs, Rookie Parallel, and Rookie Patch Flashback.
  • Cardboard Connection 2009-10 product page: Used for the final-year release framing that actually matches the TCDB checklist backbone: 42 regular cards /199, 37 Exquisite Rookie Cards /225, Rookie Gold parallels, Rookie Patch Flashback, Exquisite Patches /50, Extra Exquisite jersey and patch branches, regular-card jerseys /25, patches /10, auto patches 1/1, Numbers, Noble Nameplates, and the All-NBA dual- and triple-logo ceiling.

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The /3 Eights Patches branch is the patch-heavy peak of the final year's eight-player concept. Cards like this are why 2009 should be read as a deliberate showcase set, not simply a weaker echo of earlier Exquisite seasons.

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Jordan and LeBron in a one-of-one dual-logo card is exactly the kind of closing-statement grail that keeps 2009 relevant to seasoned Exquisite collectors. The rookie structure may have changed, but the top-end ambition clearly did not.

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