HOLLYWOOD - JULY 14: Winner for Best Breakthrough athlete, basketball player LeBron James is greeted on stage by quarterback Tom Brady at the 12th Annual ESPY Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on July 14, 2004 in Hollywood, California. This year's ESPY's will air Sunday, July 16th on ESPN beginning 9 PM EST/6 PM EST.

Rare LeBron, Brady cards expected to fetch $2.5M apiece at auction

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A pair of rookie trading cards featuring Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady are expected to sell for millions at auction this month.

The cards - James' 2003-04 Upper Deck "Exquisite Collection" Exquisite Rookie Patch Autograph and Brady's 2000 Playoff Contenders Signed Championship Ticket Rookie - are being sold as part of Goldin Auctions' April premium card auction. Both are expected to fetch $2.5 million, according to TMZ Sports.

Bidding on James' card has already reached $1 million with 13 days left in the auction, while Brady's has a top bid of $850,000.

A lower-graded version of the same Brady card recently sold for $2.25 million, setting a new record for a football card. A different version of the James card was auctioned off for $1.8 million last year.

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