NEW YORK, December 3, 2003 – LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Tracy McGrady lead list of the 25 most popular NBA jerseys based on combined merchandise sales from the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City and the NBA Store on NBA.com since the start of the 2003-04 season. The Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers top the list of the 10 most popular NBA team merchandise.
The top 25 most popular player jerseys and top 10 most popular teams are listed below in order:
TOP 25 PLAYERS
- LeBron James*
- Carmelo Anthony*
- Tracy McGrady
- Allen Iverson
- Kobe Bryant
- Jason Kidd
- Shaquille O’Neal
- Paul Pierce
- Allan Houston
- Tim Duncan
- Vince Carter
- Kevin Garnett
- Latrell Sprewell
- Rasheed Wallace*
- Gary Payton
- Scottie Pippen*
- Chris Webber
- Yao Ming
- Jalen Rose (Chicago)
- Dirk Nowitzki
- Michael Finley
- Jermaine O’Neal*
- Mike Bibby*
- Amare Stoudemire*
- Steve Nash*
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TOP 10 TEAMS
- Los Angeles
- Philadelphia
- Cleveland
- New York
- Denver
- Boston Celtics
- New Jersey
- Chicago Bulls
- Orlando Magic
- San Antonio
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* - Player did not appear on 2002-03 year-end list
** - Team did not appear on 2002-03 year-end list
Merchandise sales at both the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue and the NBA Store on NBA.com have seen a 16% and 41% increase, respectively, versus the start of last year’s NBA season. Overall sales of NBA merchandise for the 2002-03 season rose by more than 60% from the previous year.
