LeBron Leads List of Most Popular Jerseys
Posted Apr 8 2004 10:35AM
Lakers, Knicks, Sixers most popular team merchandise
NEW YORK, April 8 -- LeBron James ,
Carmelo Anthony and
Stephon Marbury lead the NBA's list of most popular player jerseys, based on sales at the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City and the NBA Store on NBA.com since the start of the 2003-04 NBA preseason.
The Los Angeles Lakers , New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers top the league's list of most popular team merchandise.
The top 25 best-selling player jerseys and top 10 best-selling teams are listed below in order:
TOP 25 PLAYERS
1.
LeBron James , Cleveland Cavaliers *
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2.
Carmelo Anthony , Denver Nuggets *
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3.
Stephon Marbury , New York Knicks *
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4.
Tracy McGrady , Orlando Magic
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5.
Allen Iverson , Philadelphia 76ers
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6.
Tim Duncan , San Antonio Spurs
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7.
Kobe Bryant , Los Angeles Lakers
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8.
Steve Francis , Houston Rockets *
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9.
Shaquille O'Neal , Los Angeles Lakers
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10.
Scottie Pippen , Chicago Bulls *
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11.
Gary Payton , Los Angeles Lakers
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12.
Jermaine O'Neal , Indiana Pacers *
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13.
Penny Hardaway , New York Knicks *
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14.
Rasheed Wallace , Detroit Pistons *
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15.
Vince Carter , Toronto Raptors
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16.
Allan Houston , New York Knicks
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17.
Paul Pierce , Boston Celtics
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18.
Yao Ming , Houston Rockets
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19.
Kevin Garnett , Minnesota Timberwolves
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20.
Baron Davis , New Orleans Hornets *
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21.
Latrell Sprewell , Minnesota Timberwolves
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22.
Jalen Rose , Toronto Raptors
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23.
Jason Richardson , Golden State Warriors *
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24.
Chris Webber , Sacramento Kings
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25.
Jason Kidd , New Jersey Nets
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Combined sales for the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue and the NBA Store on NBA.com are up by 25 percent compared to last year.
Ten players are new to the season-end top 25 player jersey list compared to 2003 season-end list (as indicated by *)
Three teams are new to the season-end top 10 team merchandise list compared to 2003 season-end list (as indicated by +)