Sales up 32% at the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue and on NBA.com
NEW YORK, April 17 -- The NBA announced today the 20 most popular NBA player jerseys and the 10 most popular teams in terms of merchandise sold at the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City and the NBA Store on NBA.com since the start of the 2002-03 NBA regular season.
The top 20 best-selling player jerseys and top 10 best-selling teams are listed below in order:
TOP 20 PLAYERS
1. Kobe Bryant
2. Allen Iverson
3. Tracy McGrady
4. Michael Jordan
5. Paul Pierce *
6. Jason Kidd *
7. Shaquille O'Neal
8. Latrell Sprewell
9. Dirk Nowitzki *
10. Michael Finley *
11. Lamar Odom
12. Kevin Garnett
13. Allan Houston
14. Jalen Rose
15. Tim Duncan
16. Kenyon Martin
17. Yao Ming
18. Gary Payton
19. Chris Webber
20. Vince Carter
TOP 10 TEAMS
1. Los Angeles Lakers
2. New York Knicks
3. Philadelphia 76ers
4. Boston Celtics +
5. New Jersey Nets +
6. Washington Wizards
7. Chicago Bulls +
8. Sacramento Kings
9. Orlando Magic
10. Dallas Mavericks
Combined sales for the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue and the NBA Store on NBA.com are up by 32% compared to last year.
Four players are new to the year-end top 10 player jersey list compared to the 2001-02 end of season list (as indicated by *).
Three teams are new to the year-end top 10 team merchandise list compared to the 2001-02 end of season list (as indicated by +).
Thirteen of the top 20 players and seven of the top 10 teams on this list will be competing in the 2003 NBA Playoffs, which begins on Saturday, April 19.