Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 11:27 am  |  31 responses

Most Popular NBA Merchandise (Thru January)

Who knew Derrick Rose could move this much product! Chicago’s point guard boosted overall jersey sales from No. 11 at the end of his rookie year to No. 4. Bulls merchandise sells along the best, so that could be part of it. His flashy game could be another. His Playoff performance against the Celtics definitely earned him followers. But still, No. 4 is high, considering Derrick finished sixth among Eastern Conference guards in All-Star votes, another crude barometer of popularity.

Other tidbits of interest include Dwight’s dramatic jump from No. 10 to No. 3 on this season’s list. Magic merchandise also rose to No. 6 overall, despite missing the Top 10 last season. Allen Iverson’s 76er jersey is still clinging on at No. 14 — a number which might rise as the uniform’s only been on sale since December…

Rankings are based on sales at the ever-charming NBA Store and NBAStore.com since the start of the ’09-10 season.

’09-10 MOST POPULAR JERSEYS
1. Kobe Bryant
2. LeBron James
3. Dwight Howard
4. Derrick Rose
5. Dwyane Wade
6. Kevin Garnett
7. Chris Paul
8. Paul Pierce
9. Shaquille O’Neal
10. Pau Gasol
11. Carmelo Anthony
12. Steve Nash
13. David Lee
14. Allen Iverson
15. Kevin Durant
MOST POPULAR TEAM MERCHANDISE
1. Los Angeles Lakers
2. Boston Celtics
3. Cleveland Cavaliers
4. New York Knicks
5. Chicago Bulls
6. Orlando Magic
7.  Denver Nuggets
8.  Miami Heat
9.  San Antonio Spurs
10. Phoenix Suns
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  • http://www.yahoo.com Logues

    kevin durant would prolly be higher on this list if their jerseys werent so dumb

  • jumpman3224

    Durant could def. be higher if OKC had better uniforms. Or maybe some alternates or something like that. I figured LeBron would be higher seeing as fans have 5 different jerseys of his to choose from. I guess he isn’t quite number one cause some fans are waiting for him to be #6.

  • doom

    Wheres Roy????? Seriously how is Lee on this list at all

  • http://www.realcavsfans.com Anton

    85% of people who buy a Dwight jersey regret it 24 hours later.

  • Sparker

    where gilbert at?

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  • http://slamonline.com/ Tzvi Twersky

    Kinda crazy that 4-6 of the 15 guys could be out of the L within the next few seasons. Not sure who will take their spots on the list.

  • Nashty

    The hype machines of NIKE and adidas work their magic and put their main guys in the top 4….

  • God Shamgod

    Really cool to see David Lee on this list.

  • Hawkules

    @ Tewesky. What are you smokin? Rose, Wade and Garnett our in a few years. Garnett understandable, but Rose and Wade. Damn boss you want to just kill them now and burn their jersy’s while they are still being worn.

  • ball4life

    Damn! who’s buyin David Lee’s jersey?…. and Pau Gasols??

  • http://www.raptors.com LeeVan

    I bought a David Lee jersey…back in ’07!
    I bought it at the NBA store in NYC and the employee who was “helping” me didn’t even know who D. Lee was!…in NYC!!!
    I’m glad to see that people are recognizing the greatness of Lee.

  • Monday Night Live

    @ Hawkules: I dont think he meant 4 through six. I think he meant four or six of the players could be out of the L ( K.G, Kobe,A.I,Steve McNashty,Shaqtus,Paul Pierce)

  • boogster

    according to the list hawks merchandise isn`t as popular, however i don`t see big al, j-smoove swingman jerseys in nba store.

  • http://digitalthread.com AlbertBarr

    David Lee is in the top jersey sales because he plays for new york. Simple as that. They have to buy SOMEONE’S jersey in NYC.

  • http://digitalthread.com AlbertBarr

    Pau Gasol is pretty freakin good and he plays for the team with the highest team sales…also a simple reason for his jersey sales. BIG MARKETS SELL MORE!

  • ab_40

    david lee? you just put that on there to say that if lebron goes to new york he’s no.1 even if he keeps on playing with the no. 23 (you know he’s gonna be no.1 next year with the switch to no.6). What can you buy from the knicks? stock? or bonds?

  • DMC14

    I’d buy a Amare one if they would sell them in Australia (i’ve been looking since his rookie season).

  • http://zapata10.wordpress.com Adrian Zapata

    If LeBron moves to NYC then the league, THE ENTIRE LEAGUE revenue jumps to insane levels.

  • Jon

    @Adrian Zapata

    no doubt. i for one would buy a new home and away knicks jerseywith james and bosh at the back. the only home whites i have now are z-bo and spree. the aways i have are steve francis. pretty horrible collection of knicks jerseys eh?

  • horsey

    haha iverson beats durant. that’s awesome.

  • chintao

    Anyone else surprised by how low ‘Melo is? Taking a look at the stores, I think the league underpromotes him. His stuff just isn’t available. I remember when I wanted his Olympic jersey. It just couldn’t be found among the stacks of Kobe and LeBron stuff. Then again, I live in Beijing, so I’m not sure if that theory holds.

  • Yann Blavec’s wife’s husband

    No Dirk …?

  • http://hotmail.com ezra

    who are all these people who are voting t-mac into the allstar team but not buying his new #3 jersey??

  • 1morechip!

    kobe will always have his jersey at #1for sell

  • http://josiejoz@hotmail.com Joz

    Durant would be top 8 if he were wearing a Sonics jersey rather than a Zombie jersey.

  • Rich

    Would be genuinely interested to see where Iverson’s Grizzlies jersey placed – I’m assuming they flew off the shelves for the extremely brief period of time he was with the team.

  • B~Diddy

    OKC should get blak alternates with blue and orange stripes down the sides

  • http://digitalthread.com AlbertBarr

    @B-Diddy: That would be sick!

  • Jack

    Gasol? Above Melo, Durant and Nashty? Sheeeeesh.

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