Wade’s Jersey
Dwyane Wade’s top is no longer tops.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant’s jersey is now No. 1 in sales and Wade’s has slipped to second place, according to the NBA, based on sales from the start of the 2006-07 season through the end of last year at NBA.com and the NBA store in Manhattan.
Bryant changed his jersey number this year from 8 to 24. The Lakers also retained the top spot on the list of most team popular merchandise for the fifth consecutive season. Despite its struggles this season, the 2006 NBA Champion Heat moved up one spot to second place. The New York Knicks rank third, followed by the Chicago Bulls.
SportsOneSource, which tracks sales of sporting goods at retail, still finds Wade’s jersey in the top spot.
Here’s the list of the top-selling jerseys according to the NBA:
TOP 15 PLAYERS
1. KOBE BRYANT – LOS ANGELES LAKERS
2. DWYANE WADE – MIAMI HEAT
3. LEBRON JAMES – CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
4. ALLEN IVERSON – DENVER NUGGETS
5. CARMELO ANTHONY – DENVER NUGGETS
6. STEVE NASH – PHOENIX SUNS
7. VINCE CARTER – NEW JERSEY NETS
8. GILBERT ARENAS – WASHINGTON WIZARDS
9. SHAQUILLE O’NEAL – MIAMI HEAT
10. STEPHON MARBURY – NEW YORK KNICKS
11. DIRK NOWITZKI – DALLAS MAVERICKS
12. TRACY MCGRADY – HOUSTON ROCKETS
13. PAUL PIERCE – BOSTON CELTICS
14. CHRIS PAUL – NEW ORLEANS/OK CITY HORNETS
15. TIM DUNCAN – SAN ANTONIO SPURS
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
