Spurs Among NBA Leaders In Merchandise Sales

[duncan228]

Spurs among NBA leaders in merchandise sales (http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2009/01/26/daily29.html)
San Antonio Business Journal - by W. Scott Bailey

The NBA says the San Antonio Spurs currently rank 10th in the league in team merchandise sales.

But the NBA’s top 15 list of most popular player jerseys does not include a single member of the Black & Silver.

NBA merchandising officials say Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant’s jersey ranks No. 1 in terms of popularity.

Rounding out the top 5 most popular NBA jerseys:

2. Kevin Garnett, Celtics;
3. LeBron James, Cavaliers;
4. Chris Paul, New Orleans;
5. Allen Iverson, Pistons.

The Lakers top the list of the NBA’s most popular teams in terms of merchandise sales.

Boston, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Phoenix, Detroit and New Orleans are ranked 2 through 9 on the top teams list, respectively.

NBA officials say December 2008 was the most popular sales month for the NBA Store and NBA.com in league history, with combined sales up 10 percent over the same time in 2007.

Since the start of the season, NBA officials say jersey sales are up 40 percent.

[Brazil]

KG at the 2 spot :bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang

[PDXSpursFan]

KG at the 2 spot :bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang

Could it be that people buy his jersey to burn it? :lol

[it's me]

Iverson??????????????? WTF

[Galileo]

This is merely an effect of the biased mass media and a plot by David Stern to promote other teams. But despite the Spurs small market, they are doing well.

[Solid D]

Black goes with just about anything. Yellow, not so much.

[IronMexican]

This is merely an effect of the biased mass media and a plot by David Stern to promote other teams. But despite the Spurs small market, they are doing well.

:lmao

This guy never disappoints.

[CubanMustGo]

The James White! fan club bought 100,000 jerseys anticipating his arrival in San Antonio.

[Galileo]

:lmao

This guy never disappoints.

The sheeple will do as they are told; except Spurs fans, who are in the know.

[Solid D]

Where is Oberto on the list? 11th?

[lefty]

Could it be that people buy his jersey to burn it? :lol

:lol

[vander]

hmm, 10th is pretty low for the best or maybe 2nd best team in the NBA over the last decade, and It's not like SA is that small of a market, plus we have the argies and some French fans, yes 10th is pretty disappointing.

[dougp]

Didn't Duncan have like the third most popular jersey last year? 228, where are you?!

[Brazil]

hmm, 10th is pretty low for the best or maybe 2nd best team in the NBA over the last decade, and It's not like SA is that small of a market, plus we have the argies and some French fans, yes 10th is pretty disappointing.

No market in France. In France it's soccer and rugby for the jerseys the rest well.

[de Soto]

#10 is not among the leaders.

[duncan228]

Didn't Duncan have like the third most popular jersey last year? 228, where are you?!

I'm not sure Duncan has ever been that high, I'm looking.

March, 2008

Top 10 most (and least) popular jerseys from the past 10 years (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Top-10-most-and-least-popular-jerseys-from-the?urn=nba,73743)
By J.E. Skeets

The NBA Store on Fifth Avenue in New York tipped off their 10th anniversary celebrations yesterday by unveiling the store's Most Popular Jerseys sold from the past decade. Here's a look at the list:

1. Michael Jordan
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Allen Iverson
4. LeBron James
5. Shaquille O'Neal
6. Tracy McGrady
7. Dwyane Wade
8. Jason Kidd
9. Vince Carter
10. Tim Duncan

Nothing too surprising, really. I'm pretty sure most of you would've slotted Jordan, Kobe and Iverson somewhere in the top three spots. With that said, I'm just as perplexed as the Sports Biz's Darren Rovell about Tim Duncan cracking the top ten. I mean, who in the world is buying a No. 21 Spurs' jersey in downtown Midtwon Manhattan? Seriously. Damn, tourists.

But enough about the most popular jerseys; you're more interested in the least popular jerseys, right? Of course you are! So, after the jump, a look at the NBA Store's worst selling jerseys from the past ten years.

10. Clay Bennett, Sonics
9. David Stern, Sonics
8. Rod Strickland, Bullets (half-smoked lettering)
7. Jerome James, Knicks
6. Any 2008 All-Star Game jersey
5. Michael Jordan's #12, Bulls (story)
4. Rudy Gay, Grizzlies
3. Vince Carter, Team Canada
2. Chris Andersen, Hornets (special edition)
1. Chris Quinn, Heat

[duncan228]

2007

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. Steve Nash – Phoenix Suns
6. Carmelo Anthony – Denver Nuggets
7. Stephon Marbury – New York Knicks
8. Dirk Nowitzki – Dallas Mavericks
9. Gilbert Arenas – Washington Wizards
10. Vince Carter – New Jersey Nets
11. Tracy McGrady – Houston Rockets
12. Shaquille O’Neal – Miami Heat
13. Paul Pierce – Boston Celtics
14. Ben Wallace – Chicago Bulls
15. Tim Duncan – San Antonio Spurs

TOP 10 TEAMS

1. Los Angeles Lakers
2. Miami Heat
3. New York Knicks
4. Chicago Bulls
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
6. Denver Nuggets
7. Boston Celtics
8. Phoenix Suns
9. San Antonio Spurs
10. New Jersey Nets

[duncan228]

2006-07 Top Selling Jerseys in China

1) Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
2) Allen Iverson, Nuggets/76ers
3) Tracy McGrady, Houston Rockets
4) Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
5) LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
6) Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
7) Kevin Garnett, Minnesota T'wolves
8) Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
9) Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets
10) Gilbert Arenas, Washington Wizards

2005-06 Top Selling Jerseys in China

1) Tracy McGrady, Houston Rockets
2) Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
3) Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
4) Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
5) LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
6) Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets
7) Kevin Garnett, Minnesota T'wolves
8) Shaquille O'Neal, Miami Heat
9) Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
10) Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat

[Kindergarten Cop]

Iverson??????????????? WTF

Any time a popular player switches teams (or numbers), it makes sense that their jersey sales would take a huge jump. I'm guessing Iverson wouldn't be as high (still on the list, for sure) had he not been traded to Detroit.

[Spurminator]

Any time a popular player switches teams (or numbers), it makes sense that their jersey sales would take a huge jump. I'm guessing Iverson wouldn't be as high (still on the list, for sure) had he not been traded to Detroit.


Exactly. As evidenced by Garnett's absence from even the top 15 in 2007, vs. his current #2 standing.

[bigfish22]

II mean, who in the world is buying a No. 21 Spurs' jersey in downtown Midtwon Manhattan? Seriously. Damn, tourists.


Me...

[Galileo]

Do the sheeple here not understand that sales are driven by the mass media?

Consumers are sheeple, they buy what the media talks about and tells them to buy. The mass media doesn't want you to buy a Tim Duncan T-shirt, is this not simple? If the media wanted you to buy Tim Duncan T-shirts, he would be promoted to all the high schools, boys and girls, as a role model for sportsmanship, fundamentals, and family values, along with his unparalleled skills.

The fact that is not happening explains why Duncan is not # 1.

Learn the mass media tricks, before you become duped!

Buy Tim Duncan T-shirts!

I did.

[bigfish22]

^ So then why is Kobe #1?

[Galileo]

^ So then why is Kobe #1?

Is this a real question?

[Kindergarten Cop]

^ So then why is Kobe #1?

IMHO, Kobe would probably be #2 or #3 on this list if he wouldn't have changed his jersey number. He is by far the world's most popular basketball star who plays for one of the biggest markets, so it makes sense that he is at the top of the list. Add that to the Lakers' return to prominence and you get the top spot.

[samikeyp]

:tu

[bigfish22]

Do the sheeple here not understand that sales are driven by the mass media?

If the media wanted you to buy Tim Duncan T-shirts, he would be promoted to all the high schools, boys and girls, as a role model for sportsmanship, fundamentals, and family values, along with his unparalleled skills.


Outside of LA, the mass media rips Kobe for everything he does wrong rather then how good of a basketball player he really is. Since Colorado, he has been the least marketable superstar out there. Ask Sprite. Ask McDonalds. Ask Spalding. Ask Nike. His shoe sales are well below that of LeBron, Carmelo, and CP. You never see his commercials unless you know where to look online. He is far from being the poster child for sportsmanship or family values. The fact that the media treats him so negatively only fuels his game to elevate even higher. So how do you support your theory that that sales are driven by media in this case?

[Galileo]

Outside of LA, the mass media rips Kobe for everything he does wrong rather then how good of a basketball player he really is. Since Colorado, he has been the least marketable superstar out there. Ask Sprite. Ask McDonalds. Ask Spalding. Ask Nike. His shoe sales are well below that of LeBron, Carmelo, and CP. You never see his commercials unless you know where to look online. He is far from being the poster child for sportsmanship or family values. The fact that the media treats him so negatively only fuels his game to elevate even higher. So how do you support your theory that that sales are driven by media in this case?

The mass media continually tells us that Kobe is the greatest player on earth, except when they are saying the same thing about Lebron.

The Colorado thing has disappeared from the mass media radar a long time ago.

[bigfish22]

The media continuously recognizes Duncan as one of the greatest power fowards of all time as well. This claim does nothing to increase his sales.

I am not saying that the Colorado issue ever gets brought up anymore, but I am saying that it has since changed the public's perception and how he gets treated by the media and his sponsers without a doubt.

[Galileo]

The media continuously recognizes Duncan as one of the greatest power fowards of all time as well. This claim does nothing to increase his sales.

I am not saying that the Colorado issue ever gets brought up anymore, but I am saying that it has since changed the public's perception and how he gets treated by the media and his sponsers without a doubt.

True.

But the QUANTITY of talk is more important than the QUALITY of talk.

The media talks a lot more about Kobe, than Duncan.

Probably by a 10+ to one ratio once you get off the sports news.

[milkyway21]

2006-07 Top Selling Jerseys in China

1) Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
2) Allen Iverson, Nuggets/76ers
3) Tracy McGrady, Houston Rockets
4) Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
5) LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
6) Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
7) Kevin Garnett, Minnesota T'wolves
8) Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
9) Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets
10) Gilbert Arenas, Washington Wizards

2005-06 Top Selling Jerseys in China

1) Tracy McGrady, Houston Rockets
2) Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
3) Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
4) Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
5) LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
6) Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets
7) Kevin Garnett, Minnesota T'wolves
8) Shaquille O'Neal, Miami Heat
9) Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
10) Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat

I thought Bruce Bowen is a big name in China?:D

his ASG votes remains a mystery...