MIAMI, April 17 – Miami HEAT guard Dwyane Wade has the top selling NBA player jersey based on the sales at the NBA Store in New York City and NBAStore.com since the start of the 2005-06 preseason and ending Saturday, April 8. Wade moved up eight spots from last season to the top spot, replacing teammate Shaquille O’Neal, who ranks sixth on the list. Wade has remained steady as the top selling jersey since his breakthrough performance during the 2005 NBA Playoffs. Combined with the strong sales of Shaquille O’Neal’s No. 32 jersey, the HEAT is the only NBA team to have two player jerseys among the Top 10 in sales. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, Philadelphia 76ers’ Allen Iverson, New York Knicks’ Stephon Marbury and Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant round out the top five on the NBA’s list of most popular player jerseys.
The Miami HEAT also ranks third on the league’s list of most popular team merchandise, trailing just the Los Angeles Lakers, who led the league in team sales the three previous years, and the New York Knicks. Sales of HEAT merchandise is also strong locally, fueled by the new Miami Floridians merchandise and the new full-size Miami Hoops Gear store located at Dolphin Mall in Miami and a new merchandise kiosk at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, joining the kiosk at Dadeland Mall in Miami, the re-designed www.miamihoopsgear.com online store and the flagship store location at the AmericanAirlines Arena. With these locations, HEAT fans in South Florida and around the world can get their HEAT gear anyplace, anytime.
The best-selling player jerseys and top selling teams are listed below:
TOP 25 PLAYERS
1. Dwyane Wade – Miami HEAT
2. LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers
3. Allen Iverson – Philadelphia 76ers
4. Kobe Bryant – Los Angeles Lakers
5. Stephon Marbury – New York Knicks
6. Shaquille O’Neal – Miami HEAT
7. Tracy McGrady – Houston Rockets
8. Carmelo Anthony – Denver Nuggets
9. Vince Carter – New Jersey Nets
10. Ben Wallace – Detroit Pistons
11. Tim Duncan – San Antonio Spurs
12. Dirk Nowitzki – Dallas Mavericks
13. Paul Pierce – Boston Celtics
14. Steve Nash – Phoenix Suns
15. Amaré Stoudemire – Phoenix Suns
16. Kevin Garnett – Minnesota Timberwolves
17. Jermaine O’Neal – Jermaine O’Neal
18. Ray Allen – Seattle SuperSonics
19. Jason Kidd – New Jersey Nets
20. Gilbert Arenas – Washington Wizards
21. Steve Francis – New York Knicks
22. Chris Paul – New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
23. Pau Gasol – Memphis Grizzlies
24. Yao Ming – Houston Rockets
25. Mike Bibby – Sacramento Kings
Article courtesy of NBA.com
Image courtesy of DwyaneWade.com
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Whoa! Dwyane "Flash" Wade is it! Wait to go Superman!!
Seriously, I'm glad DWade had bested LBJ in the best-selling jersey department. He truly deserved it. I mean, Dwyane is one particular, special guy who has the ability to achieve what MJ has achieved. And if this mini feat is any indication, I think he's getting to that direction. To be an important, popular NBA superstar-representative-to-the-sport. I mean, he's got the built, the pizzas, the strong determination, talent and attitude to dominate the league. More importantly, Dwyane is not a spoiled brat like **** and he doesn't need to be pampered by the management just show he comes up with huge numbers every game. He won't ask you to build a team around him. He might not even ask for a raise. He doesn't need it, even hype. He's just a type of guy who'd do everything to get a win. Plus...Shaq loves him. That speaks volume of the guy's character. Superb!
So, my man, Dwyane... congratulations and goodluck in the playoffs!
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