According to Brandweek, our guy Kevin Garnett is leading the NBA in jersey sales:

You might think people not from the area are tired of professional New England teams, such as the NFL’s Patriots and MLB’s Boston Red Sox. But you’d be wrong.

The NBA said today that both the Boston Celtics and forward Kevin Garnett top the lists of most popular team merchandise and most popular player jerseys, respectively, based on sales at the NBA Store, New York, and at NBAStore.com for the holiday season.

Sales of Garnett’s jersey have tripled since the 2005-06 season, when he was with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Garnett, who was acquired by the Celtics prior to the 2007-08 season, also has driven sales of team merchandise, which has tripled since last season. In fact, Boston Celtics’ merchandise tops the league’s list for the first time since the NBA began compiling sales stats in 2001. Dollar figures were not released by the NBA.

Garnett bumps the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, whose jersey sales are second on the list. The New York Knicks were third on the team merchandise list and Knicks’ guard Stephon Marbury was ninth on the player jersey list, despite the fact that the Knicks have one of the worst win-loss records in the league.

The NBA said Q4 2007 was the largest sales quarter ever for the NBA Store and NBAStore.com, with a 6.5% increase over last year. NBAStore.com had its largest single sales month ever in December with a 14% increase over 2006.

Top 10 Players Based on Jersey Sales:

1. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
2. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
3. Allen Iverson, Denver Nuggets
4. LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
6. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
7. Gilbert Arenas, Washington Wizards
8. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
9. Stephon Marbury, New York Knicks
10. Carmelo Anthony, Denver, Nuggets


Top 10 Teams Based on Merchandise Sales:

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

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