Bron is easily 1B+ because he’s been on multiple teams and maintained Being as good as he is for so long

It’s not even about being a star. One of the hills I’ll die on is the idea that Linsanity doesn’t happen if he’s playing for anywhere not named New York or Los Angeles.

Knicks fans were going nuts over being above .500 for the 2020-21 season. The entire east coast will be a war zone if the Knicks win a championship.

This is so right. Ya’ll have no idea how much attention (and the accompanying hate) the Knicks would get if they had a true tier 1 superstar BUT it would be fantastic for the entire league.

He wins a ring he’s going to the Hall of Fame. He’s on that trajectory anyway because his college career is airtight and so is his career since coming to New York, but the ring would put him in a different stratosphere. Even moreso because the big 4 sports in NY are all in an unprecedented championship drought collectively.

If Lebron wants to maximize his monetary value he should sign a 1 year deal with the Knicks. Imagine the amount of jersey sales there’d be

He is two ring away from a statue

Imagine Giannis goes to NY.

If Steph played for the Knicks, people would have him in the GOAT debate

it would just be over the top.

i dont think you could over state how over the top it would be.

Deserved. Most obnoxious player in the league right now.

he also has a p long name and small market team. plus was injured most of this season. curry didnt play for the half the season and is still #1

A big part of that has to be that this is likely his last year in Milwaukee, no?

Piss away goodwill speedrun

Kinda awkward to buy a Bucks jersey when you know he’ll be somewhere else next season lmao

Those throwback jerseys must have helped too because they were hella nice

Playing for Philly is a boost by itself tbh

I think along with the other responses here, people just genuinely like him. It’s kinda annoying but he seems to be a good guy and is always smiling. Combine that with the fact that his team has a large and passionate fanbase, plus the other stars on his team aren’t as likable, and it starts making more sense

I mean, buying a Giannis Bucks jersey right now would be a terrible idea. 

I mean Milwaukee is small market and I bet 99% of fans who want one already bought it haha

considering there are 3 different variants of Antetokounmpo jersey

Flagg top 5 imo no, Wemby 1 i think after next season

I think Curry and Bron are dominant for another season

Curry will be quite high again. Bron especially if he leaves LA will almost definitely would be 1. Imagine a Bron Warriors jersey. Even if he doesn’t leave, it will be his final year

Steph will hold that number one spot again.

From your lips to God’s ears. Wemby is the star America needs right now. Thoughtful, empathetic, charismatic, just a little bit cocky in a distinctly French way, and really good with the mental maths. Teach these American kids there’s an alternative to being stupid and mean.

You’re awesome

I wonder how may of those sales are just New England people vs Mavs fans

Brown jerseys come with a complementary hair grease stain.

He’s been on the same team for 10 years hasn’t changed his number and the Celtics haven’t changed their primary uniforms.

Just quietly chillin at 13.

Hate being in the West. Not that we’d do anything in the East but when we were good the West was still dominating.

As if having the top 4 players all in the West wasn’t enough, we got Flagg and also Harper there who I believe could be the 2nd best player of the class when he develops. Then Ant, Steph, Kawhi, KD, Booker, Jeff Green, Bron and Kyrie. The West is nuts

Knicks are number 1 in Merchandise which is far more than just jerseys.

KAT, OG, Hart.

Beyond that, merch is much more than just jerseys. Knicks fans must love jackets, hoodies and hats to go with jerseys.

I think it’s moreso people getting hats, shirts, stuff like that. I’m sure winning the Cup also gave them a decent bump.

You can buy a generic Knicks jersey with no name on it.

That and why would you spend $100+ on a jersey that’ll be outdated within a year of purchase

It’s probably more that he’s played 36 games this season

I was curious how often rookies crack the top 15 in jersey sales so I looked at the last 10 seasons. I noticed 6 rookies:

Wemby was #4 (23-24), Morant was #15 (19-20), Luka was #13 (18-19), Ben Simmons was #10 (17-18), Lonzo was #12 (17-18), Porzingis was #15 (15-16).

The player with the worst draft capital was Porzingis at 4th overall. It makes sense that highly touted rookies get a massive boost in jersey sales, especially if they’re in a decent sized market.

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No surprise, he’s a great player. I’m giving him props and check my flair. We’ll see you in the playoffs!

That’s really it. He’s not the 3rd-most famous player in the NBA, but he plays for a very large and very dedicated fanbase.

Aw. You’re just butt hurt that Kon isn’t in the top 15.

Right, our 19-year-old rookie Cooper Flagg is the only rookie included on this list. Also have Klay and Kyrie. Champs! Ohhh, let me see… Also had Dirk, Luka, and Nash — all Hall of Famers. Lol.

I swear if Giannis went to NY the jerseys would be coming off the wall faster than a store employee can put them up

Thing is I think most people would understand if he requested a trade. He is still a top 5 caliber player and he isn’t going to win in MIL anytime soon. He already won them a championship and paid his dues.

The Bucks could honestly use some assets to help a rebuild too.

Youre surprised the free throw merchant isnt more popular?

Most boring playstyle mixed with the most boring branding in the league

Im confused lol the only people above him are in way larger markets, and some also benefit from larger marketing pushes (Ant & Wemby especially, not saying that’s a bad thing)

I feel like him being above some of those names but especially Jokic is evidence that he has broken through. Denvers a way bigger market

Or small markets just have small markets while large metropolitan multicultural areas like California have large markets…

Pretty sure Giannis has been high on these for a while, Wemby is also number 4, and will probably rise higher and higher as he never even played a playoff game ever yet, so you don’t have to worry about him, he’ll be a lock for top 4 for quite a while. Shai is just not an interesting personality on and off court like an Ant or a Wemby, his game is also not exactly a highlight reel type game like Steph, Wemby, Luka or tbh most other stars. He just drives in and scores efficient midranges from his usual spots.

Ant?

GSW was a small market before Curry. It’s literally 100% Steph Curry that they are even relevant. They probably would have been relocated to Vegas by now without him

Or kids don’t think SGA is “cool”.

He’s not the people’s champ. Simple.

Jokic has unfortunately never been a big merch mover to casuals. I don’t think he even cracked the top 20 in jersey sales until after his second MVP, so being top 10 now is actually pretty good all things considered

A lot of it is who people think is “cool”.

at least yall got throwbacks this year, those always look sick

Cooper has been a phenom since he was 16 years old, carried that into being the best player in college as a 17-18 year old at Duke, very similar to Zion. went to the Final Four, and had a historical NBA rookie season. And he plays in a top 5 market in the DFW metroplex.

He’d be way higher if it was the 1990’s. If a decade could have an official color, the 90’s would be some shade of that Hornet’s teal.

I wonder where MJ still ranks.

Do people still buy Jordan jerseys or just Air Jordan merchandise?

Probably bottom 3 but no way OKC is a smaller market than Memphis lol

If the post is about this season then absolutely not

Every guy on here is absolutely more entertaining than him

OKC jersey is kind of boring.

Eh it’s still a popularity contest at the end of the day. Durant is just more of a household name then Sengun

Sucks but what can you do

He was 5th last year, it’s not that surprising.