Heat's LeBron James maintains top spot on list of NBA's best-selling jerseys

LeBron James (right) had the NBA's best-selling jersey for the 2013-14 season. (Steve Cunningham/NBAE/Getty Images) MVP or not, LeBron James continues to reign
Heat's LeBron James maintains top spot on list of NBA's best-selling jerseys
Heat's LeBron James maintains top spot on list of NBA's best-selling jerseys /

LeBron James (right) had the NBA's best-selling jersey for the 2013-14 season. (Steve Cunningham/NBAE/Getty Images)

LeBron James

MVP or not, LeBron James continues to reign atop the NBA's best-selling jerseys list.

The Heat forward's No. 6 jersey is the league's No. 1 most popular jersey, based on NBAStore.com sales during the 2013-14 season. James also occupied the top spot on the list before the season began back in October.

Trailing James on the list are, in order: Thunder forward Kevin Durant, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, Bulls guard Derrick Rose and Warriors guard Stephen Curry.

This year saw a proliferation of jersey designs, including nickname jerseys and short-sleeved jerseys designed by Adidas. James wore "King James" on his back for multiple games, as part of the inaugural nickname jersey program. He also wore sleeved jerseys on Christmas, during 2014 All-Star Weekend and during the NBA's "Latin Nights" series of games in March, even though he expressed some displeasure with how the sleeves fit.

Miami also led the NBA when it came to team merchandise sales. The Lakers, Bulls, Thunder and Knicks rounded out the top five.

The full lists for individual jersey sales and team-wide merchandise sales are below.

The following gallery shows a few of the many uniform looks James wore this season.

Heat's LeBron James maintains top spot on list of NBA's best-selling jerseys

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LeBron James wore a "King James" nickname jersey. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Sport)

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LeBron James wore a bright red short-sleeve jersey on Christmas. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP)

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LeBron James wore a blue short-sleeve jersey during the 2014 All-Star Game. (Bruce Yeung/Getty Images)

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LeBron James (right) wore a black short-sleeve in March. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images)

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LeBron James wore a red Heat jersey. (Joe Murphy/Getty Images)

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LeBron James wore a black Heat jersey. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

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LeBron James wore a throwback black Heat jersey. Issac Baldizon/Getty Images)

Top 15 Most Popular NBA Jerseys

1. LeBron James, Miami Heat

2. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder

3. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

4. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls

5. Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

6. Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks

7. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat

8. Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers

9. Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers

10. James Harden, Houston Rockets

11. Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers

12. Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder

13. Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics

14. Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs

15. Paul George, Indiana Pacers

Top 10 Most Popular Team Merchandise

1. Miami Heat

2. Los Angeles Lakers

3. Chicago Bulls

4. Oklahoma City Thunder

5. New York Knicks

6. Boston Celtics

7. Brooklyn Nets

8. Golden State Warriors

9. San Antonio Spurs


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Ben Golliver
BEN GOLLIVER

Ben Golliver is a staff writer for SI.com and has covered the NBA for various outlets since 2007. The native Oregonian and Johns Hopkins University graduate currently resides in Los Angeles.