Stephen Curry, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James Top NBA Jersey Sales for 2015-16 Season
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is having quite the week after being named the unanimous NBA MVP, helping lead his team back to the Western Conference Finals and boasting the NBA's best-selling jersey for the second straight season.
Per the NBA's official website, via ESPN.com's Darren Rovell, Curry led all players in jersey sales for the 2015-16 season, followed by Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
Rovell did not list the total number of jerseys sold for the players, but he did note that Curry's jersey was the top seller in every state except Ohio and Oklahoma.
Those two states are not surprising outliers since James basically owns the city of Cleveland and most of Ohio at this point in his career. Oklahoma City Thunder stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook finished fifth and sixth in jersey sales, respectively.
In a lost season for the New York Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis did give the franchise something to be happy about. The 20-year-old, who was famously booed on draft night, had the fourth-highest-selling jersey, which Rovell noted was "the highest season-ending spot on the jersey list for a rookie since James and Carmelo Anthony" during the 2003-04 season.
It's a testament to Curry's ever-growing popularity and dominance on the court that he finished ahead of Bryant, who figured to get a huge bump in sales after announcing early in the 2015-16 season this would be his final year.
Following Bryant's final game on April 13, Rovell reported the future Hall of Famer helped the Staples Center set a record for most merchandise sold, as Bryant memorabilia generated $1.2 million from fans in attendance. There are still some records Curry hasn't broken—at least so far.
The Warriors continue to grow in popularity, with Rovell noting the defending NBA champions led all teams in merchandise sales for the second straight season. Good things happen when you have the best player in the sport and set a single-season record with 73 wins.
