Jazz jersey sales are, um, out of sight

The NBA just released its most-popular lists for jerseys and team merchandise. This will come as a shocker: The Utah Jazz aren’t very popular nation-wide (or Jazz fans are cheap/broke/or stores didn’t stock enough I *heart* Korver shirts).

I asked the NBA to give me the rankings of Jazz players’ jerseys and where the Jazz ended on the team popularity list, and the league office gave me a Dikembe Mutombo finger wag.

So, we’ll just assume Kyrylo Fesenko’s jersey is 16th, Deron Williams is 17th and the rest – from Carlos Boozer to Othyus Jeffers – are tied for 18th. I’m gonna go out on a limb and claim Utah finished in the top 30 for team merchandise sales, too.

Here are the rankings the NBA did release.

Top 15 Most Popular NBA Jerseys:
1. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
2. LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
3. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
4. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
5. Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
6. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
7. Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets
8. Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics
9. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
10. Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets
11. Nate Robinson, Boston Celtics
12. David Lee, New York Knicks
13. Brandon Roy, Portland Trail Blazers
14. Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers
15. Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics

Top 10 Most Popular Team Merchandise:

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

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