LeBron James and Lakers spearhead NBA restart jersey sales, Mavericks' Luka Doncic follows

As NBA Finals begin, league anunced jersey and merchandise sale numbers after games resumed at Orlando bubble. results, as per NBA, are based on sales at NBA Stores site from July 30 to September 28. Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James, who will be competing in finals, lead jersey and team merchandise sale numbers, followed by Luka Doncic and James' teammate Anthony Davis. 

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NBA restart jersey sales: List of top 15 most popular NBA player jerseys                   

1. LeBron James – Los Angeles Lakers                         
2. Luka Doncic – Dallas Mavericks                               
3. Anthony Davis – Los Angeles Lakers                        
4. Jayson Tatum – Boston Celtics                                   
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks             
6. Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors                     
7. Kevin Durant – Brooklyn Nets                                   
8. Damian Lillard – Portland Trail Blazers                     
9. Kawhi Leonard – LA Clippers                                   
10. Jimmy Butler – Miami Heat                                     
11. Kemba Walker – Boston Celtics       
12. Kyrie Irving – Brooklyn Nets                       
13. Russell Westbrook – Houston Rockets
14. Nikola Jokic – Denver Nuggets
15. Ja Morant – Memphis Grizzlies      

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NBA restart jersey sales: Lakers jersey sale tops Celtics, Bulls

1. Los Angeles Lakers
2. Boston Celtics
3. Chicago Bulls
4. Miami Heat
5. Golden State Warriors
6. Toronto Raptors
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Milwaukee Bucks
9. Portland Trail Blazers
10. Denver Nuggets 

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Luka Doncic jersey reaches . 2 in NBA restart jersey sales

James, unsurprisingly, leads jersey sales. At 35, four-time NBA MVP is probably most popular player in league and even gained maximum number of votes for 2020 NBA All-Star Game, which happened in February. At bubble, James is playing his 10th NBA final, determined to win Lakers ir 17th NBA title. 

Luka Doncic follows James, earning his highest jersey sales ranking this time around. Doncic, averaging 28.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists per games, broke multiple records during 2019-20 season. According to NBA, Butler has returned to his highest sale ranking since 2018-19 season. Heat, who will be facing Lakers in NBA Finals, make top five in jersey sales for first time since James-led Heat in 2014. 

Bulls and Raptors are only two teams on merchandise list despite t having a player in top ten jersey sale list. Warriors and ir star Steph Curry occupy .5 and .6 spots respectively, despite a poor regular-season performance. While Warriors finished at bottom of table, Curry also missed most of season after his injury in October. Kevin Durant, who was sidelined for entire season, comes in at seventh. 

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(Im credits: AP)