<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony might be facing off against each other on the court Tuesday night, but the battle between the hyped rookies is also occurring in stores. The jerseys of James and Anthony are ranked first and second, respectively, on the individual player sales rankings list, which will be released by the NBA later this week. The list was based on sales over the last two months at the NBA store in Manhattan and on NBA.com. It is believed to be the first time that two rookies have filled the top two spots in jersey sales. Although the NBA doesn't release total number of jerseys sold, there have been almost 600,000 James jerseys sold since they went on sale minutes after he was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 26, according to Neil Schwartz, director of marketing and business development with SportScanINFO, a market research firm that monitors the sporting goods industry. "LeBron jerseys are still selling very well," Schwartz said. "But, especially over the past couple weeks, Anthony jerseys have been doing extremely well." In fact, two weeks ago, SportScanINFO tracked that Anthony jerseys outsold James jerseys. "High-profile rookies usually have a significant impact in the retail business," said Sal LaRocca, the NBA's senior vice president for global merchandising. "We'll have to wait and see if sales for LeBron and Carmelo can be sustained throughout the season."</div> Top NBA Player Jerseys 1. LeBron James, Cavaliers 2. Carmelo Anthony, Nuggets 3. Tracy McGrady, Magic 4. Allen Iverson, 76ers 5. Kobe Bryant, Lakers 6. Jason Kidd, Nets 7. Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers 8. Paul Pierce, Celtics 9. Allan Houston, Knicks 10. Tim Duncan, Spurs 11. Vince Carter, Raptors 12. Latrell Sprewell, Wolves 13. Kevin Garnett, Wolves 14. Rasheed Wallace, Blazers 15. Gary Payton, Lakers Full Story
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting King James:</div><div class="quote_post">14. Rasheed Wallace, Blazers </div> :mrgreen:
