After playing in 20 games for the Brooklyn Nets before the 2019-20 season went on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March, Kyrie Irving didn’t log a single minute of action throughout the NBA’s restart.
Like Kevin Durant, who didn’t play at all this season as he rehabbed his surgically repaired right Achilles, Irving was unable to travel to the Disney bubble.
Yet both of Brooklyn’s superstars were still among the NBA’s top-selling jerseys throughout the NBA restart.
The league announced the top 15 selling jerseys from the end of July to the end of September, along with the top 10 “most popular team merchandise” during that same period, per Ian Begley of SNY.
Durant finished with the seventh-best selling jersey, trailing Golden State’s Steph Curry, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Los Angeles’ (Lakers) Anthony Davis, Dallas’ Luka Doncic and Los Angeles’ (Lakers) LeBron James.
Irving came in at No. 12, with Boston’s Kemba Walker, Miami’s Jimmy Butler, Los Angeles’ (Clippers) Kawhi Leonard and Portland’s Damian Lillard finishing between him and Durant.
The Nets did not finish among the top 10 in “most popular team merchandise.”