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Every 2021-2022 NBA City Edition Uniform Explained

All thirty NBA teams released their brand new 2021-22 Nike City Edition uniform at the exact same time on the morning of November 1, 2021. Not nice for your local uniform reporter but lots of fun for uniform fans!
Each uniform is a mashup of several uniforms throughout a team’s franchise history, this is being done in recognition of the NBA’s 75th anniversary celebrations being held throughout the 2021-2022 season. I’ll be explaining as many of the inspirations behind each of these designs as I can, if I miss something or make a mistake please let me know in the comments.To get more news about kobe nba jerseys cheap, you can visit formaxproductions.com official website.

The Atlanta Hawks are going with a yellow base as they did on their alternate uniforms from 2004-05 through 2006-07. Across the chest is the wordmark style used during the Pistol Pete days of the early ’70s, recoloured to black and red. The number style is the same as what the team wore during their move from St. Louis to Atlanta in 1968 and positioned as it was in the late ’90s. The big draw here is the large hawk logo across the chest, similar to what the club wore from 1995 to 1999, now without that black-to-red gradient below it.

The front numbers and the stripe configuration on the shorts pay tribute to the first uniforms debuted in 1968, while the back numbers hearken to the highlight era of the ’80s. The wingspan logo of the ‘90s makes a bold return across the front, while the beloved Primary Icon logo goes front and center on the belt. And the jersey anthem calls out the city’s iconic “404” with the razor-talon Hawk.

When you’re one of the original franchises still remaining from the NBA’s first season, you go all the way back for your 75th. Boston is wearing green with “CELTICS” arched across the front in green with a drop shadow similar to what the club wore during the 1949-50 season. The sides of the shorts feature a triangle design with a shamrock as they did from 1946-49, inside the shamrock is “RED” a tribute to legendary Celtics coach Red Auerbach. The opposite side of the shorts features the Celtics’ 75th anniversary logo.

The Brooklyn Nets are leaning heavily into their years as the New Jersey (and New York) Nets for their 2021-22 City Edition uniform, the layout of the uniform harkens back to the style they used with numerous variations for nearly twenty years between 1972 and 1990. Across the chest is the wordmark used on their next jersey style which lasted from 1990 to 1997. The team’s primary logo from 1997 until 2012, their last in New Jersey, is on the waistband of the shorts while the side of the shorts uses a modifed version of their team logo from 1979-90. A team logo history (thumbs up!) is placed in the lower left corner of the jersey.

The Hornets are teal with a honeycomb gradient, down the front of the jerseys are a series of blue, green, and purple pinstripes as the original version of the Hornets wore on multiple uniform designs from 1988 until 1997. The “Charlotte” script across the front was never worn on a uniform but, Nike says, it recalls the clubs late ’80s playoff run. Someone will need to explain how to me if they know. Number font is the same as the team wears now and has since they returned to the Hornets name in 2014. A little nod to the Charlotte Bobcats (remember them?!) by way of the left-justified number position, as the Bobcats wore from 2004 to 2009.

The Chicago Bulls are of course incorporating their run of six NBA titles over eight seasons into their design by way of the jock tag in the lower right of the jersey. The script across the front is a throwback to what the team wore from 1973 to the early Jordan years in 1985 (Nike’s release makes an error here, you’ll see). The number includes a drop shadow as they did during the Bulls’ first seasons from 1966 to 71. On the shorts is the stars from the Chicago city flag, a frequent source of inspiration on Bulls City uniforms in recent years, the side of the shorts incorporate the black with red pinstripe design used on the Bulls’ alternate uniforms from 1995 to 1997.

Ranking the 10 best NBA City Edition uniforms

In honor of the league's 75th anniversary season, each team's City Edition uniforms represent "the ultimate basketball moments mixtape – a compilation of the franchise’s greatest hits through the years."To get more news about kobe jerseys for sale, you can visit formaxproductions.com official website.

Some are boring (looking at you, Thunder) and others are ugly (hello, Heat). But there are also several sweet-looking sets.Everything's coming up Knicks. Not only are they playing great basketball, but they’re also rolling out great uniforms. Their shorts rival the Memphis Grizzlies (who we'll get to shortly) for the best in the entire City Edition collection.

The only bad thing to say about these is that they aren’t the Prince-inspired uniforms from a few years ago. Love the trees on the jersey and shorts.

Have the Grizzlies ever sported bad uniforms? From the logo on the shorts to the subtle bear claw marks on the "Memphis" lettering and the "MEM" pattern, these are a slam dunk.

The Suns knocked it out of the park with their City Edition unis last season. Running it back wasn't a bad choice.

Something like this should be the Rockets’ permanent uniform set. Or at least just bring back the pinstripes.

What do you get when you combine OVO’s black and gold colors with one of the NBA’s best vintage logos? Awesome City Edition uniforms.

The uniforms and court are going to make it feel like the Nets are back in East Rutherford, N.J. All that will be missing is Sly Fox. In all seriousness, the Nets did a fantastic job blending together their Long Island and New Jersey roots, while also adding a touch of Brooklyn.

Non-Sixers fans might have been confused by the different-colored blocks on the side of the jersey. But the nod to the Spectrum was a great idea and executed to perfection.

You don’t typically see the combination of a team’s city/name and logo on the front of a jersey. But, like the Raptors, the Hawks were able to pull it off with a great throwback logo.

It’s only right that the NBA’s most fun team to watch has the best City Edition unis. Yes, there’s a ton going here, but the colors and hive pattern are so good. Can’t wait for the first LaMelo Ball-to-Miles Bridges alley-oop in these.