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Wouldn't it be wonderful if we got a throwback matchup between these uniforms when the Sonics rejoin the league?

What the Showtime jerseys look like with gold numbers: https://lakersstore.com/collections/jerseys-2/products/lakers-bryant-clot-x-mn-sweater-knit-jersey

Does anyone know why the Lakers gold jersey has Nike branding and the purple statement jersey has Jordan branding?

Wow, that really blows. The Lakers purple jersey is just a total mess with the black.

Speaking of the Knicks from earlier in the thread, I really wish they'd emphasize orange more in their branding. They need to own the orange/royal blue colors like the Lakers do with purple/gold, Bulls with red/black, Celtics with green/white.. Their brand has so much potential to be just as iconic as those.

Considering there are no pro baseball teams in Sacramento or San Jose, I'm sure the Bay Area teams draw some fans from both those metros. We're talking nearly 10 million in the SF-Oakland-San Jose combined statistical area along with another 2 million in Sacramento.

Yes, the dropping of the traditional collar/shoulder reducing color contrast, loss of dropshadows, and bulky side panels were downgrades imo. I actually think the West/Chamberlain era uniforms might be the best: Just invert the color piping on the collar/shoulder so purple is dominant. I also like this showtime era uniform with the white numbers: I don't mind the white dropshadow numbers, they look good but I want consistency on the uniforms.

I'm going to have to disagree, vehemently. The gold numbers look great on tv, and contrast wonderfully with the dark purple the Lakers use.

I will say, the gold jersey numbers on the purple jerseys are a definite upgrade over the white ones, look great on tv. This is what they should look like:

It's not just the side panel on the purple jersey, the side panel also makes the shoulder/neck piping different. The current "black" jerseys are definitely not black. They are playing on tv right now and it's clear theyre some sort of charcoal/dark gray color.

Eh, that pic isn't really representative of the Knicks orange, it's much richer.

All the more confounding when you consider the Lakers gold jerseys.

Both the Suns and Knicks need to bring back orange jerseys, they're the only teams capable of rocking the color as part of their normal color scheme. Here's Jordan wearing one in an exhibition in Europe:

Lakers - Please remove black from the purple jersey and follow the gold jerseys template Knicks - Please bring a true orange jersey.