bucknut42 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Hey all- I have noticed a heavy lack of G-League concepts on the boards, and this is my attempt to produce a solid series of G-League concepts. As you all know, the NBA switched to Nike this year, and the G-League joined them as well. Similar to how Adidas did the D-League, Nike as created a jersey template and simply changes the word mark and colors of the jersey for each team. While yes, it is a developmental basketball league, I believe that the teams deserve to have their own identities and own set of uniforms. That being said, I have the first team of the series completed. I will be going in no particular order, so let's get this underway shall we?Fort Wayne Mad Ants The one requirement I have for the G-League teams is that they follow the colors of their parent team, and the Mad Ants are the first example of this. They are the Pacers affiliate, and they recently switched their colors to blue and yellow. So here is the logo set and uniforms for the Mad Ants. The logos are fairly self-explanatory, although the alternate logo needs a little clarification. Fort Wayne is called "Summit City", so the mountain in the W is symbolic of that name. The one thing I wanted to do about the G-League uniforms is move the advertiser from the front bottom to the back. I feel like it cleans up the jersey and makes it look better as well. So here's the first team, I'll have a second one tonight possibly but if not, it will be tomorrow morning. C&C appreciated as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OaklandIsBack Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Love the FW logo, but actually loved it more before I read the explanation. thought it was an ant hill uniforms are nice, simple and clean. I'd change the home numbers to gold (or road to white) for consistency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigers Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Great logo. It would be ok to keep the sponsors logo on the front, just put them on the shorts instead. Logano wins BOWL before Chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucknut42 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Hopefully I can get some more C&C on the Mad Ants, but here's the next team i decided to do. Rio Grande Vipers Formerly the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, I dropped valley from the name and shortened it. I also decided to break my one rule of making each team follow their parent club colors, and you can see that here. The Vipers get the old Rockets treatment, red and yellow as their colors. And onto the uniforms: Hopefully you all like it! C&C for both teams posted greatly appreciated. I will have a new EXPANSION TEAM tonight. Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Sands Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 The Vipers look great but that region never refers to itself as Rio Grande or RG. Everything is Rio Grande Valley or RGV. Frequently it’s called the Valley, and only outsiders call it Rio Grande. (I lived there for five years and would know.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknes Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I'm really curious to see how you're going to tackle the Boston-Maine part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ren69 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 17 hours ago, BJ Sands said: The Vipers look great but that region never refers to itself as Rio Grande or RG. Everything is Rio Grande Valley or RGV. Frequently it’s called the Valley, and only outsiders call it Rio Grande. (I lived there for five years and would know.) Very True @BJ Sands! I was born in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) & still live here in the Valley to this day. Nobody from here ever calls it or would ever call it just Rio Grande (RG). https://www.behance.net/Ren1969 https://twitter.com/Ren1969_Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 The way the V and I merge together in the primary logo makes it look like the Cyrillic letter И. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake3roo Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 5 hours ago, Whittier S said: The way the V and I merge together in the primary logo makes it look like the Cyrillic letter И. Also the N in Grande looks more like a K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucknut42 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 With the new (to me) information about RGV, I have updated the logo sheet and uniforms to reflect the name change. The road uniform has the most major change, the home is simply a logo change on the shorts. The next team is not quite finished, as I basically scrapped everything I had right before I was ready to post it. Hopefully should be up tomorrow sometime. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittSmith_95 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I like both of these concepts a lot..... and giving the G-League it's own custom looks is an awesome idea. I personally hope you give the Raptors 905 a new look/name..... Like the Mississauga Huskies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Sands Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, bucknut42 said: With the new (to me) information about RGV, I have updated the logo sheet and uniforms to reflect the name change. The road uniform has the most major change, the home is simply a logo change on the shorts. The next team is not quite finished, as I basically scrapped everything I had right before I was ready to post it. Hopefully should be up tomorrow sometime. We shall see. There ya go. Well done. I know fitting Rio Grande Valley is tough, but you did it successfully. (The old Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees hockey team had what’s believed to be the longest name in sports history.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucknut42 Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Sorry for the long break, I have been so busy lately, but I finally found the time to finish the first expansion team. The New Orleans Pelicans do not have a G-League team, and now they do. Louisiana Gators The team would be based in Shreveport, and since they're in Louisiana and belong to the Pelicans, I tried a Mardi Gras color scheme, but the purple and green and yellow just didn't work in my mind. So I dropped the purple and added a darker shade of green to the green and yellow. The home uniform is self explanatory, except for the jersey sides. It's hard to see on this template, but it's supposed to be an alligator tail that meets with the shorts stripe. Same goes for the road jersey. So here it is, the first expansion team in the NBA G-League! I have a team done, but I'm not sure if I want to post them yet or try another team. Another team will be up tonight, regardless of if I make a new team or use the one I have done already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_DietDrPepper_ Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Correct me if I’m wrong there was a team at one point in the dleague erm I mean G league that had the name gators? Follow the NFA, and My Baseball League here: https://ahsports.boardhost.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Lowgators. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Flame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section30 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I would suggest making the area behind the teeth a solid color, right now it looks like a lot of broken teeth in the middle of the mouth Minnesota Amateur Hockey League MAHL Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiller99 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I’m liking how these concepts are looking for the most part, however: For a secondary on the Gators, try doing this style of logo (http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/6078/Toronto_Raptors/1996/Alternate_Logo) Maybe try some sublimated scales on either the RGV or Gators striping Put the affiliate logo on the shorts on the Gators That's what- She Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucknut42 Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 While I work on the changes to Louisiana, I have the reigning champions ready to go. Austin Toros The Toros existed from 2004-2014 until they took on the name of their parent club. Personally, I like the name Toros better so that makes a return here. The home uniform is simple and gets the job done. The underarm striping is meant to resemble a bulls horns, as with the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section30 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 The outline of the bulls ear could be adjusted to be equally thick Minnesota Amateur Hockey League MAHL Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tore Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Amazing work! Looking forward to Maine! Deyr fé, deyja frændr, deyr sjálfr it sama; en orðstír deyr aldregi hveim er sér góðan getr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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