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5 minutes ago, Discogod said:

If the league ever does ABA throwback nights again they need to use the red, white and blue ball. It's just not right with the orange ball.

They did that brielfy in preseason games back in 97/98 season:

Speaking of ABA throwbacks I always wanted to see Nuggets in their Rockets retro:

8 hours ago, NeauXone said:

?

Or white version?

3 hours ago, pelicanfan said:

 (except for the jazz last year?)

Yes, but that was becuase those unis were a leftovers from 19/20 season when nike put regular swoosh on retro.

Too bad they didn't use Wing Jordan logo for Hornets classic, but on the other hand Jumpman is a classic logo by itself.

1 hour ago, JohnnyCowboy5 said:

 

Leaked boston jersey

Fauxback is amazing, but with home and away I've got a feeling like the top is kinda empty. Maybe if they add yellow collar for home and black for away I wouldn't have that feel.

4 hours ago, BShaw20 said:

The new retro has an authentic NOB font too.

On the other hand wordmark is not taken from game worn jersey where it look like this:

but from retail one:

Which is kinda funny.

Court:

On 9/15/2023 at 5:52 PM, BShaw20 said:

My eyes have a huge plesaure seeing this.

It look they use shorts in 98-00 specification since there is logo on waistband.

Weird thing is that Banchero jersey has collar on the other side:

But why? Current Heat alternate is no need to be changing.

I hate current minimalism trend. Basically everyone could be a designer right now because it just about finding a proper font. No other skill is needed anymore.

4 hours ago, ChiharuShiba said:

saw this on instagram

 

Top right corner is intresting with that Jazz old shorts. Why someone put them to a photo?

Warriors looks kinda like mashup od their current alternate with 19/20 Hawks City and Heat doesn't look promising.

I wonder which team is between Heat and GSW. Thunder? Color and pattern on stripes looks pretty similar to current OKC City.

7 hours ago, Portal said:

 

Now it's your turn Montreal

According to 2k24 teams without a sponsor patch (at least for now): Clippers, Hornets, Nuggets, Pacers, Grizzlies, Hawks, Heat, Jazz, Knicks, Blazers, Wizards. That's a lot.

On the side note, Rockets alternate isn't updated yet.

19 hours ago, McCall said:

Even though the EPL may be considered the best league in the world, at the moment, it is not the undisputed top level since so many of the world's best players play in leagues all over the world.

UCL is undisputed top of the top yet no one called Man City (again) World Champion but UCL Champion. Just put some respect to other countries which play basketball and just it. EOT.

P.S. Giannis is another player who agree with Lyles.

5 hours ago, Old School Fool said:

Nice to see Delta Center again and nice to see that Purple is Back!

Anyway after that one season I found that Jazz color scheme isn't not bad for an expansion team or for ASW but definetly not for Jazz.

13 minutes ago, McCall said:

No I didn't. You're just claiming I did because it's your opinion

If you told me that Doncic didn't play in the World Cup or no one care about Word Cup then how can I treat you?

Your only argument is that NBA is the best league which no one even argues with that because it's a fact, but I gave you an example with Premier League and you still don't understand (I could change EPL to Champions League if you want because result will be same). So who's ego is taking over who?

1 hour ago, McCall said:

First off, Germany won the FIBA World Cup. No one cares about that.

Wrongful statement. Ask Germans if they don't care, ask Serbians if they don't care, ask South Sudanese if they don't care. Americans don't care and that's might be true.

1 hour ago, McCall said:

Slovenia didn't have Doncic.

You already told that you don't care, so you don't need to show how much you don't.

1 hour ago, McCall said:

Greece didn't have Giannis

Although If you'd care a little you'd know that Giannis withdrew in last minute due to injury and few others players like Murray or Porzingis withdrew from same reason also straight before tournament. Anyway it doesn't change that all of them wanted to play and were in rosters.

Only Jokić didn't want to play and prefer to watch horse racings, but Jokić is a Jokić and his stance to baskteball is well known.

1 hour ago, McCall said:

The USA didn't even send it's best players.

Still they send NBA players and if guys who didn't play in NBA can beat them up then it mean that maybe NBA not necessarily have the best players in the world. Think about it.

And I'm gonna ends here because you refuted your own argument so there is nothing more to talking about. The only thing you proved that Lyles has right (guys like Shaq and Big shot Rob also agrees with him).

Last but not least I bring quote from Pop:

"It doesn't make sense for an NBA team to call themselves world champions. I don't remember anybody playing anybody outside our borders to get that tag."

10 hours ago, McCall said:

The NBA is the undisputed TOP level basketball league in the world.

Not arguing with that, but still 'N' in NBA stands for National and all teams are playing inside United States borders + Toronto. Again it isn't a World.

10 hours ago, McCall said:

For Team Germany, where do the Wagner brothers play? In Germany? No, the NBA for the Orlando Magic.

And where Issac Bonga or Andreas Obst who were a big contribiutions to Germans winning play? In Bayern Munchen.

Heck Obst never played in NBA and he was able to score 24 pts over USA which entirely loaded with NBA guys.

You see the point now? If you want to be a World Champions then just play against rest of the world especially that Phoenix Suns lose to Adelaide 36ers last year, so is not like NBA teams are unbeateable.

8 hours ago, JTernup said:

Its like saying World War 2 wasn’t really a world war because Yemen wasn’t involved.

By that logic FIFA/FIBA World Cup couldn't be a World Cup because only 32 countries are playing while UN recognize 195 countries.

8 hours ago, JTernup said:

This conversation always makes me laugh.

I always laugh too when I see how egocentric americans are with thinking like whole world is spinning around them and when a guy like Lyles polemize then sh#tstorm is came.

7 hours ago, McCall said:

Why? Where do the best players in the world play? The NBA. The best Europeans come to play in the NBA. Once again, you're confusing the World Cup with the NBA. Which is like saying Premier League teams compete in the FIFA World Cup (National teams).

Ehh... You're a the perfect example why Lyles is right. USA ain't world.  Term "World Champions" came when NBA had basically only Americans players because many best non-US players either lived in an Iron Curtain countries or didn't want lose their eligibile to playing for their respective NT's (like Oscar Schmidt). Even now players that could still be in a league like Mirotić came back from NBA to play in Euroleague (+ domestic league) and many good players like e.g Ponitka never had a chance to play in the NBA.

Also I'm so, so glad that you mentioned Premier League, because EPL by many is considering as a best football league in the world, but no one recognize Man City as a 'World Champions" (at least until they win FIFA Club World Cup) but as a "English Champions".  Same is with NBA, no one except Americans and maybe Canadians recognize Denver Nuggets as a "World Champions" but as a "NBA Champions" because this what they are.

If someone create World League where NBA would play against teams from over the world, then they could be a World Champions.

3 hours ago, MilSox said:

I would also remind everyone of the McDonald's World Championship... basketball's equivalent of the FIFA Club Cup in the 80s and 90s.

Thing like that technically still exist as a FIBA Intercontinental Cup where you've got BCL winner, BAL winner, Asia Champion Cup winner, BCL Americas winner and G-League winner, but no one care about it.

45 minutes ago, BShaw20 said:

 

The hardwood classic perhaps?

Rumors says about blue T-Mac era jersey which mean that I'm already excited.

No, teams shouldn't change banners since what happened in past should stay in past, but Noah Lyles is right and most people outside United States know that for ages and always laugh for that phrase.

Also I'm glad that Canadians won bronze game, because that should be a cold shower for United States who're starts to repeat same mistakes as they did before 2006 by sending a group of random guys without any team spirit and still thought they win gold without too much effort.

BTW:

12 hours ago, Rygi13 said:

I'm not sure I've seen this before in the NHL. I love it! There is no need for the current circle-in-a-circle look.

Bruins, Islanders have no blue circle for quite long time, Vegas since 2022 and Ducks in their 30th anniversary also not has it.

11 hours ago, M4One said:

Vegas with the Stanley Cup inspired center ice logo.

 

 

 

It's pretty impressive that they've got new center ice every year.

Someone ask for City leaks? Here comes the Suns:

Imo it might be a really nice uniform.

On 9/3/2023 at 8:07 PM, MackAttack said:

Couple new courts from 2K, my bad if already posted 

Bucks court was already used in playoffs. Celtics are moving #6 from paint to halfcourt. Pelicans is weird because it has some elements from Coastal teaser but is lacks of light blue on baselines. Portland looks wack compare to their previous court.

Spurs will also have new court with AT&T Center is now Frost Bank Center. I'll make sceen later.

EDIT, Spurs Court from 2k24 as I promised:

The saddest and worst part is that it look like wordmarks on sides became mandatory because even Portland which I believe was the last team with centred wordmarks now have them on sides.

On 8/30/2023 at 5:23 PM, Old School Fool said:

From NBA 2K24, the Sacramento Kings new court.

 

 I hope it's only for alternate because their current one is so cool and there is no need to change it.

On 8/30/2023 at 6:06 PM, Jay_Mellowed said:

 

The Suns also are bringing in a new, gradient accented, court themselves.

 

Why? It also look more suited to alternate uniform rather than home and away.

It wasn't that league which stole Chris logo at first?

They might unveil their City earlier just like Nets and Wolves. I don't know how to feel about this. Map (?), pelicans, palmtrees, fleur-de-lis, black, navy, light blue, red, orange. From this trailer it has too much elements for me, but I wouldn't judge until I see it in full scale.

No Lendingree means that Hornets were also losing sponsor.

Worth to note Lamelo is already wearing upcoming Puma MB.03.

So my prediction about teal uniform was right. I assume in next year they bring back white version of it (20th annivesary of Bobcats).