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Why did the Suns and the Jazz opt out of having a mixtape jersey, again? The leaked Suns' set was decent for the theme and on par with many of the better looks of all the rest. Also, it doesn't sit well with me that the Hawks recolored the ball in the logo to red both on the uniforms and the court, making it the same color as the bird, while otherwise using the color scheme of that identity. I also didn't expect the Knicks to look that good and fitting in black. They pull it off totally without having to roll your eyes at the sight of a team after another jumping on the black bandwagon just because (...it apparently sells well). What they did to the logo at center court leaves me scratching my head, though. I wouldn't have filled it all with black.

I don't know what was the skepticism about the pick at first, it was visible from his college play that he's got it. Jalen Green, on the other hand, looked to me like just another Coby White, and hasn't changed that perception yet.

Nice to see the shiny fabric come back. It was such a shame when it was abandoned, it added another dimension to uniform design. And for some teams – like Miami, Denver, Milwaukee and Houston – it was their thing, and their uniforms really lost in appeal after the switch to regular fabric.

I don't have anything against that wishbone collar per se, some styles it really fits that happen to be modern, like that Lakers' set in question, which is my favorite all-time, or the Pistons jerseys of the same era to this day, or the Heat and what the Raptors used to have, it's not terrible even for the Warriors, but it does look better when it's of the same base color as the jersey itself. However, it doesn't match the classic style that is that Dallas wordmark and numbers, together with the "modern" style side panels they still use. EDIT: You could say that the Lakers' wordmark and number font are similar "classic" in style as what the Mavs have there, but the additional outline gives it a more dated look, and the modern collar is of different color than the jersey base, which wasn't the case for the Lakers.

I know it's supposed to be a mashup, but that collar style they use now doesn't fit at all with the classic-style wordmark, nor do those side panels on the jersey. Not a coherent and successful outcome to me.

That would be really cool if they mishmashed the numbers for each player too.

Those alternates were great and I'm not ashamed to say it at all. One among the numerous recolor alternates in the league with slight changes during those times, that didn't feel as forgettable disposable afterthought like the current alternates produced by the City program etc do. That's what it was about. I liked the regular whites and reds too.

Yes, only the NBA logo is missing on the front.

Thanks, it happened to drop out of my mind. That was my thought exactly that there is no way Nike will let it be like that, unnoticeable, and if it's still possible to readjust for this season, they will definitely do it. An outline or adding a shade of color to the logo - I see it coming.

Talking about the Nike diamond logo, I might've missed this info completely, but what happens to the Jumpman logo that is on the Statement jerseys in this case? Does it get the same treatment, or will the diamond Nike just be used instead of it on the Statements too this year?

I'll count that as "forever"

The wordmark change at the baseline is a downgrade, I see no other purpose to this other than to accomodate a baseline ad.

I didn't hate that uni at all, and while it was definitely overthought and overcomplicated in certain parts, it was decent and visually interesting and certainly better than anything that came afterwards. Those side panels wouldn't fit with that mashup jersey, though, since they would clash with the tree trim and there would be too much going on.

This looks more like just a recolor of one of their regular current identity jerseys more than a mashup... The only thing different I see is the pre-update wordmark that is of the same style. And I can't tell if the base color is black or navy. This doesn't say "mashup" to me that much.

Wow, Minnesota hit it out of the park. The "fur" side panels from the lackluster gray City (or whatever) jersey weren't even necessary, although, they're not making it worse either. I'd like to see something along those lines for the regular sets.

By typography I mean the wordmark and the fonts. Not that the font in the logo is anything worth mentioning. The last part of your comment totally contradicts itself. Talking about force. Right, because the jazz music is so menacing.... Generic mountain identity? FWIW, the mountains have everything to do with Utah, contrary to nothing when it comes to jazz, if we go that route (no need to). Not that it's much relevant, but... the mountains are not "a force"? Really? What mattered is that the Jazz had a unique and powerful identity with character that happened to include mountains, nowhere similar to the Nuggets', that was represented by a prominent team and players at the time that wasn't one that "you know, nobody talks about the Jazz..." (last All-Star draft). Even the note logo can be done differently. The way it is, is very plain and uninspiring. The "generic mountain identity" blows this note identity out of the water in terms of character.

Not a fan. Their main issue isn't the color scheme – which is uninspiring indeed – but the logo, that is even less so and just isn't good. The bland typography doesn't help either. Embrace the Malone-Stockton purple mountain identity, it had the most character, of a force to be reckoned with.

Ugly as a uniform and for the Suns. And being another, superfluous, black uniform on top of that. These "fashion" uniforms should be kept outside of the court.

There has been some rumors circulating about a potential Dallas update the last few years, and I remember vaguely some talk about some upcoming Cleveland changes..? The Timberwolves are due for unis matching their identity properly too, and there was a pic posted with new kind of numbers on the Wizards' summer league jerseys.

The 313 logo looking angry doesn't bother me at all, I just mentioned it as a fun observation. On the contrary, I'm all for logos having character and always been a supporter of "angry" logos. And as you said, especially since the Pistons logo set is so lackluster and unexciting. What comes to the paint and the superimposed logo, it did cross my mind too that they might've thought that having red painted areas with it might be visually too much, but just picturing it in my mind I can't say it would. Moreover, the use of Pistons' bright red and blue colors is what had always made the court so visually appealing and losing that is a shame.

The Pistons' court should have red keys, I see no reason why have them unpainted like that. I like everything else about it. Also, as an observation, the 313 logo looks really – and I mean really – angry to me.

The net side pattern was a unique and distinctive detail for the Nets the addition of which would make their current uniforms already decent. They should've kept it.

Can't agree on the Thunder brand, since I don't like that moniker for a team to begin with, but there sure are endless cool opportunities to depict that brand. The Nets, on the other hand, I don't even get it how they went with such an identity in the first place. What makes it even more ridiculous, is how it was marketed all over the place that it was designed by Jay-Z's team.

Agree with this. It is too beautiful and an obvious choice to not have it in use. Don't care about the OKC brand in general..

Strongly disagree on everything about those sets. Moreover, I was glad they won it in the black alternates, as bizarre as they were, it was better than everything else they wore at the time.