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The Cavs did this a decade ago with their CavFantic jerseys, which is kinda why I'm disappointed with their mixtape.

Those specific shades of blue and gold look garish together.

I'll definitely go back and work on the Hornets road/"Icon". As for the City jersey, it's supposed to be a 'City of Charlotte" jersey. if Nike is going to force City jerseys on us, might as well make them actually tie-in to the city the team is playing for/in.

Now for the Western Conference Champs, the Phoenix Suns. The Suns love to use both black and purple, so i decided to bring back the old bright purple and substitute black for the current dark purple. Since the Valley unis were such a hit, the entire set of uniforms is based around gradients, as you'll see with the uniforms. Association/Icon: The Suns half-baked attempt to pay homage to the Barkley era wasn't perfect, but it definitely was my main inspiration for this set. Firstly, the Steve Nash 2000's wordmark returns, as this one just screams "Suns" compared to the new one. The number is placed inside of the sunburst, as a nod to the Barkley set and the 2014 set. The wordmark, sunburst, back number and side panels all get a vertical light purple to orange gradient, outlined in dark purple(the inverse on the Icon). Collar and shoulder stripes remain from the current set. The side panels are a vertical gradient with rays at the bottom the mimic the sunburst. Statement: The gradient is ditched for solid light purple with a dark purple outline. The collar and shoulder trim follow suit. City: Arizona is know for it's deserts, and so I thought it seemed fitting to make "The Valley" actually look like the valleys. A sandy color becomes the base, with the collar, shoulder trim and side panels getting an orange/white/dark purple striping pattern. "The Valley" is displayed on the front, with old-timey western font to boot. The phoenix-ball secondary moves to the shorts, while a recolored Arizona flag takes it's place on the waistband. Main Court: the gradient present throughout the identity is placed around the apron.

It's supposed to be a "mixtape", so they took: Vertical wordmark from this Pants design from this Fading gradient design from these Their placeholder logo from '09 ...all rolled into one, and made nearly illegible.

-The Jags look best with multiple outlines on the numbers (see Jaguars, JAX circa 1996). -The pointy things aren't the worst thing in the world, but they can do without them. -I'm indifferent on the patch. The Steelers and Cheifs use a left breast patch. The nickname isn't that big of an issue. -I agree with you on this on, these were unneccessary. -The pants had a diagonal stripe. Other than the helmet, this is a B- uniform.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this. For the pants, maybe they could take the 90's striping and cut them at an angle to match the jersey numbers. That would look great.

Why would they?

For our third installment we have the Charlotte Hornets. Association/Icon: The Hornets get a C+ in my book for their update last offseason. The signature jersey-only pinstipes return, but at the expense of the color purple being relegated to trim. This time around, purple is featured more prominently, especially on the Icon jersey. The multi-colored pinstripes return, because not only are they synonymous with the Hornets, but it helps distinguish them from other pinstriped teams. The pants get a Florida Gators football-style stripe down the sides. The "Crown C" returns on the left leg. Statement: "Charlotte" moves from the white jersey to the purple alternate. City: The Hornets are 1/4 with their City uniforms, the only good one being last season's mint & gold. This version replaces the marketing ploy of "Buzz City" with Charlotte's actual nickname, "Queen City". Green and white, the colors of Charlotte's city flag, become the base of this jersey. Checkered flags grace the sides of the uniform, not only a nod to Charlotte's rich racing history, but also to the Bobcats old alternates. Pinstripes become single-striped like the original 90's Hornets.

...which means they're not getting fined for either.

"#MavsFansForLife" ?

The whisker/notches are a nice touch on the numbers. Even though it kinda matches the logo treatment, I'd probably only have the black outline on the blue jersey.

That is a BEAUTY!

I'm glad someone else noticed this. I think it had to do with a template change. As you see in the top picture, the sleeve stripe is farther down on the shoulder, giving room for larger TV numbers. On the bottom picture, the moved the stripe up to the armpit, shrinking the TV numbers and rendering them nearly useless. Now the Panthers jersey is just cluttered at the top.

CJ Henderson too. That secondary looks tough. Anyone thinks the Panthers are a dark-horse contender in the NFC?

They can sell these as current "authentics", and sell the Showtime-era ones as throwbacks.

Speaking of which...1996 was when the switched the blue jersey to what it is today. it's somewhat ironic that they haven't won anything since the change.

Kids, when comparing QBs, always make sure to include rushing TDs when talking about passing.

They changed it last season. More powder blue than seafoam green. https://uni-watch.com/2020/09/22/cowboys-confirm-two-different-patches-new-pants-color/ 2019: 2020:

LA retired #13 for Wilt Chamberlain.

Fox did that late last year too.

Next up are the Portland Trail Blazers. Only major change here is that Portland returns to a lowercase font. the Logo is stacked similar to the original 1971 logo. Association/Icon: Over their entire half-century of existence, Portland has never had the full name "Trail Blazers" on a uniform. That all changes today. Silver trim is removed from the neck, shoulders, and sash. Statement: for some reason, Portland likes to experiment with their red jersey. The haven't had a true, inverted alternate jersey since 2012. While theirs nothing wrong with experimenting, the Blazers are one of those teams that can get by with a simple recolor. City: Speaking of experimentation.... The Blazers unveiled a silver-and-black monochromatic earned jersey. (they said it's because Dame, being from Oakland, was a Raiders fan). It wasn't bad, but it got me thinking, what if they had a jersey made up of nothing but grey tones? Call it the "gray-dient"(the name is corny, I know). Main Court: Much like their current court, the apron is two-toned, but I used the jersey sash as the dividing line instead of the logo stripes. City Court: Everything goes greyscale like the jerseys, with the famed "Rip City" at center court.

With the Season about to start, I figured now would be a good time to finally finish restart my long awaited 32-team NBA project. Going in order isn't going to be possible for me, so I'm going to post these as I gain ideas for them. Starting with...the Detroit Pistons. I always liked the 2002 recolor of the 90's teal horse logo for Detroit. It actually has some character to it, other than the plain red/blue basketball that we've seen different variations of. THis time around, I'm removing the navy, going full red/blue/silver. Now for the Uniforms. Association/Icon: I brought the recolored horse-head wordmark to the front of the jerseys (just like the 90's Grant Hill-era), I swapped the stripe colors back to normal, and the number gets the logo treatment with the outline. "DP" goes on the shorts leg, while the horse-ball goes on the waistband. Statement: I brought back the fan-beloved red alternate. It's a simple recolor, really, but the fans adored it, so back in the rotation it goes. City: For as much flak as the pistons get for their "Motor City" alternates (especially on these boards), It is an actual nickname for the city. Silver, mostly used for trim on the main jerseys, becomes the base. The stripes bring back the teal, gold, and red of the Grant Hill-era, while black and gold go on the wordmark & numbers. The waistband, shorts trim, and neckline are half teal/half red, corresponding with the nearest stripe. And the new courts: Main: Nothing spectacular, just placing the recolored logo on the current court. City: Old 90's logo returns to center court, with "Motor City" in the mid-range area.

I understand the gold inclusion, but it think you might be going a bit too far in that direction. The Saints kinda corner the NFL black & gold market, and the Steelers also use blacks & yellow. With the Raiders being so closely related—almost synonymous with silver & black (heck, the teams nick name is “The Silver And Black”), so I think the outline should be silver instead of gold.