The Cornucopia of Possible NBA Logo Changes

[ESTONES6]

The previous Cavs set was near-perfect. People say that a change is needed to distance the team from the James era, but I don't really see why. The James-led Cavs never won a NBA Championship, and they wore every throwback in team history. They even made some up. So it's not like the previous wine and old gold scheme was identifiable with James.

Agreed. It really was. This uniform:

was top tier in the NBA, IMO, and it's a damned shame that it's gone now. The entire set was just clean, classy, & sharp. The new uniforms better be something else, because they've got a hell of a precedent to top.

Also, I've never been a fan of the whole "Franchise player is gone? OH HELL NAW CHANGE THE UNIFORMS!!111!1!1!1%!" thing. If you're gonna change uniforms, do it because you need an upgrade or an update. Not because of something like that, that's silly. That's like saying "EMMITT SMITH WENT TO THE COWBOYS!!?!?!? CHANGE THE ENTIRE IDENTITY! BAH GAWD, IT REMINDS ME TOO MUCH OF THE MEMORIES!!!" Stop that.

I hated this uniform. It was over exposed. It was a nice bridge between the candy can uniforms of the 70s and the current look, but I just didn't like it. Don't like the navy as a main color. White, Wine, Gold Alt. That should be the set. Navy blue used VERY sparingly... just for trim and maybe SOME outline.

[Glover]

Not sure if these are going to be the real deal, but I still thought I'd post. I saw someone post these on Twitter. He said it was from an up-coming Video Game, didn't say which game though.

At least they got the number of fans going to see a Cavs game right.

Same amount that you guys had at Heat games last year right?

[THUNDA]

Not sure if these are going to be the real deal, but I still thought I'd post. I saw someone post these on Twitter. He said it was from an up-coming Video Game, didn't say which game though.

At least they got the number of fans going to see a Cavs game right.

Same amount that you guys had at Heat games last year right?

Marlins, maybe. Heat were middle of the pack in attendance.

[Glover]

Not sure if these are going to be the real deal, but I still thought I'd post. I saw someone post these on Twitter. He said it was from an up-coming Video Game, didn't say which game though.

At least they got the number of fans going to see a Cavs game right.

Same amount that you guys had at Heat games last year right?

Marlins, maybe. Heat were middle of the pack in attendance.

Eh...fair enough. At least you admit that much, haha.

[IceCap]

The previous Cavs set was near-perfect. People say that a change is needed to distance the team from the James era, but I don't really see why. The James-led Cavs never won a NBA Championship, and they wore every throwback in team history. They even made some up. So it's not like the previous wine and old gold scheme was identifiable with James.

Agreed. It really was. This uniform:

was top tier in the NBA, IMO, and it's a damned shame that it's gone now. The entire set was just clean, classy, & sharp. The new uniforms better be something else, because they've got a hell of a precedent to top.

Also, I've never been a fan of the whole "Franchise player is gone? OH HELL NAW CHANGE THE UNIFORMS!!111!1!1!1%!" thing. If you're gonna change uniforms, do it because you need an upgrade or an update. Not because of something like that, that's silly. That's like saying "EMMITT SMITH WENT TO THE COWBOYS!!?!?!? CHANGE THE ENTIRE IDENTITY! BAH GAWD, IT REMINDS ME TOO MUCH OF THE MEMORIES!!!" Stop that.

I hated this uniform. It was over exposed. It was a nice bridge between the candy can uniforms of the 70s and the current look, but I just didn't like it. Don't like the navy as a main color. White, Wine, Gold Alt. That should be the set. Navy blue used VERY sparingly... just for trim and maybe SOME outline.

I liked the inclusion of navy. The gold from the last set was way to light to work as a primary colour for an alternate, so I'm glad they went with navy. Now I do agree that they wore it way to often. Of course everything from the previous uniform set was awesome, yet ruined by the Cavs not wearing it as intended. I have very little hope in the new set, and I'm sad to see one of the best modern identities in the NBA hacked to bits like this.

[ESTONES6]

The previous Cavs set was near-perfect. People say that a change is needed to distance the team from the James era, but I don't really see why. The James-led Cavs never won a NBA Championship, and they wore every throwback in team history. They even made some up. So it's not like the previous wine and old gold scheme was identifiable with James.

Agreed. It really was. This uniform:

was top tier in the NBA, IMO, and it's a damned shame that it's gone now. The entire set was just clean, classy, & sharp. The new uniforms better be something else, because they've got a hell of a precedent to top.

Also, I've never been a fan of the whole "Franchise player is gone? OH HELL NAW CHANGE THE UNIFORMS!!111!1!1!1%!" thing. If you're gonna change uniforms, do it because you need an upgrade or an update. Not because of something like that, that's silly. That's like saying "EMMITT SMITH WENT TO THE COWBOYS!!?!?!? CHANGE THE ENTIRE IDENTITY! BAH GAWD, IT REMINDS ME TOO MUCH OF THE MEMORIES!!!" Stop that.

I hated this uniform. It was over exposed. It was a nice bridge between the candy can uniforms of the 70s and the current look, but I just didn't like it. Don't like the navy as a main color. White, Wine, Gold Alt. That should be the set. Navy blue used VERY sparingly... just for trim and maybe SOME outline.

I liked the inclusion of navy. The gold from the last set was way to light to work as a primary colour for an alternate, so I'm glad they went with navy. Now I do agree that they wore it way to often. Of course everything from the previous uniform set was awesome, yet ruined by the Cavs not wearing it as intended. I have very little hope in the new set, and I'm sad to see one of the best modern identities in the NBA hacked to bits like this.

I think the new one is going to be clean, but generic and unimaginative. I have a feeling the "CavFanatic" jersey is going to be really crazy though.

[IceCap]

The new wordmark is a little generic, but I wouldn't mind it if they updated the primary to match it. Instead we have yet another team with a primary that uses a different wordmark from the uniforms.

[ESTONES6]

The new wordmark is a little generic, but I wouldn't mind it if they updated the primary to match it. Instead we have yet another team with a primary that uses a different wordmark from the uniforms.

I really never understood that. Such lack of consistency. I guess it could be worse, they could be like the Mavericks:

http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=d7kffqwofcg3pfax8okg9qbel

http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=ifk08eam05rwxr3yhol3whdcm

http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=438

http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=52byr2gfrb1y86g8qvf1u0a8m

[Glover]

The new wordmark is a little generic, but I wouldn't mind it if they updated the primary to match it. Instead we have yet another team with a primary that uses a different wordmark from the uniforms.

That bothers me too. I think they should take the logo from center court and make that the primary. Just put 'Cleveland' in smaller letters above 'Cavaliers.'

[ESTONES6]

The new wordmark is a little generic, but I wouldn't mind it if they updated the primary to match it. Instead we have yet another team with a primary that uses a different wordmark from the uniforms.

That bothers me too. I think they should take the logo from center court and make that the primary. Just put 'Cleveland' in smaller letters above 'Cavaliers.'

I think Cleveland would be better positioned under Cavaliers. The bottom of the C and the S in Cavaliers would be the perfect spot i think. Put that over the current Ball w/ Sword logo, and it would look sharp i think.

[dmhtfld]

something like this wouldnt be too bad

white jersey:

red jersey:

yellow jersey:

[jimbojohnny56]

That would look horrible on the jerseys.

[dmhtfld]

yeah i geuss it would be kinda bulky

[ESTONES6]

something like this wouldnt be too bad

white jersey:

red jersey:

yellow jersey:

On a jersey... bad. On a wordmark, good.

[jimbojohnny56]

Should'nt Cavaliers be on top and Cleveland be underneath. Either that or use the cross swords logo with Cleveland on top of that in the open space.

[dmhtfld]

Should'nt Cavaliers be on top and Cleveland be underneath. Either that or use the cross swords logo with Cleveland on top of that in the open space.

nope, not unless you read the bottom first and then the top

[dmhtfld]

or you can always go with something like this

[ESTONES6]

EDIT: Alright... here is my quick take on it:

Obviously, it would need cleaning up. Proportions and layout would need to be modified a bit, but I think it would be the right direction.

[vmd9]

or you can always go with something like this

what font is that? I'm gna try to make a logo if I have time

making me mad we're seeing glimpses of every other team but the cavs are too good at keeping this stuff hidden! driving me crazy! haha

[IceCap]

EDIT: Alright... here is my quick take on it:

Obviously, it would need cleaning up. Proportions and layout would need to be modified a bit, but I think it would be the right direction.

It's rough, but I like it.