A new 2015-16 NBA season brings new opportunities across the league. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers can try again to win it all. The Golden State Warriors can try to repeat as NBA champs. Teams that didn’t make the playoffs can attempt to do so. And before the season starts, there’s still an inkling of hope that some of the worst NBA uniforms could be changed.
Hey, for some NBA teams, their uni’s are so bad you just go make custom basketball uniforms on your own. And when your team isn’t very good, sometimes how they look and the numbers they put up is all you have to hang your hat on. Winning and losing aside, though, there are a handful of teams (if not more) that badly need to consider upgrading or just changing their uniforms. We could include the Clippers and their new digs, but that’s too fresh (and too easy). Here are our favorite 4 NBA teams that need a reality check when it comes to their basketball uniforms:
Oklahoma City Thunder
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook very well could be the NBA’s best duo. Off the court, they might even (in a sense) be the game’s best dressed. Westbrook is definitely known for his interesting fashion choices and it’s not shocking when you see the digs he dons on a nightly basis. Part of OKC’s ensemble is modern, but it’s also boring. The lettering on the jersey tries too hard, the white jerseys are too bland and the blue jerseys kind of actually hurt the eyes. OKC went big when they moved on from being the Seattle Supersonics, but they didn’t necessarily move on up in the looks department. Perhaps a revisit to their jersey would be advised before next season.
Oh, and it got worse. They unveiled their super orange alternative uniforms for the new year. Great.
Utah Jazz
Sometimes it’s good for a team to stick to it’s roots and keep a classic, vintage look. It’s not really working out for the Utah Jazz. They did well to rid their old purple jerseys that included mountains in the background, but now their jerseys come off plain and too old fashioned. That’s an odd label for a team young and trying to rise up in the brutal Western Conference.
Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks had decent enough uniforms before this year, but there were whispers about them possibly shooting for an upgrade. The team listened and even got the players involved, but that ended up being a regrettable idea. Atlanta’s new uni’s include an odd foundation pattern and even sport some neon. They’re probably going to have a hard time pulling these off.
Los Angeles Clippers
Who are we kidding? We had to add them. The Clippers tried to modernize their team with a whole rebranding over the past year and it led to this. It’s not a great look. Hey, they got DeAndre Jordan to stay around and after a bunch of key depth signings they might have a shot at making an NBA Finals run. But they still now have one of the worst NBA uniforms. The logo, the jerseys, it’s all just bad.
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