The 2015-16 NBA season has been a mixed bag. On one hand the defending champion Golden State Warriors have looked very much deserving of last year’s title run (at the moment they’re still undefeated), but beyond them the league boasts numerous disappointments.
The Cavaliers, Rockets, Pelicans, Wizards, Clippers and Hawks are just a handful of would-be contenders that just haven’t been living up to expectations. Luckily the NBA does have an answer for the slow start, but we’ll have to wait until mid-season to see it in action: the 2016 All-Star uniforms.
The NBA and Adidas recently announced the new custom basketball uniforms for the league’s All-Star extravaganza, to be worn by the NBA’s top players on February 14th in Toronto, Canada.
The league issues new All-Star uniforms every year, but this is the first NBA All-Star break held outside of the states, so it’s nice to see them get it right for a chance. A lot of the past year’s All-Star uniforms have been a little over the top and too modern-looking, but this year’s edition does a good job of giving each side (blue and red) solid, bold colors with a slick design that looks to be a solid mix between vintage and modern.
Per the report, the Eastern Conference is slated to don the red uniforms, while the Western Conference will wear the white uniforms with blue trim.
Our take is the NBA and Adidas did a great job this time around and got it right. In past years, the logos felt out-dated and forced or the jersey colors clashed with the shorts colors. For one reason or another, the All-Star uniforms of old were generally big misses. This year seems to be a hit.
The only thing that could make it more interesting is knowing already who will actually be wearing the new All-Star uni’s. For that info, of course, we’ll have to wait.
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*photo from nba.com
