Who ever said reflecting on the past was for the weak? The NBA is known for two things: killer swag and being the king of retro. Okay, so they’re known for dunks, sick dimes and more cool things than we care to admit, but let’s be honest, this is an odd sport culture that is built on accessorizing and the weirdest blend of appreciating the old and the new that anyone will ever see. It’s the only sport where the current stars are tops, yet the old school elite players are truly never forgotten.
One big way that’s accomplished is when NBA franchise’s bust out various types of custom basketball uniforms. The best way to do so? When teams promote throwback nights where they have players and fans go back in time via retro uni’s.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were the latest pro basketball squad to take that dive through the jersey time machine, and it naturally ended beautifully.
Well, not entirely. Minnesota still got crushed by a far better Oklahoma City Thunder squad, but they had the perfect blend for “future” and “vintage” just by rostering young stars like Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns, while also having a seasoned vet (and former top pick from back in the day) Kevin Garnett around.
It’s the perfect mash-up and it was made even better by Minny’s sweet throwback jerseys. If only more NBA teams would join the fun and either don alternate jerseys more often or even take the extra dive by going back and paying tribute to the old school look.
It doesn’t happen every day, every week or even every month, but we love it whenever we can catch it. Do you like Minnesota’s new/old digs? Got a team you hope takes a trip down memory lane soon? Let us know in the comments below!
