The 2022-23 NBA season might still be a ways off, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start mentally preparing by feasting our eyes upon some swoon-worthy new threads.
First introduced in 2016, the City Edition jerseys are updated each year. While some teams have stuck with the same design for multiple seasons, others continually switch it up. Or, if you’re the Utah Jazz, you do a little bit of both. At least one team (s/o Washington Wizards) coordinated with their MLB counterpart on the aesthetic.
In addition to the much ballyhooed City Edition looks, some teams, like the San Antonio Spurs, are throwing it back next season. Cue the Classic Edition jerseys, which pay homage to the franchise’s origins.
Here is a look at the latest uniform updates as they’re released by the teams.
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They put on for their city
Washington Wizards
For the Wiz Kids, it’s all about the cherry blossoms. The Wizards unveiled their tribute to the iconic flowers of the nation’s capital back in March but won’t debut their pink alternate uniforms until the 2022-23 season.
The team’s MLB counterpart, the Washington Nationals, revealed a similar City Edition uniform set, as the franchises collaborated to create a unified alternative look across sports. The Nike collaboration marks the first uniform campaign between MLB and NBA teams from the same market.
Hopefully the cherry blossom look bodes better for the Wizards — as of Monday, the Nationals were in last place in the NL East (30-58).
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🌸🌸🌸🌸 pic.twitter.com/AgiNvGWEmE— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) March 29, 2022
Keeping it classic
San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs are going back to the beginning. In recent years, the Spurs’ City Edition jerseys had featured a camouflage pattern and, most recently, a white canvas with the iconic “fiesta stripe” on the sides based on the team’s popular warm-ups from the 1990s.
Now, in honor of San Antonio’s 50th season, the team is rolling out Classic Edition uniforms that pay homage to the team’s storied legacy. The look, made popular by Spurs legend George Gervin, features “San Antonio” across a black-on-black jersey chest.
“The Spurs Classic Edition uniform is a symbolic way for us…
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