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from New York to … Seattle, everyone dresses up for the 75th anniversary of the NBA

We do not listen to the “apparently”, the “they told me” even less but there, we really want to listen to them and believe in them. There are rumors like what to celebrate its 75 years, the NBA would release a new madness for the jerseys, again with the good Nike buddy.

What is a birthday? Answer A: A caribou? Answer B: A celebration of the past and the present with a little vision for the future. Answer C: A culinary specialty from Poitou-Charentes. BEEP! Our ultimate stammer is answer B, and our friends in the NBA quite agree. A collection of 31 jerseys (yes you read that right: 31, not 30) could be released for next season. They are honestly all very nice, there is no 2003-04 Mavericks don’t you worry. We don’t know if these are the real NBA records that would have leaked as a Ninho album or if this is just a fan project (a fan with a fair amount of time and talent if it is. is the case). We will therefore start with the list of very cool swimsuits but which, in themselves, do not revolutionize the existing wardrobe. There are jerseys that we have seen or almost: the Celtics (always the same guys), Cleveland, Dallas, Golden State, Indiana, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, Orlando and San Antonio. Then there are those that we have already seen but with a different touch on the side of the jerseys: Charlotte (with racing on the side as there might have been at the time of the Bobcats with Ajinca), the Lakers, Blazers and Kings. We simplify the thing but the swimsuits are much more elaborate and they all have small references, tributes to historical moments, in order to create a true harmony of the times. Isn’t that beautiful?

We now move on to those who catch our eye! We start with Atlanta. So no, they did not go on the jersey with a big hawk in the middle, they opted for a Dominique Wilkins style jersey ‘ era. Old school fans will appreciate. We continue with the Nets who mix their eras: New Jersey fashion, blue white red (go ahead), they take curves and shapes from the 70s and 80s, writings from the 90s, only the faded version is missing. came out this year, a tribute to Jared Dudley and we’re good! Make way for the Chicago Bulls who delight us with these vertical stripes as they had already done at the time of Michael Jordan Toni Kukoc, but multiplied this time. There is also the beautiful Chicago writing developed in the 70s and 80s. We thus find there the classic red and black of Stendhal Windy City with its beautiful touch of blue that has returned in recent years under the reign of Nike. Now it’s the turn of the Nuggets, who are seeing the big picture. Very daring mix for Denver which will surely pay off with multicolored touches in the middle of the 80s to 95s (the English, Mutombo etc.), surrounded by white and the colors of the beginning of the 70s, with a writing from the end of the 70s! Well done to the people in charge of the Colorado archives because there, the mixture is very complex, but we like it. Boom, we’re going back to the East with the Pistons jersey, who literally let go of the horses. Return of the mustang / horse / bronco / pony to Michigan from the Grant Hill era in the late 90’s. “Houston, we have zero problems, it rips your jersey! », The old logo with the balloon and the rocket / shark comes back from the dead on the shorts. For the rest, it’s back to stripes, Hakeem Olajuwon era (after his two titles lol), classic red from Clutch City and yellow-comeback friends! While the Lakers remain on a rather classic format, the Clippers have laid a trick! Big diagonal stripe, from the days of the Buffalo Braves (1970-78, now LAC), in the colors of the current red and blue of the time of the San Diego Clippers (1978-84). Well if we usually complain about the repetition, on the monotonous side of certain jerseys, Steve Ballmer and his clique could hit very hard. Miami had to give us something to match the past four years. They delighted us like never before with the captivatingly colored Vice swimsuits. This time they bring out the Floridian Black model (when a certain Shaquille O’Neal was passing by) but with refined bands and above all in the pink and blue Vice colors! Simple mixture and yet so aesthetic, we want to see Udonis Haslem in there. We go back and forth between East and West, suddenly we go to the left, but that’s not that much to the left: New Orleans. NOLA Hornets version, it gives vertical stripes / bands and a color of “Mardi Gras” version (which had not been a great success), we hope that this time the front and the back will have the same color. As for the Knicks, back to the collar and sleeves with the 50s checks, and the rest of the jersey in classic colors: blue and orange. The change is not huge, but hey, we always have to celebrate the future jersey of the mayor of Big Apple, Julius Randle. We stay in the East and we climb to first place in the Conference this season: Philadelphia. They bring out an attempt from the years 91 to 94, obviously updated (like the rest of the jerseys), maybe it will panic sales if Ben Simmons starts to put three in there. Come on, we get back on the plane and we have a lot of driving since we are going to the Arizona desert to find Cameron Payne’s team (do you see someone else?). The Cacti go back to the heyday of the 90s, when Charles Barkley filled a jersey (or two) for this team. The little balloon-sun with instead of the writing “Suns”, the name “Phoenix” written as between the beginning of its creation (1968) and its sartorial revival in 1992. They are also pleased at the level of the shorts but we let you enjoy. We change countries altogether, no we no longer go to Tampa Bay, but rather to Toronto where they have bet on safe values ​​but not too simple either. We go back to vintage mode with a good big velociraptor who dribbles like Kendrick Perkins but which still has the class, the colors of mauve and a small stripe in the middle, to change the multiple stripes of the beginning of the franchise. We expected that The North, but it still makes us want to buy and flock Carter. West Coast Till’ I Die ! So we go to Utah (yes it is true that it was geographically more practical to do Phoenix -> Utah -> Toronto, but hey we walk, it’s nice). Surely one of the most successful, one of the most cold. We already start with the pride to see that the jersey is presented with Rudy’s number, already it starts very well, then we can typically see a great mix of two eras. The first is when the Jazz reigned (sorry there was a dude named Michel Jordan or something) dominated the league with the Stockton-Malone duo, where purple, sky blue and white jerseys with mountain patterns had taken their toll and are even income in recent years: we love vintage !!! Then the mixture of patterns returned this year for example for the city edition, a gradient in horizontal bands on the top of the jersey. This jersey final would therefore be the ultimate combo of mauve, sky blue and white colors on the gradient and a mountain on the side of the shorts: MASTERCLASS. We end with the capital: the Wizards, who are not deadlocked on the retro but innovative aspect. Return of the bands of the time of the Baltimore Bullets, in the blue, red and white colors of the same time, but with a small twist (lol) this time for the band. Little more that we already know about some swimsuits in recent years are the stars on the side.

We end with the killer detail: there are indeed 31 swimsuits and not 30 on this leak. Why ? To make room for a SUPERSONICS jersey! This jersey is a mix of patterns and shapes from 2001 to 2008 and colors from 1995 to 2001. The Seattle franchise, which was relocated with Kevin Durant to build the Oklahoma City Thunder, is legendary and still widely popular. by the fans. What motivate the NBA to offer new jerseys for sale? Some may see there the hope of a return to Seattle soon, but we will not advance in that direction.

We are therefore sure of nothing, but nothing, we can only hope that these magnificent jerseys will be made, for the good of the fans, the players, the franchises, the NBA, the fashion, and the “you want”. what for christmas? “. If the NBA does this for its 75th anniversary, we will wish it great pleasure since these uniforms respect the history of these franchises and are a beautiful tribute to their heritage. Come on, we’re keeping our fingers crossed.

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