The teams of the NBA They will have to present two new uniforms before the 2017-18 league begins and this time with the logo of the company «Nike», which is now in charge of manufacturing them, with the exception of the Charlotte Hornets who presented theirs with that of the “Jumpman”, symbol owned by Michael Jordan.
Precisely the concession has been made since it is the team in which Jordan is the majority shareholder, which confirms the control he has over the franchise.
The Hornets unveiled the new white and turquoise jerseys, the latest installment in a team series connected to the team’s new uniform contract. NBA with Nike.
The uniforms – which, according to new league protocol, can be worn both at home and on the road – are extremely similar to last season’s designs. The changes are few for the white model, apart from the addition of the Jordan logo, as they are very similar to last year.
The novelties are minor with small details regarding the collar that borders the neck, the width of the stripes and the secondary logo that is placed on the sides of the shorts.
Those same three adjustments have also been made to the blue uniform, which has received an additional change: the lettering on the chest, which read ‘Charlotte’, will now have the team’s name on it.
Nike announced that the new jersey of the NBA It is a modification of the ones used by the United States team in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, it is lighter than the previous ones of the NBA and more flexible and better designed to move with the player.
Other changes include the stitched logo, which lifts it from the jumper, larger armholes and also adjusts the neck shape.
Another team that presented the new team uniforms was the Portland Trail Blazers, without any major changes compared to those used last season.
The uniform colors are kept with White, for the uniforms they wear when playing in Portland, and the away black.
“There are some subtle differences,” Dewayne Hankins, the Blazers’ chief marketing officer, said in an interview posted on the Blazers website. NBA. “What we learned through the process is that there are not many changes that our fans had asked for.”