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Ranking the Clippers among the other City Edition Jersey

By Cannon Wonderlich

PLAYA VISTA, CA - NOVEMBER 4: Lou Williams #23 of the Los Angeles Clippers poses for a portrait in this years Nike City Edition jersey, which celebrates the teams 35th season in Los Angeles, on November 4 2014 at Clippers Training Center in Playa Vista, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
PLAYA VISTA, CA - NOVEMBER 4: Lou Williams #23 of the Los Angeles Clippers poses for a portrait in this years Nike City Edition jersey, which celebrates the teams 35th season in Los Angeles, on November 4 2014 at Clippers Training Center in Playa Vista, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – NOVEMBER 11: the sneakers of Tony Parker #9 of the Charlotte Hornets are seen against the Detroit Pistons on November 11, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – NOVEMBER 11: the sneakers of Tony Parker #9 of the Charlotte Hornets are seen against the Detroit Pistons on November 11, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Not as Terrible

24. Charlotte Hornets

The Hornets had a brilliant mostly black jersey that included stripes fading from their teal to their purple and dawned the “Buzz City” name on the front last year. With such fun colors, I would expect that the Hornets have a jersey that is as good as last year, but I was let down again. The teal on this year’s jersey looks blocky and it fails to include any purple. It still has “Buzz City” on the chest, which is one of the few positive takeaways. Definitely a step down from last season.

23. Minnesota Timberwolves

At first I wasn’t a fan of the Timberwolves City Jerseys last year, but when I realized it was suppose to look like a wolf, I became a big fan of it. This year, they shot their shot and made a Prince (a native of Minnesota) tribute jersey. Some people are falling head over heels for it, but I’m not. The pink and purple colorway is daring, but the TImberwolves are not strangers to abstract jerseys. Their Statement Jersey is a vibrant neon green and it looks great on the court. Maybe these new threads will be something we have to see on the court to fully appreciate too.

https://twitter.com/Timberwolves/status/1060923169341693953

22. Oklahoma City Thunder

Until the introduction of their Statement Jersey last season, the Thunder were yet to have a good jersey in their existence. Their City Jerseys last year weren’t anything to write home about and neither are this years. These draw some inspriation from the Native American culture in Oklahoma which is really cool in theory, but not in practice. The font on these jerseys is blocky and I’m not feeling the light blue color scheme.

21. Detroit Pistons

The nickname “Motor City” has appeared on several Pistons jerseys over the past decade. Most are really cool, but I’m not feeling this one. Rather than using the teams red, white, and blue colors (or a variant of those, like the navy blue from last year) Detroit opted to go with black and white. It resembles a Brooklyn Nets Icon jersey, but with 2 big racing stripes down the middle. This is likely the worst “Motor City” jersey to date.

20. Golden State Warriors

For the second consecutive season, the Warriors City Jerseys show Asian influence. Last year’s had a vibrant yellow body with different shades of blue and red in the logo. Those were a consensus hit among NBA fans. This season’s City Jerseys resemble some of the teams past Adidas jerseys that also had Asian influence. These aren’t bad, but I was expecting and hoping for more from Dub Nation this year.

https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1062234571532431361

19. Phoenix Suns

Phoenix is receiving a lot of hate for their City Jersey, just like last year. The jerseys say “Los Suns” to represent Arizona’s Spanish population. Rather than the all purple of last year, they incorporated orange and black this time around. They resemble the Suns jerseys from the 90’s but without the giant sun in the middle, which was the best part. They aren’t flashy, but better than last year.

Next, is ‘Awfully Familiar’.

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