The first Detroit Pistons logo in 1957 was “Detroit Pistons” outlined in orange and “Basketball Club” in solid orange below with “National Basketball Assn” in blue. The whole logo is encircled in blue. Mexican design studio All Arquitectura created a vibrant football and basketball court for one of the most impoverished and violent areas of Mexico City. The only Oklahoma City Thunder logo has a shield-like feel to it with “OKC” spread across it in white with a basketball behind it. There is an orange and a blue streak behind the logo. Additionally, “THUNDER” is in navy blue at the top of the logo. Orlando Magic The design includes features that symbolise the city of Birmingham. For example, a crown has been painted onto the concrete which reflects The Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham.

White is a true balance of all colors, so its meanings are related to cleanliness, purity, and innocence. When we look at the color white, we often feel refreshed and balanced. Things that are white are also considered simplified. In 1990, the logo changed to a more navy blue “P,” and the basketball had more lines with yellow streaks coming off the ball. Also, in navy blue is the wordmark “Pacers.” The current Kings logo, unveiled in 2016, is a play on the final Kansas City logo, but in purple and gray. The cityscape crown is purple with “SACRAMENTO” in white. Below that is “KINGS” in bold purple and the half-basketball in gray with white seams. San Antonio Spurs The first Denver Nuggets logo in 1974 featured a miner with a red beard and an axe in his right hand and basketball in his left with his legs spread apart. “Denver Nuggets” was curved around the miner in blue with a circle around the miner and team name. The team changed its name to Chicago Zephyrs in 1962 and spelled out “Zephyrs” in gold with a light-blue trim as its logo.In 1969, the team made slight changes to the logo with “bullets” matching the lighter blue of “BALTIMORE” and the basketball being a lighter orange. The final Cincinnati logo in 1971 featured a red crown in the shape of a cityscape with “ROYALS” at the bottom of the crown in white, and half of a blue basketball with white seams appeared at the bottom. Also, “CINCINNATI” appeared at the top of the crown in blue.

From 1998-2012, the team’s logo returned to the shield design from the first logo with a ring around the shield. Inside the shield, a silver basketball was featured. The color scheme changed as the red got darker, navy blue was the change of blue, and the team added silver and gray. Our basketball journey began in the 1980s with the launch of our first pair of Air Jordans. We've been creating innovative basketball shoes ever since. Today, our sneakers combine exceptional on-court traction with matchless cushioning and support, so you can power through every move with confidence. Expect a choice of upper styles to suit your preference, plus grippy outsoles to keep you stable throughout each jump, turn and pivot. The original Philadelphia Warriors logo in 1946 was derived from a native American dribbling a basketball with “Warriors” in yellow cursive font. The next design of the Philadelphia Warriors logo has the “Warriors” wordmark in blue with “Philadelphia” on the “W.”

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In 1951 the logo was redrawn with its lines being strengthened and the color palette switched to blue and white. The “Warriors” lettering became more visible and now the white “Philadelphia” inscription was placed on the elongated tail of the “W”, stretched to the left. 1962 — 1969 In 1971, the first Golden State Warriors logo is an outline of California in blue and a blue star located on the Bay Area with yellow serving as the California color and the logo color. The number 14 in blue is to the right of the outline of California. A wordmark “Golden State Warriors” is arched from top to bottom in blue. The original Hornets franchise was founded in 1988 as an expansion team and unveiled the logo of a teal colored hornet dribbling a basketball with a lighter wordmark “CHARLOTTE” on top of the hornet with “HORNETS” at the bottom.

The first Sacramento Kings logo in 1985 is a slightly altered Kansas City Kings logo with the red on the crown more faded and “SACRAMENTO” replacing “KANSAS CITY.”The next Sonics logo, used from 1975 to 1995, features a yellow basketball with the Seattle cityscape in green and below it is “SEATTLE SUPERSONICS” in green as well.