NBA Logos Through the Years

[The_Dread_Dormammu]

How they not include this Phoenix logo... ?

 

[Kinguno]

Explanation behind Portland's logo:

So nepotism

 

[Rob's al Ghul]

Can we please go back to being the Bullets already??

They've still got the trademark rights. What's more, the current logos have zero to do with "wizardry"/sorcery on any level.

Do it, Ted!

 

[FunkDoc1112]

mid 90's to early 2000's loud ass logos were wack af

Yeah, that formula they had for a while was triddash. Thankfully the 2010s saw a return to classic logos and remixes

 

[Michael's Black Son]

mid 90's to early 2000's loud ass logos were wack af

that Pistons logo was

it’s like these designers were pushing the capabilities of computer programs and didn’t give a fukk.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Spurs should go back to the Fiesta logo

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

OG Mavs logo looks like it was made for a restaurant

 

[Trojan 24]

That's my biggest gripe with a lot of the current logos. Too sterile and too clean; there's no fun or soul.

SEVEN of them are a circle with the team name on the edges and the logo on the inside: Atlanta, Denver, Indy, Minnesota, Philly, Washington and Toronto.

The best/iconic ones have had minimal changes over the years. Bulls, Celtics, Heat, Knicks and Lakers being the main ones. Both of Utah's logos were fire; Portland's primary logo has always been great but I don't like the current wordmark with it; San Antonio has a classic logo but the font on the current one is Totally fukked it up; way too clean. Phoenix has a solid logo but I hate the current color scheme. Doesn't look right at all. Detroit is clean in a good way.

Besides Golden State (all their changes actually looked good besides the We Believe one), I don't think any of the teams who have been changing their logos has a better look than one of their older ones.

- Nets is blah
- Hornets is not even close to the original logo
- Cavs is OK but I think the '83-93 and LeBron era Cavs ones are much better
- Mavs is compared to their originals
- Clippers
- Original Grizzlies logo was awesome; current one is meh
- Bucks isn't bad but I prefer the previous ones
- T'Wolves is the worst of their logos; the KG era ones will always be my favorites
- Thunder...such a basic logo. Compare that trash to what Seattle had from '75-01.
- Magic is too plain; old ones were much better
- Wizards compared to that beautiful Bullets logo is

The old, old logos from the 40s-early 70s are cool to see. I'm a sucker for those ones even though most of them were improved upon over the years. They're like a time capsule for design back then.

That's a theme across all industries right now, not a fan either

 

[BXKingPin82]

OG Mavs logo looks like it was made for a restaurant

Dallas Arbys!!