The Denver Nuggets long lost, but never forgotten, skyline logo has returned today with the introduction of their new alternate jersey.
Unlike the original skyline jersey, which was worn between the 1982/83 and 1992/93 seasons and were navy blue, these new jerseys are yellow – a better match for the current baby blue and yellow colour scheme.
Comparing the original to the modern, colours and font changes – logo remains identical
The logo used for the skyline is exactly the same as it was in the logo originally used by the club, either a nod to the history of the logo or the Denver skyline has actually not seen any changes in the past twenty years.
The “NUGGETS” font across the front of the jersey has also been updated, there is also a powder blue “D” logo on the collar. Player number has switched sides from the players’ top left to their top right (don’t worry, there’s still room for an ad patch for next year)
Denver will wear these new yellow skyline jerseys an incredible 18 times in the upcoming season.
Jerseys are available for sale now here.
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Big Stunna
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 15:06Marquette?
Jim Criniti
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 15:09Damn...so beat me to it! LOL
Joey
Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 19:22I know right!
Iamthere4Iam
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 20:40ha ha, damn! me too!
Bryan
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 15:17what about the cavs they have a new alternate as well
FUBLU
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 15:37These are L-O-N-G overdue! Good choice Denver!
Joe G.
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 15:38I really like these...a classy way to visit the past...really really like these.
Marcus Jackson
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 15:51I grew up seeing those skyline jerseys and I'm glad the Nuggets are mixing the old with the new. Well done!
Bobby
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 01:20I love when teams put a modern twist on a classic.
David
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 15:59Beautiful!
Vic DiGital
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 16:09These were real BreakOut uniforms back in the day. (see what I did there?)
Sanford Bell
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 16:15I would have like to see black, or gray, anything other than lemon yellow, way too distracting. Other than that, i like the design
sanbell
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 16:15I would have like to see black, or gray, anything other than lemon yellow, way too distracting. Other than that, i like the design
Chris Oglesby
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 16:56i generally don't like yellow jerseys but since the lakers pull it off with ease, i don't see why the nuggets can't. but overall i like it. I always like the skyline jerseys just never cared for the old rainbow colors. but i definitely like these though.
Matthew Garry
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 17:16I saw these leak about a month ago!!!! I never actually thought they would be worn! Holy cow, any explanation on that Chris??
Chris Creamer
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 18:03Any explanation on how you never thought they would be worn? Probably because they look like a fan concept, not an insult in its design or anything but recolouring an old design is certainly a fan concept favourite.
Matthew Garry
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 01:21Well Chris, I quite honestly thought that they were a 2k mod. That was the forum that I found them in. I'll be a little more cautious next time. If I think for a second something could be legitimate, you'll be the first to hear.
Matthew Garry
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 17:24Here's a link. These totally leaked over a month ago, and it slipped under my nose. http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1206258&p=33247344
Aaron
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 17:38Very classy way to get back to your roots. For some reason the Nuggets seem to do the mountains on the front of the jersey right. Especially with the current colours. The Jazz tried this years back and it never seemed to work for them.
Joel
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 17:46Logo is not quite identical...
Chris Creamer
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 18:02Do go on...
Tom
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 17:07The mountains do extend down a little bit more on the left and the right than on the old ones. There are five stripes instead of six as well.
Anthony N
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 19:50He's right. Slight updates in the skyline and mountains. Such a minor thing to notice though. The concept is the same and I like it.
Jed
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 20:16Love the old logo look but yellow? The number placement was much better on the older jersey than where it is now. They should have gone with navy blue for this or purple but this is too Lakerish.
DJ
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 20:43Agree with Jed. Navy would have been better, with white numbers and gold trim. And the six-color rainbow.
Nicholas Melim
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 22:59I'm actually happy they went with a yellow uni than blue. Plus, what an improvement over the actual retro logo.
Esteban Baul
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 04:40so will these jerseys replace the navy jerseys that nuggets had?
Daniel Keeling
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 08:34Very nice way to modernize and beautify a previously fugly uniform. Good work, Nuggets!
Dante Swinton
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 10:44I think these are pretty decent. I liked the alternate navy they were wearing, although I would have preferred they had the true Nugget wordmark. However, Dever MUST get rid of the black in the outline of their home (and away?) jerseys. It's unnecessary.
Michael Jaworski
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 11:14Anything is better than that awful powder blue.
Marc
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 12:21Great look! It seems as if NBA teams are either putting out flashy retro inspired jerseys or basic block lettering uniforms-either way-well done!
kiechel
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 22:06Love them. I wish they would switch to the navy for the primary color on the road jersey. No bigger Nuggets fan out there than me and i still cringe when I see those powder blue monstrosities.
Aaron
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 09:06I think the alternates should be either a darker blue or the current powder blue. Yellow isn't bad, but they look too much like the Lakers. In fact, a trade off, the darker blue on their main road and home jerseys (text only) and the powder blue for their alternates.
Trent
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 12:17I like the design, but I wonder if it would look better without the "Nuggets" text underneath the mountains. A lot going on, and removing that might clean it up a little.
ingmar66
Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 06:53Agree, take out the lettering and this is the coolest jersey in the NBA. And do one in powder blue as well!
LEWJ
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 11:40They actually did slightly modify the striping behind the logo. One less stripe, the mountain's top is now flush with the top stripe.
Jab
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 20:39Hmm I actually like these alot, like the mix of old and new however as others mentioned the script was updated to their current one and I feel as though the retro script would've flowed a bit better as it did back on the original jersey. Overall very nice imo.