A month or so ago, when the NBA decided to go forward with a tentative plan to relocate 22 teams down to Orlando’s Disneyworld for a finish of the regular season and playoffs, one of my initial thoughts was, “Will they be designing and producing a “general use” court for
Author: Conrad Burry
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The 1993 LA Clippers Redesign that Never Was
In 1991, the Los Angeles Clippers came to NBA Creative Services, looking for a redesign. Tom O’Grady, later the founder of Gameplan Creative, and his team of creatives at the NBA took up the task. I spoke briefly to Tom to get his recounting of the story. In his own
Give Us The Swamp Dragons, Brooklyn!
This NBA offseason, the Brooklyn Nets made some major moves by signing the superstar duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to free agent deals. After the team’s progress and success of last season by making it to the playoffs and fighting hard in their series, they are ready to
Denver Nuggets New Logos Details, NBA Trademarks Wordmark
Back in March, I reported about new information I received concerning the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies adjust their colour schemes along with some logo changes for the 2018-19 season. Now, just a couple days ago, a further piece of evidence surfaced on the European Trade Mark And Design Network. The
2018 NCAA Tournament National Championship Logo Court Bracket
With the conclusion of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tonight, it’s the final time to publish my updated Basketball Court Bracket. Congrats to Villanova on bringing home the championship! Click the image below to see the full-size image: The thumbnail doesn’t do the bracket justice, I encourage you to
Seven NBA Teams To Wear Classic Uniforms Next Season
The NBA will see seven teams adding throwback (or “classic”) uniforms to their set for the 2018-19 season. As we have seen this season, each team in the NBA has a set of four uniforms to choose from with a select few getting a fifth “Classic uniform” option. Through a
2018 NCAA Tournament Final Four Logo Court Bracket
With the Final Four now set in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, it’s again time to publish my updated Basketball Court Bracket. I’ll be updating this bracket throughout the tournament until we find out the National Champion in San Antonio on April 2nd. Click the image below to see
2018 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Logo Court Bracket
With the Sweet Sixteen now set in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, it’s time to publish my updated Basketball Court Bracket. I’ll be updating this bracket throughout the tournament until we find out the National Champion in San Antonio on April 2nd. Click the image below to see the
2018 NCAA Final Four Logo Court Bracket
With the Round of 64 now set in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, now’s the time to publish the first iteration of my Basketball Court Bracket. I’ll be updating this bracket throughout the tournament until we find out the National Champion in San Antonio on April 2nd. Click the
Nuggets, Grizzlies Making Colour Changes in 2019
The 2017-18 NBA season may still have a few months left in it but we’re already looking forward to what’s to come for 2019. A couple months ago, when Nike first launched their NBA apparel line on their site, we caught our first potential glances of a few new “primary
Photos of 2018 NBA All-Star Game Uniforms Leaked
For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been seeing hints and possible leaks of the 2018 NBA All-Star Game uniforms. Today we can finally put an end to the “rumours” tag. I’ve obtained official photos of the black set of uniforms, specifically the LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook
New Era City Series Hats Reveal More City Edition Uniform Details
Last week, we caught some glimpses of the New Era 9FIFTY series related to the to-be-released NBA City Edition uniforms. Today, the entire New Era “City Series” hat collection has been released on Lids.com. I’ve scoured most of the hats to find some unknown details that we have not seen