The NBA is moving into a new era of NBA jerseys, which includes not only advertisements, but also a new jersey creator. Following the 11-year deal with Adidas that started back in 2006, the league is set to begin a new, eight year deal with Nike in the 2017-18 season.
With the change, teams are slowly starting to roll out previews of what next year's jerseys will look like for their respective franchises. On Saturday afternoon, the Portland Trail Blazers introduced their new jerseys to fans on Twitter.
Nike will reportedly do away with the classic âhome' and âaway' jerseys, renaming them âAssociation' and âIcon' jerseys. Here's a look at the Association jerseys:
Association. pic.twitter.com/MadId52iUX
â Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) July 29, 2017
Here's a look at the Icon jerseys:
Icon. pic.twitter.com/dz2sX6Wf4z
â Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) July 29, 2017
The jerseys aren't too different from last year's, but there are minor differences like the sharper looking arm holes as well as the design around the neck.
After four years and a lot of focus testing, the @trailblazers new uniforms are released https://t.co/e1wjgpbjeD
â Casey Holdahl (@CHold) July 29, 2017
Aside from the two jerseys, the Blazers will soon be introducing a pair of new jerseys called the âAthlete Inspiredâ and the âCommunity Inspiredâ jerseys.
The best is yet to come. pic.twitter.com/RNumGus5Ku
â Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) July 29, 2017