In an effort to change its brand amidst a new era of basketball, the Denver Nuggets have dropped new logos.

As posted on their Twitter account, below are the new designs to be used by the Nuggets:

As observed, the logos are a nod to the Nuggets' past while at the same time, an effort to move forward together with the Mile High City.

Per NBA.com, Josh Kroenke, Vice Chairman of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment acknowledged the teams that came before the Nuggets, saying that they served as an inspiration for the designs. Also, the new logos aim to celebrate the franchise's history:

“The Denver Nuggets have always welcomed change and are continually looking for ways to innovate as shown by our evolution from the ABA’s Denver Rockets, to Maxie the Miner, the iconic Rainbow Skyline, and on to the Mountain Peak and Pickaxe. Each era of Nuggets basketball has its own distinct look and feel, and our amazing fans should know that this latest progression aims to celebrate our unique history while turning the page to represent the current and future era of our team.”

Kroenke also gave a shout out to the people who came up with the new design:

“Lastly, I would like to give special thank you to Steve Stoute and his unbelievable team at Translation for their passion and imagination to ensure we had exhausted all concepts while keeping proper perspective of our past, present and future. We are exceptionally excited to say that the Nuggets have evolved, and next season can’t come soon enough!”