The partnership between Nike and the NBA league is marked by significant work - presented shirts, which will represent teams cities in expressive details.

The desire to express the teams relationship with the city, the fans and the local environment and the atmosphere - the most important city accents have become the cornerstone of T-shirt designs. For the new jerseys inspiration came from architecture, famous monuments or personalities.

Brooklyn's Nets team shirt inspired by one of the city's celebrity - rapper The Notorious B.I.G. Being alive, he appreciated his city and represented it. The T-shirt is decorated with a colored camouflage pattern that reminds artist's relationship with the community.

Another icon in the music world became the inspiration for the Timberwolves jersey - it's the singer Prince and his album released in 1984 Purple Rain. The new T-shirt has a lot of performer-specific details - one shoulder emblazoned with the imitation spikes that Prince had on his jacket, and for the title of the team used font from the album cover.

The Thunder team in Oklahoma will wear turquoise clothing decorated with Indian characters - thus honoring peoples living here. This color is not a coincidence - in the Native culture, the turquoise stone marks the 11th anniversary, and this season is the 11th Thunder team.

Philadelphia 76ers will wear jerseys with patriotic details - white stars are a nod to Declaration of Independence, and the collar and sleeves are labeled red, white and blue. 13 stars represent number of US colonies.

Denver's Nuggets shirt reminds of the 1974 design, which represents the most successful seasons of the team. Detroit is referred to as "motor city" - this story is perfectly reflected by the Pistons shirt. They are decorated with two vertical stripes inspired by the city's iron and steel buildings and exceptional work ethic. The Chicago Bulls basketball players will wear exclusive t-shirts - they are based on a 4-star city flag.

New NBA accesories! ➡ 

 

New NBA accesories! ➡