Graphic designer Brian Begley has dropped his newest batch of NBA Nike jersey concepts, and these do Portland’s past, present and future all a service.
Brian Begley, a graphic designer who has NBA jersey-lovers swooning, has undertaken a project resdesigning all 30 NBA teams’ jerseys for the upcoming NBA Nike jersey switch.
He has covered teams like the Nuggets, Cavs and Warriors; all have caught the eyes of social media, and Begley’s followers have exploded because of it.
Now, it’s Portland’s turn to get Begley’s beautiful touch:
Uniform Design Concepts for @trailblazers New logo w a touch of throwback awesomeness! @NBA @Nike @nikebasketball #ripcity #trailblazers pic.twitter.com/wTeYJzbFS5
— Brian Begley (@iambrianbegley) June 30, 2017
We were big fans of it:
Oh my @iambrianbegley outdid himself this time on the Blazers unis. That red Rip City one is 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/aIqkaEH4xK
— Rip City Project (@ripcityproject) June 30, 2017
The far right one, a mostly-grey fit, I’ve noticed is the most popular on our Facebook page. I don’t blame people either. It’s a new and sleek design that any player (of fan) would look good in.
To its left, that jersey features the new “Portland” font on the classic all-red alternate.
The middle piece kicks it with the old-school font, and features just two stripes. The adjacent black jersey is much the same, a throwback with a modern touch.
The red Rip City concept is the one that sticks out to me the most. The last time we saw Rip City on a jersey, it was on the magnificent sleeved jerseys (RIP, since Nike is discontinuing sleeves). This all-red fit is a new turn for the alternate, and it looks stunning.
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While these are only artist-made concepts, you’d have to wonder what the real ones actually look like. Will we get two standard jerseys and the usual all-red alternate? Or will there be throwbacks included, and a possible retrun of the famed vertical lettering?
Stay tuned Blazers fans, we already got the new logo early, the least we can do is wait patiently for the new threads to drop.
Fine more of Begley’s work at iambrianbegley.com. Follow him on Twitter at @iambrianbegley.