Nuggets new City Edition uniforms pay homage to the team’s history

The NBA unveiled their “City Edition” uniforms on Monday morning, including one for the Nuggets. The Nike creation pays tribute to the team’s most-iconic moments, providing a cool glimpse back at the franchise’s history.

“Denver’s inspirational moments include the ABA’s final season in 1976 when the Nuggets were the team to beat; in the 80’s, our fast-breaking style broke scoring records and set fans afire; in the 90’s, we finger-wagged our way to the biggest playoff upset in league history,” the Nuggets said in a press release.

Those three time periods were represented in some creative ways.

• The iconic rainbow Tetris pattern returns on the sides, shorts and neckline
• Maxie the Miner, the team’s original mascot, dances on the belt buckle
• The taping and waistbands are remixed from that 1994 Cinderella team
• The navy blue evokes both the 1983 and 1994 teams
• The diamond insert pays homage to the classic 1975-76 ABA team

But it’s not all about history.

“The ‘Mile High Basketball’ anthem signifies that the highest highs are yet to come,” the team announced.

Here’s a look at the new uniforms, as posted on the Nuggets social media accounts.

*Insert fire emojis here*

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 1, 2021

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