Leak confirms earlier rumor of fan-favorite Nuggets jersey returning

The Denver Nuggets are dipping back to their second city uniform from 2018-19, a play on the famed 1980s rainbow skyline uniforms, for the 2026-27 season

BY JAKE SHAPIRO

Nov 10, 2026, 2:58 AM

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A leak on the Denver Nuggets official website confirmed an earlier rumor that the Denver Nuggets city edition uniform will look a lot like last year’s, just in white.

The team is dipping back to their second city uniform from 2018-19, a play on the famed 1980s rainbow skyline uniforms, for the 2026-27 season, according to the team’s website’s LockerVision section that shows when the team will wear a uniform. They’ll first wear it on Jan. 19 against the Jazz.

The jersey could be one of at least five jerseys the club will wear this coming year as they also add a classic jersey to celebrate their 60th year as a franchise. There is also talk that the NBA will bring back special uniforms for Christmas day, where the Nuggets are scheduled to close out the slate with a late-night game at Golden State. Though the same website says the Nuggets will be in their royal blue third jerseys for that contest.

The white rainbow and white rockets, plus if there is an X-Mas uni, join the team’s dark blue, white and royal blue Mile High City jerseys as the uniform rotation for the coming season.

It has been reported by multiple outlets this is the final year of the City Edition jerseys as made by Nike as they’ll transition to a new annual alternate next year. The one the Nuggets will don this year is the first city edition they wore while in their current uniform set.

This skyline jersey is likely the highlight for fans. It both calls back to the first 50-win season of the Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray era, when the team made their playoff debut under Michael Malone by beating the Spurs in the first round before falling to the Blazers in an epic seven-game series. Funny enough, Denver’s big offseason addition — six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan — was on that Spurs team in 2019.

But the jersey also harkens back to what was the golden age of Nuggets basketball before Joker and Jamal: the 1980s. When Alex English, Dan Issel, Fat Lever, Doug Moe and more pushed Denver to the postseason nine-straight years. Again, funny enough, the Nuggets can make the playoffs for a ninth-straight season this spring.

Fans will still rock the original in the stands, but only Jokic and Murray remain from that roster less than a decade ago that set the foundation for a group that would go on to win the 2023 title. And while not as popular as the 2019-20 version in black that was brought back last season, there’s a part of Nuggets nation that actually likes the white look a bit better because it’s both cleaner and is more true to its vintage inspiration — of course, with a modern twist. Unlike last year in black where they swapped the original “Denver” on the front for “Nuggets,” it appears the team name will stay on the front this time around.

Expect the official announcement of the uniforms soon — last year the city editions came out ahead of Black Friday.