The NBA City Edition jerseys for the 2022-2023 season have been announced, and there are some interesting ones this year. Some are remixed versions of their original City edition uniforms, while others went in a completely different way.
Marshawn Lynch, a great thinker and scholar, once said, “You know why I’m here.” The 2022-2023 City Edition shirts need to be ranked. The explanation will tell you what each level means.
S Tier: I’m putting them in my shopping cart right away, and I expect them to ship soon.
Houston Rockets
When you’re not sure what to do, go back to where you started. These City edition shirts pay tribute to the teams that won back-to-back championships in 1994 and 1995. The red and blue stripes in the vertical lines always look great. The Rockets hit a home run by just going back to their roots (we’ll talk more about this idea later).
San Antonio Spurs
Yes, these are great. The jerseys were based on the ones worn at the 1996 All-Star Game, which was held at the Alamodome. The bright colors of those sweaters really put this over the top. The design on the side inserts is still great, and the Spurs have once again done a great job with this uniform release.
Atlanta Hawks
These are DIFFICULT. In honor of Georgia, which is known as the “Peachtree State,” the peach colors on the black shirt look great. The font is also great, and it reminds me of the type used in the TV show “Atlanta.” I would buy these right away because they are so cool.
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis has been emphasizing its culture more lately. Their 2020 City Edition shirts are a tribute to the history of Stax Records and soul music in Memphis, and these are a tribute to Memphis rappers. The diamond pattern and gold details look great, and the font on the jersey is also very cool. Memphis’s city edition shirts are once again a home run.
Washington Wizards
I’ll never get tired of the flowers on the sides of the shirts. In honor of the cherry flowers in the city, the pink and blue will always go well together. This shirt is one of the best in the league right now.
Phoenix Suns
I really like these shirts. The 22 native groups in Arizona are represented by the color baby blue on a jersey. Ever, like. I like the colors between the numbers. It’s a small, subtle detail that makes it look really cool.
A Tier: Eventually, I’ll buy this one.
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Metroparks are the inspiration for the Cavaliers’ shirts, and I love how clean and simple this looks without being boring. The font on the jersey is really cool, and the sleeves are a shade of what I think is green, which makes the white jersey look really interesting. Overall, it’s great.
Dallas Mavericks
The font on these shirts, which was inspired by the Metroplex boom of 1973, is what really makes them stand out. It really does look old and like something from the 1970s. Dallas’s shade of green and blue go well together, too. I agree with these.
Milwaukee Bucks
With these uniforms, the Bucks pay tribute to Bronzeville, the first African-American area in the city, and they do a good job of it. The shade of blue is very different from what they usually wear, and the sides of the shirt look very cool.
Los Angeles Clippers
Because of the font and how clever the Clippers were, I like these more than the Lakers’ jerseys. They never hesitate to try new fonts on their jerseys. Here, they use script and highlight it with different colors to make it look like a stained glass window. It looks cool and goes well with the black shirt.
Sacramento Kings
I think I like these a lot because of how the colors go together. This gray and purple looks great on the Kings, and it makes Sacramento look clean and powerful.
Toronto Raptors
You can’t miss with black and gold. Just can’t.
B Tier: It’s not my first choice, but I’d still buy it.
Miami Heat
The white jersey looks better with these than the black shirt did, to be honest. Having each logo that has ever been on a Heat jersey is still creative, and letting the players choose which font they like for their number is a cool way to get their feedback. It’s an old idea, but it’s still fun.
New Orleans Pelicans
The Mardi Gras holiday inspired these shirts, and I like them. Even though the bands are still strange, the darker shade of purple goes better with them. The font stays cool on the shirt. It goes by.
Philadelphia 76ers
I can’t resist an outfit with writing on it. The font on the Sixers’ city edition shirts is one of the best, and it gives the jerseys a throwback look. But the biggest problem is that it seems like they only read the script. Like they just slapped it on a practice shirt and called it a day. It would be higher if they did more with this.
Denver Nuggets
I had trouble putting them there. If you look at them from a distance, they don’t look like much. But if you zoom in, you can see that the font is being used in interesting ways and that the sides of the shirts have a cool gradient. I’m in on it, and I think they look cool, but it’s not a crazy idea.
C Tier: I’d buy it if it were the last one on the rack.
Los Angeles Lakers
Remember what I just said about how the Sixers weren’t doing enough with the jersey? The same goes for the other team in LA. It’s just…boring. Lucky for them, I like the font and colors they picked.
Chicago Bulls
I think they are kind of boring. Even though the sides of the jersey look cool, I feel like I’m looking at a normal Bulls jersey.
Detroit Pistons
I guess they’re fine. I don’t hate them, but I don’t like this shade of green with this shade of blue. The three stars on top of the “D” in Detroit are a nice touch, though.
Brooklyn Nets
The Nets are putting their original pattern on a white jersey, just like Miami. I don’t like how these feel, but I like the idea behind them. They just don’t look very interesting.
Indiana Pacers
These are based on the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, but I kind of wish the shirt looked different. The way the blue is split up makes it look like they sewed two shirts together, which is very strange. I like the idea, but I wouldn’t do it that way.
Portland Trail Blazers
Since I’m not from Portland, I had to look up what PDX meant, and the story behind it is pretty cool. I probably wouldn’t have put it on the front of the shirt, but I think the story and idea behind the color is cool. Just write “Rip City” or something on the front and put “PDX” somewhere smaller.
D: Have you tried? Tell me the truth, did you try?
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota could have done so much more with these shirts than just put different colors of the Vistaprint design on them. I know what the story is about, but you could do more with it.
Boston Celtics
The Celtics saw the Bucks traditional home jerseys and were like, “these are mine now.”
New York Knicks
These are just the regular jerseys, but in black.
Oklahoma City Thunder
…I like the side of the jerseys?
Orlando Magic
NEWS FLASH: The Orlando Magic have chosen not to release City Edition jerseys.
F Tier: I’ll never wear this jersey, even if I’m dead or living.
Golden State Warriors
The person who made these will never go to heaven. They will have to answer for their sins at the pearly gates, and God will not be forgiving.
