UNI WATCH: NBA THROWBACK UPDATE

One of the annual rituals of late November is that the NBA trots out a bunch of throwback jerseys just in time for holiday shopping for several of its teams. Here are this season's participants and what they'll be wearing in the weeks to come:

Team	Throwback Design	Special Shorts Detail	Comments
Cavs	1970 Cavs	This patch, which apparently didn't appear on the original 1970 design but they decided to include it on the throwback.	Textbook case of a design that's kind of fun as long as you don't wear it more than once or twice a month.
Hornets	1967 New Orleans Buccaneers	Super-cool vertical type on the sides.	The Bucs later became the Memphis Pros and kept the same basic uni design (in fact, they were literally the same uniforms, because the team couldn't afford new ones), which was worn as a Grizzlies throwback three years ago.
Sixers	1982 Sixers	This patch.	This throwback was the worst-kept secret in the league, because Elton Brand posed with it back in July.
Wizards	1962 Chicago Zephyrs.	The Zephyrs wore belted shorts back in the day, so the throwback shorts have faux belt loops.	The Zephyrs are the same franchise as today's Wizards, which probably marks the only time a pro sports franchise has had two different "z"-inclusive names.

And here's one additional morsel for you detail-oriented types: The NBA logo, which is normally rendered in its familiar red, white, and blue color scheme, is subtly altered on all throwback uniforms, appearing in dark red, off-white, and dark-blue -- a nice finishing touch.
--Paul Lukas

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