Cleveland Cavaliers
Continue with the black with gold and maroon shield and wordmark “CLEVELAND CAVALIERS” in gold with a custom letter “C” in maroon with gold highlights. A new shade of gold, replacing mustard as their primary yellow across the board.
Cavaliers Primary Logo
The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a long and proud history in the NBA, and their primary logo has changed over time to reflect this. The original logo was created when the team joined the league in 1970, featuring an orange basketball with “Cavaliers” written across it. This design stayed for several years until 1983 when they introduced a new version of their logo which featured a stylized letter “C” inside of an orange circle. The team kept this design until 1994 before introducing yet another iteration of their primary logo which featured three swords crossing behind an orange basketball with white trimming around it. This design lasted from 1994 all the way up to 2003 when they once again redesigned their look by replacing those swords with four red-orange stripes that were meant to represent flames as well as representing strength and power within each stripe itself.
Overall, throughout its 50-year history since joining NBA's Eastern Conference division back in 1970 - Cleveland Cavaliers have gone through multiple iterations before settling on today's iconic Primary Logo (2014) which is widely recognized across North America & beyond due primarily because King James himself wore jersey number 23 during his first stint at Quicken Loans Arena (2007–2010). Not only does the current emblem serve a purpose in reminding fans about the franchise's past successes but also serves to remind them how far the organization has come since then despite some setbacks along the way - making them one of most beloved teams amongst millions worldwide!
Cleveland Cavaliers
2017 - 2023
The new Cavaliers logos will carry forward both the popular “C-Sword” and “C” logos from previous years, as well as the original expression of Cavaliers Wine & Gold, the team’s first colors in their inaugural 1970 season, which were re-introduced in 2010-11. Navy remains a complimentary color, while black is officially introduced as a new and permanent addition to the Cavaliers' color palette.
Cleveland Cavaliers
2011 - 2017
The Cavaliers switched to a modified version of the team's classic wine and gold scheme from the 2003 - 2004 season and a metallic gold and crimson shade of wine, with navy blue added to the color scheme of the piercing sword with a basketball in the background.
Cleveland Cavaliers
2004 - 2011
The Cavaliers logo in 2004, is a gold sword piercing through the wordmark "CLEVELAND CAVALIERS" in white and navy blue trim, with a wine basketball surrounding it. The "C" from the "Cavaliers" is hooked around the sword.
Cleveland Cavaliers
1995 - 2004
The logo used in this period was of a orange and black outlined basketball on its way down a white net, surrounded by a black square and a wordmark "CAVS" in blue with black line below the basket.
Cleveland Cavaliers
1984 - 1995
In the 1983 - 1984 season, a new logo scheme featured a orange wordmark "CAVS" as the logo. The “V” was designed like a hoop with a basketball entering it.
Cleveland Cavaliers
1971 - 1984
The original Cleveland logo was that of a orange swashbuckling cavalier looking right with a sword pointing forward, a wordmark on top "CAVALIERS" in orange with yellow trim and "CLEVELAND" on the bottom with a yellow basketball in the background.
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