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The NBA's logo history is quite extensive going back to the beginning years of 1946 and before. In the NBA's rich history of logos, they have produced and used many NBA primary logos, NBA alternate logos, and NBA wordmark logos.

The person, who took on the mission of rebranding the NBA logo was Alan Siegil, a top professional in the field of design and branding. It was he, who designed a world-wide known NBA logo in 1971.

Sports Logo History has more than thousands of NBA primary logos for you to look through from every current NBA's teams and every past NBA's teams. NBA primary logos are the front and center mouthpiece of the NBA team. Each NBA primary logo's brand is highlighted here at Sports Logo History.

See each and every NBA team’s logo. Click on any logo to see the team.

Primary Logos

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Atlanta Hawks

A minor update to the Atlanta Hawks primary logo for the 2020 - 2021 NBA season, the Hawks updated the font used in the wordmark in the roundel and also removed the word "CLUB" from…

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Boston Celtics

The world-famous figure has his left eye winking at you, his left hand resting on his shillelagh, his right index finger is pointing straight upward with a brown basketball sitting atop, his left foot crossed…

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Brooklyn Nets

The new Nets logo features a blacked out shield and the wordmark "NETS" accompanied by the letter "B" inside a basketball in a crest and "BROOKLYN" underneath.

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Charlotte Hornets

The new Hornets logo utilizes the purple and teal color palette and features an aggressive looking hornet that is ready to attack. Its piercing eyes, raised antennae, expanded wings and pointed stinger depict its relentless…

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Chicago Bulls

The iconic Bulls' logo is comprises of the face of an angry and fierce red bull whose horns are tipped with blood. A wordmark "CHICAGO BULLS" in black above the bull. The logo was designed…

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Cleveland Cavaliers

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…

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Dallas Mavericks

Incorporating a shield with a the head of a stallion, the stallion’s mane sweeps inside a circle giving the appearance of the seam lines found on a basketball. In addition, a wordmark of “Mavericks” at…

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Denver Nuggets

Gold pickaxes with a white and gold mountain peak between them, a white and gold basketball below inside a navy blue and red with gold trim roundel. Wordmark "DENVER NUGGETS" in white encircling the logo…

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Detroit Pistons

In 2017 the Pistons return to the 80's and 90's logo. Pistons changed the basketball to a solid red with white outline. The wordmark “DETROIT PISTONS” in white and in the center of the basketball.…

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Golden State Warriors

Bay Bridge in blue on a yellow circle with wordmark "GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS" surrounding it, font and bridge updated for 2019-20 season.

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Houston Rockets

A red letter "R" shaped like a rocket ship blasting off on a black and graphite basketball planet with a wordmark ""HOUSTON ROCKETS" in white ringed around it.

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Indiana Pacers

Former primary logo in the middle of a yellow ring with wordmark on top “INDIANA and on the bottom “PACERS” in blue.

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Los Angeles Clippers

Wordmark "CLIPPERS" in black with a silver lining in between two arched horizontal red and blue lines on either side. A basketball with the initials "LAC" in the center of the basketball and above the…

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Los Angeles Lakers

The latest Lakers logo consists of a wordmark, "LOS ANGELES LAKERS" written in a strong purple with stretched lines from the text signifies the fast speed of the team, on top of a gold with…

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Memphis Grizzlies

Slight adjustments made to previous Grizzlies' primary logo, which include removal of lightest of their three blues at the snout, addition of grey outline, and new wordmark font "MEMPHIS" and "GRIZZLIES" in blue.

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Miami Heat

In 1999, Miami Heat logo went through a minor changes, the structure and shape remain unchanged, but the color of the fiery basketball has changed to red below the rim and orange above the rim…

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Milwaukee Bucks

The new Buck is only looking ahead, an imposing figure determined and focused on the path in front of him. An expanded rack (from 8 to 12 points) showing the maturation of the Buck, and…

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Minnesota Timberwolves

The logo has many nods to Minnesota, the team and, of course, the Timberwolf. There’s the North Star which represents one of the pillars Minnesota hangs its hat on. The star represents Minnesota pride. The…

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New Orleans Pelicans

The new Pelicans primary logo has a red background with the wordmark "PELICANS" and "NEW ORLEANS" written in white, a pelican's head in white, gold wings and a bill in red, a gold basketball and…

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New York Knickerbockers

The black was eliminated from the color scheme and the words “New York” was continued. One of the things we really wanted to do was capture some of the feeling in New York, so we…

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Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder unveiled their first logo on September 3, 2008. The logo is a large blue and yellow banner with the logo in the middle with the wordmark "OKC," and splashes of yellow…

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Orlando Magic

In 2011, the new logo incorporates the Magic's wordmark "MAGIC" in blue with a white and black border giving a more integrated look. The updated look includes the team's current logo with the iconic star…

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Philadelphia 76ers

The team’s new primary logo is a modern interpretation of the classic Sixers insignia, stylistically redeveloped to include a patriotic blue border with six white stars and “PHILADELPHIA” adorned across the heading. The familiar white…

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Phoenix Suns

A basketball sunburst over the stacked wordmark “PHOENIX SUNS" with a new font. The new logo features a black backdrop and a simplified basketball similar to the one used by the team from 1993 -…

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Portland Trailblazers

The main change is the swap of the colors in the pinwheel, with red moving up top, and white - instead of silver - going to the bottom. There's also a slight design change in…

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Sacramento Kings

The new primary logo closely resembles the team's original logo created back when the franchise moved from Kansas City to Sacramento in 1985. A wordmark "KINGS" in purple in between a purple crown and a…

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San Antonio Spurs

Double arched wordmark "SAN ANTONIO" on top and "SPURS" on the bottom in black. The letter "U" is the alternate logo of a spur.

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Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors made some color changes to their primary logo. Silver was eliminated completely from the color scheme and the basketball was re-colored red. New to this logo is an outside thick white border.…

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Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz unveiled their new color scheme and the classic J-note logo, revealing a familiar look that is a throwback to the team's early years in New Orleans and Salt Lake City. The team…

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Washington Wizards

The new primary logo incorporates the “monument ball” design that has been in place since 2011 in combination with the iconic striping from the team’s uniforms, the three stars that represent D.C., Maryland and Virginia…

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