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 the logo entirely. The team's modernized "Pac-Man" logo remains, surrounded now with "ATLANTA HAWKS BASKETBALL" in white.
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 over and to the side of the right foot, he possesses a big smile (with a pipe projecting from the right corner of his mouth) and he is dressed in black buckle shoes, black pants, a gold front-button vest with a matching bow tie (with green three-leaf clovers displayed prominently in view on both), a long-sleeved white shirt and all topped off with a black derby hat with the same matching three-leaf clovers. A wordmark “BOSTON CELTICS” in white arched around the logo in a green circle.
Brooklyn Nets
A black letter "B" on a white basketball with black seams inside a black circle with the wordmark "BROOKLYN NETS" arched around in white.
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 intensity. Incorporated within the logo is a basketball that doubles as the hornet’s body. The logo contains several odes to that of the original Hornets with its white wings, white accents within its eyes, a stinger and the inclusion of a basketball. A wordmark "CHARLOTTE HORNETS" in white.
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 by noted American graphic designer Dean P. Wessel, a commercial designer and owner of a commercial design firm and the logo was adopted in 1966.
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.
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 the bottom above a star and a wordmark “DALLAS” in black above the stallion. New shades of blue and silver in this new logo version.
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 separated by two odd shaped gold stars.
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. The red basketball is enclosed with a blue ring. The logo modifies the text-over-red-basketball scheme the team has used for the last 12 seasons, reducing the font size significantly and altering the look of the ball. It closely resembles the team's logo from 1979–1996, which notably includes the Bad Boys era. "The bold red, white and blue color scheme and basketball icon have withstood the test of time through the evolution of the franchise and the city," the team said. "And now that a new chapter is being written, that evolution continues with a new identity built on the Pistons championship tradition and promising future." Detroit's 2005-2017 logo was starting to look a bit outdated, and the cleaner retro look is a big upgrade. The chrome outline on the new logo pays tribute to Detroit muscle cars, the team said.
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.
Houston Rockets
A red-with-yellow-drop-shadows "R" in the shape of a rocket ship blasting off through a basketball hoop inspired by the rings around a planet. The Rockets first used this logo in various capacities as far back as 2003-04, with different drop shadow colors used over the subsequent two decades.
Indiana Pacers
A basketball streaking into the letter "P," placed inside a gold roundel with the team name arched around it in blue. Darkened the shade of blue and yellow.
Los Angeles Clippers
A navy blue ship acting as a nautical rose with a letter "C" behind it on a white background with an encircled wordmark "LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS" in white on a blue with red trim background.
Los Angeles Lakers
A gold with purple outline basketball with a wordmark "LAKERS" across the front in purple with speed lines on a white formed background. A darkened shade of purple.
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.
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 and the hoop has changed to white with black border. The T on the word Heat also shows a little flame on the top.
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 underlining the point that he has become an even greater force. The basketball feature in the negative space between the antlers. The M Shape within the chest chevron as an homage to Milwaukee. With hard edges that appear almost cut from metal, and industrial but classic proprietary font juxtaposed against the curvature of the logo represents a symbolic union of urban and rural Wisconsin.
Minnesota Timberwolves
A wolf howling in blue, green, grey, and white in front of a basketball moon in silver, and again includes a green "North" star shape with an inverse tree forest. A wordmark encircles the wolf "MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES" in white within a blue roundel trimmed in white and green. Also, they altered their color scheme to align more closely with the Kelly green and blue they originally used from 1989 to 1996.
New Orleans Pelicans
A front-facing pelican bird with white, navy blue, and gold wings, a red beak, and a gold and white basketball in front of it is above a double-stacked wordmark "NEW ORLEANS PELICANS" in navy blue.
New York Knicks
A wordmark "KNICKS" in orange arched over an orange with blue trim basketball placed on a silver with blue trim triangle and "NEW YORK" arched above in blue. Slightly tweaked the color of the orange lighter.
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 at the top and reddish-orange at the bottom. On top is the wordmark "THUNDER."
Orlando Magic
A basketball in blue with white highlights and several stars in white with blue and black trim trailing behind it.
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 basketball has been visually updated with a positional rotation of the seams. The emblematic ring of 13 stars present in the primary, partial and secondary logos continues to represent the original American Colonies.
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 - 2000.
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 terms of the angles and the ends of the pinwheel which do look pretty nice. As for other changes, the font has been updated — there are now serifs on both the "P" and "T" — and the lines are now at a 45 degree angle, which according to the team represents "the 45th Parallel North that leads on a path to the Northwest region." Anyone who has driven over and over again past that 45th Parallel sign on I-5 in Salem can attest to that.
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 silver basketball. In addition a wordmark "SACRAMENTO" in white above the basketball.
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.
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. The Raptors continue with a red basketball with black lines that resemble the dinosaur claw. The words “Toronto Raptors” appear in white, block lettering above and below the basketball design on a black background.
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 and the team’s wordmark "WASHINGTON" on top and "WIZARDS" on the bottom all in white.
All Primary NBA Logos by Team
You’ll find each team’s primary logo listed here—starting from their first official design to the latest update. Whether it's the iconic Bulls logo or a recent change like the Nets, this archive covers it all. You can also visit our NBA Wordmark Logo page for team wordmarks used alongside these symbols.
For in-depth information on logo transitions, NBA’s official brand resources offer details on design choices and guidelines. It’s a helpful external reference if you’re researching the NBA logo history or interested in official league branding.
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