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NBA Wordmark Logo




The NBA’s logo history is quite extensive going way back to the beginning years of 1946 and before. In the NBA’s exquisite history of logos they have created 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 many and then some NBA wordmark logos for you to look through from every current NBA’s teams and every past NBA’s teams. NBA wordmark logos are the special arrangement of custom fonts or not of the each and every NBA teams city and nickname. Each team’s NBA wordmark logos are located here at Sports Logo History.

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  • Los Angeles Lakers Wordmark Logo 2002 - Present
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    Los Angeles Lakers
    Wordmark "LAKERS" in purple outlined in gold, worn on Los Angeles Lakers home jersey.
  • Detroit Pistons Wordmark Logo 2002 - Present
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    Detroit Pistons
    Wordmark "PISTONS" in red with a blue outline in a arched formation.
  • Atlanta Hawks Wordmark Logo 2016 - 2020
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    Atlanta Hawks
    Double lined wordmark "ATLANTA HAWKS" in red.
  • Minnesota Timberwolves Wordmark Logo 2009-Present
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    Minnesota Timberwolves
    Single lined wordmark "WOLVES" in black with gray and blue outline.
  • Brooklyn Nets Wordmark Logo 2013 - Present
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    Brooklyn Nets
    Two line wordmark "BROOKLYN NETS" in black.
  • Sacramento Kings Wordmark Logo 2016 - Present
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    Sacramento Kings
    Two lined wordmark with "SACRAMENTO" smaller and on the top. "KINGS" in a larger font on the bottom all...
  • Milwaukee Bucks Wordmark Logo 2016 - Present
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    Milwaukee Bucks
    Two lines wordmark "MILWAUKEE" on the top and "BUCKS" on the bottom in green. The "BUCKS" in a larger...
  • Chicago Bulls Wordmark Logo 1966 - Present
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    Chicago Bulls
    Wordmark "CHICAGO BULLS" in black.
  • New Orleans Pelicans Wordmark Logo 2015 - Present
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    New Orleans Pelicans
    Single lined wordmark "PELICANS" in white with a blue trim on a red background.
  • Memphis Grizzlies Wordmark Logo 2005 - 2018
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    Memphis Grizzlies
    Wordmark "MEMPHIS" in dark blue with a light blue inside outline over a under arched wordmark "GRIZZLIES" in light...
  • Philadelphia 76ers Wordmark Logo 2016 - Present
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    Philadelphia 76ers
    Single lined wordmark "PHILADELPHIA 76ers" in red.
  • Phoenix Suns Wordmark Logo 2014 - Present
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    Phoenix Suns
    Wordmark "SUNS" in orange with black outline.
  • Cleveland Cavaliers Wordmark Logo 2017 - Present
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    Cleveland Cavaliers
    A single lined wordmark "CAVS" in wine with a gold outline.
  • Miami Heat Wordmark Logo 2013 - Present
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    Miami Heat
    Wordmark “HEAT” in white with black trim. The letter “T” has a flame coming off the corner.
  • Denver Nuggets Wordmark Logo 2019 - Present
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    Denver Nuggets
    Double lined wordmark "DENVER" on top and "NUGGETS" in a larger font on the bottom all in blue.
  • Oklahoma City Thunder Wordmark Logo 2009 - Present
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    Oklahoma City Thunder
    Wordmark "Oklahoma City" in orange arched above an arched wordmark "Thunder" in blue.
  • Houston Rockets Wordmark Logo 2003 - Present
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    Houston Rockets
    Wordmark "ROCKETS" in red with black drop shadow, worn on Houston Rockets home jersey.
  • Golden State Warriors Wordmark Logo 1997 - 2009
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    Golden State Warriors
    Wordmark "GOLDEN STATE" on top and "WARRIORS" below in blue.
  • Charlotte Hornets Wordmark Logo 2014 - Present
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    Charlotte Hornets
    Wordmark "CHARLOTTE' in teal on top and "HORNETS" in purple on the bottom.
  • Boston Celtics Wordmark Logo 1977 - Present
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    Boston Celtics
    Wordmark "BOSTON CELTICS" stacked in bold green letters.
  • Orlando Magic Wordmark Logo 2001 - Present
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    Orlando Magic
    Double lined wordmark "ORLANDO" on top and "MAGIC" in blue.
  • Portland Trailblazers Wordmark Logo 2014 - Present
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    Portland Trailblazers
    Wordmark "ripcity" in lower case font. Red is "rip" and black is the "city" with a tail below the...
  • Toronto Raptors Wordmark Logo 2016 - Present
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    Toronto Raptors
    Two lined wordmark "TORONTO" on top and "RAPTORS" on the bottom all in black.
  • Washington Wizards Wordmark Logo 2012 - Present
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    Washington Wizards
    Wordmark WASHINGTON WIZARDS" stacked in blue italics.
  • San Antonio Spurs Wordmark Logo 1989 - Present
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    San Antonio Spurs
    Single line wordmark "SAN ANTONIO SPURS" in black.
  • Utah Jazz Wordmark Logo 2011 - 2016
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    Utah Jazz
    The wordmark "JAZZ" in a 3-D effect in blue and yellow with a silver outline.
  • New York Knicks Wordmark Logo 2013 - Present
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    New York Knicks
    Wordmark "New York" in orange with a blue trim in a slight arch pattern.
  • Dallas Mavericks Wordmark Logo 2002 - Present
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    Dallas Mavericks
    Wordmark "MAVERICKS" in blue and black background. A silver star with black outline below the wordmark and centered. Also,...
  • Indiana Pacers Wordmark Logo 2006 - Present
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    Indiana Pacers
    Wordmark "PACERS" in blue displayed in a arched layout outlined in yellow, worn on Indiana Pacers home jersey.
  • Los Angeles Clippers Wordmark Logo 2016 - Present
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    Los Angeles Clippers
    Wordmark "LA" in red and "CLIPPERS" in blue. The initials "LA" represent the city of Los Angeles.




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