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.
See each and every NBA team’s logo. Click on any logo to see the team.
Wordmark Logos
Atlanta Hawks
A double-lined wordmark "ATLANTA HAWKS" in red. This new version shows the new block-style serifed typeface.
Charlotte Hornets
Wordmark "HORNETS" in purple on the top and "CHARLOTTE" in teal arched on the bottom.
Dallas Mavericks
Wordmark "MAVERICKS" in blue and black background. A silver star with black outline below the wordmark and centered. Also, black swooshes on top and bottom of the wordmark.
Denver Nuggets
Double lined wordmark "DENVER" on top and "NUGGETS" in a larger font on the bottom all in blue.
Houston Rockets
Wordmark "ROCKETS" in red with black drop shadow, worn on Houston Rockets home jersey.
Indiana Pacers
Wordmark "PACERS" in blue displayed in a arched layout outlined in yellow, worn on Indiana Pacers home jersey.
Los Angeles Clippers
Wordmark "LA" in red and "CLIPPERS" in blue. The initials "LA" represent the city of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Lakers
Wordmark "LAKERS" in purple outlined in gold, worn on Los Angeles Lakers home jersey.
Memphis Grizzlies
Double lined wordmark "MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES" in light blue on a blue background.
Miami Heat
Wordmark "HEAT" in red with black outline. The letter "T" has a flame coming off the corner.
Milwaukee Bucks
Two lines wordmark "MILWAUKEE" on the top and "BUCKS" on the bottom in green. The "BUCKS" in a larger font.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Double lined wordmark "MINNESOTA" on top and "TIMBERWOLVES" on bottom in black.
New Orleans Pelicans
Single lined wordmark "NEW ORLEANS" in white with gold trim in a arched pattern.
New York Knicks
Double lined wordmark "New York" on top and "Knickerbockers" in blue.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Wordmark "Oklahoma City" in orange arched above an arched wordmark "Thunder" in blue.
Sacramento Kings
Two lined wordmark with "SACRAMENTO" smaller and on the top. "KINGS" in a larger font on the bottom all in purple.
Toronto Raptors
Two lined wordmark "TORONTO" on top and " RAPTORS" on the bottom all in black.
Utah Jazz
The wordmark "JAZZ" in a 3-D effect in blue and yellow with a silver outline.
