Dallas Chaparrals 1971 – 1973 The Dallas Chaparrals in 1971, featured their logo as a blue chaparral bird running across the state of Texas with a red, white and blue basketball. A wordmark “CHAPARRALS” in red.Chaparrals Primary LogoChaparrals Team HistoryChaparrals Alternate Logo The Dallas Chaparrals are a professional basketball team that has been in existence since 1967. The franchise is …
Hornets Alternate Logo The Charlotte Hornets (formerly the New Orleans Pelicans) have a long and storied history of alternate logo designs. From their original teal, purple, and white color scheme to their current black, gold, and teal look, they have always had creative logos that reflect the team’s identity. One of the most memorable iterations was from 2002-2006; it featured …
Rochester Royals 1946 – 1957 The initial Rochester Royals logo featured a blue and white shield with the wordmark “ROCHESTER” on the top in white and a white banner with the wordmark “ROYALS” on it.Royals Primary LogoRoyals Team HistoryRoyals Alternate Logo The Rochester Royals were a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1948 to 1957. During …
Kansas City Kings 1976 – 1985 The logo of a crown on top and a bottom half of the basketball was also carried over. The wordmark “KANSAS CITY”, in blue, was placed above the logo. The wordmark “KINGS”, in white, was placed on the crown. Kings Primary LogoKings Team HistoryKings Wordmark Logo The Kansas City Kings have a long and …
Seattle Sonics 2002 – 2008 The final Supersonics logo is a white colored “S” representing Seattle and Sonics written on a yellow basketball. The “S” is shaped to be circular so that it covers the ball. The logos is written on a green background which represents the team colors. On top is wordmark “SEATTLE” in white and “SONICS” in yellow …
Hornets Wordmark Logo The New Orleans Hornets wordmark logo has a long and interesting history. It was first used in 2002, when the franchise moved to New Orleans from Charlotte, North Carolina. The original logo featured an aggressive-looking hornet with its wings spread wide and ready to sting anyone who threatened it. This symbolized the team’s determination to succeed no …
Vancouver Grizzlies 1996 – 2001 The original Grizzlies logo featured a grizzly bear holding basketball with teeth and claws out. A wordmark “VANCOUVER” in red above the wordmark “GRIZZLIES” in teal on top of the grizzly. The letters “G” and “S” are larger than the other letters in the wordmark “Grizzlies.” Grizzlies Alternate LogoGrizzlies Primary LogoGrizzlies Team HistoryGrizzlies Wordmark Logo …
Charlotte Bobcats 2013 – 2014 In 2013 a new color scheme added to the existing logo. The Bobcat is now in gray and not orange. The wordmark “BOBCATS” is now in white and the wordmark “CHARLOTTE” now in orange and inside the logo and not on top of the logo. Bobcats Alternate LogoBobcats Primary LogoBobcats Team HistoryBobcats Wordmark Logo The …
New Jersey Nets 1998 – 2012 The Nets brought back the shield concept from their first logo while keeping the basketball that has been part of all but one. Most significantly, the team changed its color scheme for the first time: deepening the red and swapping royal blue for navy, also adding silver and dark grey.Nets Alternate LogoNets Primary LogoNets …
Philadelphia 76ers 2015 – Present 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 …
