Colors of The Court

You’ll usually see the home team wearing a white uniform — unless it’s the Lakers in their famed gold jerseys) — with the away team dressed in their predominant color. Easy as a layup.

For example, Golden State exclusively wore white at home (minus the special sleeved Christmas jerseys) during the 2013-14 season.

But today’s NBA is unrecognizable in many ways compared to previous generations — from superteams and player empowerment, to the tactical shift to three-point shots and defensive positional switching. But today we’ll look at how it’s unrecognizable in a literal sense — by the on-court fashion.

Now if you were to watch the Warriors at home, you’d see a rotation of four jerseys, with only one being the traditional white.

In 2017 Nike took over the contract to produce NBA jerseys and ushered in the most extreme overhaul of aesthetic standards yet. The white-at-home standard was officially eliminated; teams were now free to wear the color of their choosing. In fact, the very notion of a “home” or “away” jersey was eliminated, with Nike now classifying each team’s wardrobe into four “editions”. Here’s what they look like for your local team, the .

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