Ever wonder what NBA players think about the team’s jersey style and designs? Well, during the 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend, Yahoo Sports took an informal poll of dozens of NBA players in order to see which jersey was the G.O.A.T. Coolest Jersey according to those that wear them.
No surprise that the favorite jerseys of this generation of NBA players were heavily in favor of the designs from the 1990’s seeing as many of today’s players grew up in that era. The players also leaned on the jerseys of the team they currently played on Whether they felt loyalty to the teams or actually liked their franchise’s jersey, we don’t know, but we think this is still a representative snapshot of what players think are the best-designed NBA jerseys of all-time.
And the Winner Is…
To be clear these are not the best-selling jerseys of all-time but in inexact survey of what NBA players think are the best jerseys. We just went through the video and tallied up the votes. Here are the top five “coolest” NBA jerseys
| # | Jersey | From | Votes | Players that Voted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Raptors | 1990s | 16 | Courtney Lee; Jordan Bell; Ish Smith; Kemba Walker; Larry Nance Jr.; Daquan Jeffries; Kevin Durant; Kent Bazemore; Moritz Wagner; Ignas Brazdeikis; Tacko Fall; Fred VanVleet; Paul Millsap Wes Matthews; Andrew Wiggins; Karl Anthony Towns |
| 2 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 1990s | 8 | Pat Connoughton; Jaylen Brown; Moritz Wagner; Grayson Allen; Tyus Jones; Dwight Powell; Ja Morant; Courtney Lee |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 1990s | 6 | Tim Hardaway Jr.; James Johnson; Jevon Carter; Thaddeus Young; George Hill; Kevin Porter Jr. |
| 4 | Charlotte Hornets | 1990s | 5 | Seth Curry; Nicholas Batum; Miles Bridges; Unknown Player; Tim Hardaway Jr. |
| 4 | Utah Jazz | 1990s | 5 | Kevin Knox; Raul Neto; TJ McConnell; Jeff Green; Nigel Williams-Goss |
If you’ve paid attention to what fans think are the best NBA jerseys, then there won’t be many surprise answers in the polling.
It’s absolutely no surprise that the Toronto Raptors jersey from the 1990’s completely demolished the competition. The purple dinosaur jersey from Toronto that was made famous by Vince Carter, Damon Stodemire and Marcus Camby got the most votes; more than double the votes (16) than the second place jersey, the Vancouver Grizzlies (8). In third place is the Chicago Bulls pinstripe jerseys from the Michael Jordan era with six votes. And rounding out the list tied for fourth place with five votes each are the Charlotte “pinstripe” Hornets and Utah “mountain range” Jazz jerseys from the 1990’s.
Here’s the other jerseys receiving votes from NBA players and their rank.
| # | Jersey | From | Votes | Players that Voted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Denver Nuggets | 1980s | 4 | Kevin Knox; Mo Bamba; Tomas Satoransky; Courtney Lee |
| 6 | Orlando Magic | 1990s | 4 | Zion Williamson; Aaron Gordon; Goran Dragic; Wilson Chandler |
| 8 | Milwaukee Bucks | 1990s | 3 | Kevin Porter Jr.; Glenn Robinson III; Khris Middleton |
| 8 | Phoenix Suns | 1990s | 3 | Mikal Bridges; Tyler Johnson; Kelly Oubre Jr. |
| 8 | Seattle Sonics | 1990s | 3 | Robin Lopez; Victor Oladipo; Jaylen Brunson |
| 11 | Atlanta Hawks | 1980s | 2 | Omari Spellman;Robin Lopez |
| 11 | Boston Celtics | 1990s | 2 | D'Aaron Fox; Gordon Hayward |
| 11 | Houston Rockets | 1990s | 2 | Kelly Oubre Jr.; Austin Rivers |
| 11 | Miami Heat | 2020s | 2 | Kelly Olynyk; Hassan Whiteside |
| 15 | Buffalo Braves | 1970s | 1 | Trevor Ariza |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 1990s | 1 | Austin Rivers |
| 15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1960s | 1 | Kris Dunn |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 1990s | 1 | Jake Layman |
| 15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1990s | 1 | Buddy Hield |
| 15 | Portland Trailblazers | 1970s | 1 | CJ McCollum |
Who knows more about the best jerseys styles more than the ballers themselves? What’s nice is that there’s consistency between the players’ preferences and what fans think are the best jersey stayles.
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