Eight NBA franchises were outfitted with Classic edition uniforms — better known as throwbacks — for the 2017-18 season as Nike took over the uni production for the league. The Hawks, Hornets, Warriors, Pacers, Lakers, Heat, Bucks, and Suns were the squads that donned throwbacks this year.
For 2018-19, Nike will provide seven teams with Classic unis, as reported by Conrad Burry of SportsLogos.net who also broke the news on the eight Classic uniforms for this season. Burry notes that he does not know the exact details on the uniforms beyond the primary color, but based on that he mocked up guesses for what each of the uniforms will look like, with varying confidence (that you can view here).
The seven franchises that will get throwback uniforms for next season are the Hawks, Hornets, Warriors, Pacers, Timberwolves, Magic, and Jazz. As you’ll note, only three of those teams are different from last year’s group, although each of the four will get a different Classic look for 2018-19.
According to Burry, the Pacers are expected to once again don Hickory High uniforms for their Classic look, but they will go back to the red design for next season. The Hawks will wear a sky blue uniform, indicating a throwback to their look from 1954-1970 that had red lettering and piping on a sky blue primary.
The Warriors will have a gold primary throwback — which doesn’t do much to narrow down the options — the Hornets will wear a white throwback, and the Jazz will wear purple, which likely is throwback to their jerseys from 1984-1996 (although it could be those incredible mountains unis from the late 90s as well).
Minnesota will have a black alternate, which given the short history of the franchise has to mean a Classic uniform based off of these from the early 2000s.
The Magic, meanwhile, will have a royal blue throwback, which is expected to be a nod to their mid 90s look that is a classic.
