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Reviewing the Suns’ ‘City’ edition Nike uniform

By Assane Drame

PHOENIX, AZ - OCTOBER 18: Tyson Chandler #4 of the Phoenix Suns walks up the court during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 18, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - OCTOBER 18: Tyson Chandler #4 of the Phoenix Suns walks up the court during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 18, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Nike released one of many ‘city edition’ uniforms earlier today which includes one for the Phoenix Suns

The Suns ‘city edition’ jersey includes a two-tone purple base. Light purple on the outlines and dark purple within. Across the jersey has ‘Los Suns’ filled in with white and silver. While the number and the Nike emblem looks to be colored in only white. To top it all off, in the lower corner, there is a ‘Somos PHX’ saying above the size tag.

The inspiration from Nike behind these ‘City Edition’ jerseys is that they’re representative of the teams’ fans and city identity. Below, is the descriptive thought process behind the Suns’ uniform from Nike.

“The Phoenix Suns City Edition uniform pays special tribute to the Hispanic heritage of the community the Suns have proudly represented for 50 years. The “Los Suns” uniform features shades of Phoenix purple and the back of the jersey includes a design detail inspired by the Phoenix constellation.”

The nod to the Hispanic community and Phoenix constellation is a nice touch. This isn’t the first for the Suns using ‘Los Suns’ jerseys as a nod towards Hispanic heritage.

Under Adidas, the ‘Los Suns’ lettering featured on two different jerseys. First orange traditional cut and also the black cut with sleeves.

Speaking from a personal standpoint, the jersey itself kind of looks plain. Also, If there were any modifications to make of the jersey while keeping some of the elements, my first suggestion would be to change the colors of the letterings from silver/white to black and orange.

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Also, taking a page out of the Utah Jazz’ book, notice how their jersey has different shades of orange and yellow throughout. Why not do the same with purple and violet for this one?

In conclusion, the possibilities for making this jersey better are endless. What would you do to make it better?

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