Valley of the Suns
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Ranking every Phoenix Suns uniform ever

By Adam Maynes

PHOENIX, AZ - MAY 11: Tom Chambers #24 of the Phoenix Suns boxes out against Buck Williams #52 of the Portland Trailblazers during Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals as part of the NBA Playoffs on May 11, 1992 at the Arizona Veterans Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. The Portland Trailblazers defeated the Phoenix Suns 153-151 in double overtime. 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 1992 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - MAY 11: Tom Chambers #24 of the Phoenix Suns boxes out against Buck Williams #52 of the Portland Trailblazers during Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals as part of the NBA Playoffs on May 11, 1992 at the Arizona Veterans Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. The Portland Trailblazers defeated the Phoenix Suns 153-151 in double overtime. 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 1992 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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19. 2013-17 Orange w/sleeves

PHOENIX, AZ – AUGUST 15: Eric Bledsoe #2 and Caron Butler #3 of the Phoenix Suns unveils new uniforms on August 15, 2013 at Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, 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 2013 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ – AUGUST 15: Eric Bledsoe #2 and Caron Butler #3 of the Phoenix Suns unveils new uniforms on August 15, 2013 at Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, 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 2013 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Honestly, the biggest part of this past era’s jerseys is that the Suns made such a huge deal about their style change, even to the point that they had a fashion show  for their release, for the look to end up being a dud.

As mentioned before, the front of the jersey is bulky and cluttered and the stripes had to be explained (there was supposed to be one stripe for every player in the Ring of Honor at the moment of the release, although unlike the American flag that once had 15 stripes instead of 13, they didn’t add an additional stripe when Steve Nash was honored).

Again, these jerseys had the secondary issue of having sleeves, and as you can see in this pic, when the jersey was even slightly untucked, they looked like a giant bright orange highlighter.

There was also another issue that you can’t notice in this photo, but which was glaringly obvious in most cases: the fabric for both the jersey and the shorts were actually different fabrics and colors making the full uniform look even worse.

To be honest though, their non-sleeved jerseys were actually several notches above this one, as we shall see soon.

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