Ranking every Phoenix Suns uniform ever

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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13. PHX Orange

DALLAS – DECEMBER 28: Raja Bell #19 of the Phoenix Suns stands next to his teammate Shawn Marion #31 during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on December 28, 2006 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Mavericks won 101-99. 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 2006 NBAE (Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images)
DALLAS – DECEMBER 28: Raja Bell #19 of the Phoenix Suns stands next to his teammate Shawn Marion #31 during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on December 28, 2006 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Mavericks won 101-99. 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 2006 NBAE (Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images)

As much as a dislike the other two incarnations of this generation of uniforms, what allows this one to move up this high in the ranking is because it was the franchise’s first orange uni, and it really wasn’t that bad looking at all. Granted, as I mentioned before, I oft wondered how these would have looked had the side bars been purple, but at the same time, as much as I dislike the franchise’s recent connection to the shade grey, it did work with these.

What’s more is that these uniforms too were the franchise’s first introduction to ‘PHX” and it always did seem cool.