New Unis/Sneak Peak Premiere!

by Sandy Dover Well, it appears that there’s more NBA teams using the preseason as a means of revealing their new uniforms and the Memphis Grizzlies are the latest team to do so. As has been reported earlier, the Grizzlies are utilizing their lighter Beale Street Blue hue as a contrast to their “Baloo Bear” navy blue (that logo bear does look like “The Jungle Book” and “Talespin”’s Baloo, doesn’t it?). With that famously popular dazzle mesh (albeit with the ubiquitous adidas ClimaCool technology), the new unis look snazzy in my opinion. Granted, the Denver Nuggets have a somewhat similar look with nearly-identical color scheme, but Memphis does a great job using the navy side panels and golden inserts as accents, without getting totally lame with the design. It’s really streamlined, works well with the primary home and away duds and has a good overall look and theme (it doesn’t hurt when O.J. Mayo looks as if he’s into the look as well—and his Nike player signature Hyperdunks look e...