New Minnesota Timberwolves Uniforms - Concept

You'll see this original post over at www.whatwouldbuddo.com, but we wanted to post it here as well. We submitted a Timberwolves uniform concept to NBA.com's design contest. The details below explain each part of the uniform and how each professional Minnesota basketball team is represented in the design.

I spent the better part of the past few evenings coming up with a unique, yet classical mix of modern uniforms for the Minnesota Timberwolves. NBA.com had a contest in which you could submit concepts, so I used that as motivation. Motivation to create something that makes sense, not some kids idea of what looks "cute". 

You'll have to pay attention, as I did all I could to incorporate every professional Minnesota basketball franchise/team in to these uniforms. If I had better design tools, these would better...so please, look past that. 
Here's the home and away version in their entirety (below I have broken out the meaning of each design):

New Timberwolves Uniforms - Concept - HOME

New Timberwolves Uniforms - Concept - AWAY

Here's a breakdown of each piece of the uniform.

Initiative: COMBINE EVERY MINNESOTA PROFESSIONAL TEAM TOGETHER - Timberwolves - Lakers - Pipers - Muskies

New Combo Logo: Using a similar idea I've seen in the past, a combo of the original log with today's secondary logo featuring the wolf looks pretty awesome. I featured an evergreen tree in the neck of the wolf (also featured on the collar of the 1996-2008 uniforms), added a new ring to the outside of the logo, and used a metallic gold color for the basketball. Similar to the gold used by the Muskies.

Minnesota Muskies Uniforms 

"Minnesota" On The Chest: Using a similar font to what the Pipers used, "Minnesota" on the front and the players name on the back are the same font. This font is super unique and very clean at the same time. It's really an awesome font...and had to be used. I took the liberty to carry that style to the players' names, and I think it'd be extremely unique.

Minnesota Pipers Logo

"10,000 LAKES" On The Collar: It appears the Minneapolis Lakers once rocked awesome warm up jackets that featured Minnesota's most unique tagline. I felt this had to be incorporated some where, and the back of the collar seemed right. It wouldn't be super accented but it'd be seen...sort of like the back of football helmets now. And we all know Minnesotans love their taglines specific to Minnesota.

Minneapolis Lakers 10,000 Lakes Warm Up

*SOTA* On The Shorts: This idea stems from the popular *MPLS* logo that the Lakers once used. Rather than use MPLS, "SOTA" made more sense as the Timberwolves represent the whole state of Minnesota. It also adds an urban aspect to the uniforms that tend to feature past history, vs the current/future. The gold and blue are a combo of the Muskies' gold and Lakers' powder blue.

MPLS Lakers Logo

"M" On The Shorts: I couldn't quite confirm that this "M" was ever used by the Pipers, but it's too good to NOT use. It's similar to the vintage M the University of Minnesota used to use...so I added it anyway. It's simple and clean and adds a little flare to the front left side of the shorts.

Vintage M - Minnesota Pipers

Overall, these uniforms would be a definite upgrade for the Timberwolves, who possibly have the ugliest uniforms in the NBA. The stripe down the right side of the uniform is a traditional look that some teams are going back to, supposedly (Nets and Hornets being two examples). It's a slick, yet simple look...which fans like, so why not feature it?

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