Ranking and analyzing all 30 NBA City edition uniforms
18. Portland Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers, as depressingly average as they are on the court, have a quality uniform set. Their good-looking red and black color scheme is highlighted well by the white-accented stripe across the front, and their Statement jerseys, while flawed, provide good contrast to the white and black regulars.
The City editions unfortunately did not follow the template — it couldn’t have, because they’ve used all of their primary colors as bases already — and instead focused on the “Rip City” thing they have been pushing for years now. They’re … meh.
Portland used a plaid-looking base in homage to former coach Jack Ramsey, who was famous for his plaid suits. The plaid doesn’t look good, but it only appears when looking closely at the jersey, rendering it pointless. White does not show up anywhere, a clear mistake, although not a fatal one. The side panels are trying to be clever but don’t really work.
These are your standard fourth jerseys, pretty much. Not a ton else to say.