With just over a month remaining until the 2024-25 NBA season officially begins, things are slowly beginning to come together for the Minnesota Timberwolves. A couple of veteran additions were made that will head to training camp with the rest of the team. When camp is complete, Minnesota's full roster for the season will be finalized.
In the meantime, fans are waiting around for any other updates that might give more insight into the coming season. One small bit of info was revealed on Tuesday regarding the Timberwolves' uniforms for the 2024-25 season. As many are aware, Nike manufactures and sells all NBA jerseys, and they have a system in place wherein a new "city edition" uniform is released by every team every year.
While the jerseys for the coming season are yet to be officially revealed, a new leak showcased what could end up being the city edition jersey for every NBA team this year. The moment Timberwolves fans glance at the leaked picture, they will likely notice something right away: this uniform is extremely similar to this past season's city jersey.
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Minnesota's city edition jersey is a near-repeat of last season's
In August 2023, the Timberwolves revealed their 2023-24 city edition jersey, which paid homage to Minnesota as the "land of 10,000 lakes." The jersey design evoked a lake's water and texture in the summertime. Many fans were happy with the design, if for no other reason than it being an upgrade over the widely-disliked 2022-23 city edition uniforms.
Now, this upcoming iteration appears to be a nearly-identical design as last year's, with one clear difference. Whereas the bottom three-quarters of the previous jersey were colored blue, the bottom three-quarters of the 2024-25 version is now white, with only the top quarter colored. The same "Minnesota" wordmark is displayed across the front chest.
This inverse color change seems to be intentional, and it is unclear exactly if this is supposed to be another "lake" inspired jersey or not. It almost seems like this could be an "ice" themed jersey used to reflect Minnesota's cold climate in the winter.
Using the same design as last year is likely to draw some mixed reactions from the fanbase. Some will cry out that the team chose a lazy design, but I think that accusation is misplaced. The repeat designs from multiple teams is more the fault of Nike than anyone else, given how they require new jerseys from all 30 NBA teams each year.