The Oklahoma City Thunder unveiled their new City Edition uniforms on Tuesday morning, becoming the latest team to reveal their 2024-25 design ahead of Thursday’s league-wide launch.
The black uniforms prominently display an arched “Oklahoma” wordmark across the chest, which was pulled from the Thunder’s road look in 2008-09, their first season after relocating from Seattle and rebranding.
This marks the second time in franchise history the state name is featured in that spot, joining their 2020-21 City Edition set – and, in a twist of irony, actually drops the “City” from their City Edition design.
The wordmark and numbers match the bright orange and yellow trim around the collar, arm holes and down the sides of the jersey, while the light and navy blue side panels contain various Thunder logos and wordmarks overlapping one another.
This design choice was carried over from last year’s City Edition uniforms, though it was more prevalent as the base color of the jerseys and shorts. The same goes for the orange state outline on the waistband and the single-color primary icon on the left leg.
“The City Edition uniform is an expression of Oklahoma City’s progression and unique cultural renaissance stemming from the optimism inherent in Oklahoma’s people and heritage,” senior vice president of business operations Brian Byrnes said. “It pays tribute to the innovators that have shaped Oklahoma’s culture and are pushing it forward.”
Unlike several others, Oklahoma City will reuse last year’s City Edition court this season, as it only debuted on New Year’s Eve and was overshadowed by the NBA paring each team’s City Edition uniforms with a separate court design for the 2023 In-Season Tournament.
The Thunder will wear their new City Edition uniforms just six times this season, including against the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 17, Memphis Grizzlies on Dec. 29, Boston Celtics on Jan. 5, Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 19, Denver Nuggets on March 9 and Los Angeles Lakers on April 6.
