NBA writers have been trying to find topics to occupy their time while waiting for the possible return of the 2020 NBA season.
Ranking current NBA uniforms has become one of those topics.
The Phoenix Suns’ look is polarizing, according to recent rankings.
The team’s jersey does not rank well in most NBA jersey power rankings.
The Suns’ uniforms are ranked 14th in the league, but ranked 26th.
See what NBA writers are saying about the Phoenix Sons in their NBA Jersey Power Rankings.
Could it be time for the Suns to make a change?
USA TODAY Sports: Suns uniform No. 26 in the NBA
Scott Gleeson wrote: “The units from the ’90s Charles Barkley-era franchise are top-notch. What happened? Similar to the team’s disarray on the field, the design department continues to go back to the drawing board.”
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Stadium Discussion: Suns jerseys No. 24 in the NBA
Paul Ladewski wrote: “Their so-called Statement Edition features orange jerseys and orange shorts with a purple stripe and no mention of the team name anywhere. So what is the message? These people really, really like orange. Planet Orange uniforms will be worn. in Friday night home games except one against the Golden State Warriors, the team they absolutely should wear them against every time. Hey, if you can’t beat them, blind them.
NBC Sports: The Suns jerseys ranked No. 20 in the championship
He writes: “The Suns have gone from having the best uniforms in the league under Steve Nash to some of the worst. Since making a change two years ago, Phoenix has been a lot easier to watch on the court. All that What they have to do now is repair the lost basketball they played for the better part of the last eight years.
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For victory: Suns uniform No. 14 in the NBA
Mike D. Sykes, II wrote: “Maybe I’m rating the Suns a little unfairly. Their ’90s jerseys are some of the best works of art ever seen on a basketball court. Compare these jerseys to these? Probably unfair. These are pretty good, but they’re definitely not the ones.
ESPN recently ranked The Suns’ Western Blue uniform that the team wore from 1973 to 1992 is the 65th best in NBA history.
He ranked the team’s black jersey from the ’90s, worn from 1993 to 2001, as 11th.
Would the team be better off going back to one of these or updating one for their current uniform?
