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Ranking all 30 NBA jerseys: Which team reigns supreme?

By Josh Cornelissen

BOSTON, MA - NOVEMBER 01: DeMar DeRozan #11 of the Chicago Bulls dribbles while guarded by Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics during a game at TD Garden on November 1, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - NOVEMBER 01: DeMar DeRozan #11 of the Chicago Bulls dribbles while guarded by Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics during a game at TD Garden on November 1, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves reacts during the second half against the Memphis Grizzlies (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) /

Ranking all 30 NBA jerseys: 27. Minnesota Timberwolves

We have to start with the neon green elephant in the room. WHY DO THEY HAVE NEON GREEN JERSEYS??? The official description says that it represents the “Minnesota environment” and is “Aurora Green” to speak to the Northern Lights. There are many colors represented in the northern lights, and nearly all of them look better than this shade of green.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have historically leaned into the combination of forests and lakes, which make sense given that Minnesota is covered by forests and lakes. Their City Edition jersey this year has a great callback to those jerseys, which Kevin Garnett made some of the coolest out there. They have completely abandoned anything to do with wolves or trees, instead trying to lean into blue.

Let’s move past the colors. Their standard jerseys are all straight, horizontal lines. There is no life, no pizzaz, no creativity. Give me a ruler and a box of markers and I could design these uniforms.

The Wolves then liked the idea so much they used the same design for all three primary uniforms. Seriously, all they did was use the bucket on Paint to fill in different colors.

I do like how the word “Minnesota” looks, and they get some bonus points for a jersey patch that’s isn’t ostentatious. I think I could easily rank the Wolves in the Top 10 if they came up with jerseys that incorporate the themes of “Timber” and “Wolves” (you know, the words in their name), and punted the neon green up to Alaska where you can actually see the Northern Lights more than a couple of days of the year.

Wife Take: Why did they pick that shade of green? Is it commonly found in their wildlife? [Me: It represents the northern lights.] Do they realize there is more than one shade in the northern lights? I do not think northern lights when I see that.