Los Angeles Lakers
1947-1960
The Lakers' earliest home court was not in Los Angeles, but in Minneapolis in the northwest, and the team was named "The Lakers" because of the Great Lakes. The Minneapolis crest features a yellow basketball with a map of Minneapolis on it. Above the basketball is the city name abbreviated "MPLS." , with a five-pointed star on the left and right. BELOW IS THE YELLOW TEAM NAME "LAKERS".
1960-1976
In 1960, the Lakers moved their home court to Los Angeles to escape the bad weather in Minneapolis. At that time, the team emblem was basically the same as it is now, with a golden basketball as the background, and the small purple font "LOS ANGELES" and the large font "LAKERS" in front of it, and the "Purple and Gold Army" began from there.
1976-2002
In 1976, the team fine-tuned the colors of the crest, using brighter yellows and purples, and changing the outline of the basketball background from white to black.
2002 to present
In 2002, the team went to a darker purple and yellow, which they continue to use today.
Golden State Warriors
1946-1951
The Warriors were founded in Philadelphia in 1946 with a comic-book style Indian warrior who carried a yellow basketball with a yellow feather on his head that ended in purple. In front of him is the word "Warriors" in yellow handwriting.
1951-1962
In 1951, the Warriors optimized the emblem to depict more detail and retain only the blue lines. The word "PHILADELPHIA" in white letters begins with the "W" in the handwriting "Warriors".
1962-1969
In 1962, the Warriors moved to San Francisco, and the team logo changed. The new crest is circular in the form of an Indian chieftain headdress on a yellow background. THERE IS A WHITE RING AROUND THE PERIMETER WITH THE WORDS "SAN FRANCISCO" AND "WARRIORS" IN BLUE, WITH THE "I" OF "WORRIORS" TURNING INTO A SHARP ARROW. The outermost layer of the crest is a narrow yellow ring.
1969-1971
In 1969, the Warriors removed the Indian element from the crest and replaced it with a blue silhouette of the Golden Gate Bridge. At the top of the emblem is the handwritten "The" and the large font "CITY".
1971-1975
In 1971, the Warriors moved their home court to Oakland and changed their name to "Golden State Warriors," another name for the state of California. The new crest is still on a yellow circular background, and the lower left side of the circle is in the shape of a "sock", which is actually a map of California, and the five-pointed star on it is officially the location of Oakland. The words "GOLDEN STATE" and "WARRIORS" are written in blue above and below the circle, respectively.
1975-1988
In 1975, the Warriors optimized the design of the team emblem to use a brighter yellow color and changed the circular background to a basketball, leaving the rest of the design unchanged.
1988-1997
In 1988, the team optimized the team emblem again, adding a sense of concave and convex seams to the basketball in the background, and stylizing the surrounding font.
1997-2010
In 1997, the Warriors also entered the tide of complication of the team emblem, completely redesigning the team emblem. The new emblem is orange in color and features a masked warrior holding a lightning bolt with distinct muscular lines. His background is an orange basketball, and below the lightning bolt is the word "WARRIORS" in artistic font.
2010-2019
In 2009, the Warriors drafted Stephen Curry, a thin-looking guard, and the following year the team adopted a new logo. The new crest reverts to a circular design, but the colors of the background and foreground have been reversed. On a blue circular background, the yellow silhouette of the Bay Bridge looks majestic. The top and bottom of the team crest are still the blue city name and team name.
2019-present
In 2019, the Warriors once again optimized the team crest, slightly deepening the depth of the yellow color, and adding detail to the Bay Bridge to make it more three-dimensional.
Phoenix Suns
1968-1992
The Phoenix Suns joined the league in 1968 with a golden basketball on an orange background with a white zigzag that resembles sunlight on the right side of the basketball. At the top is a small purple font "PHOENIX", and at the bottom is the huge team name "SUNS".
1992-2000
In 1992, the Suns redesigned their emblem, featuring a basketball shot from the bottom left, with the shape of the sun's rays at the front and a comet-like tail at the tail. Both the basketball and the light have a gradient color that changes from red to yellow from bottom left to top right, with a purple background. Underneath the logo is the smaller font "PHOENIX" and the larger "SUNS".
2000-2013
In 2000, the Suns optimized their emblem while maintaining essentially the original design. They removed the gradient design of the basketball and sunlight to make the image more concise. At the same time, a gray background color was added to the periphery to increase the overall sense of the team emblem, and the team name below was also changed to a white font with a shadow.
2013-present
In 2013, the team changed the color of the team crest, changing the base color to black, and the "SUNS" below became more three-dimensional. This emblem is still in use today.
Sacramento Kings
1945-1957
The Kings were formed in Rochester in 1945 as the Royals. THE TEAM EMBLEM IS A PURPLE SHIELD WITH THE WORDS "ROCHESTER" IN WHITE ABOVE THE SHIELD. In front of it is a white ribbon with the word "ROYALS" in purple.
1957-1971
In 1971, the Royals relocated to Cincinnati, which also saw the new emblem inaugurate. THE MAIN BODY OF THE NEW CREST IS A KING'S HEAD RESEMBLING THE LITTLE TRAIN THOMAS, WITH PURPLE HOLLOW FONTS "CINCINNATATI" AND "ROYALS" ABOVE AND BELOW THE HEAD, RESPECTIVELY.
1971-1972
IN 1971, THE TEAM REDESIGNED ITS CREST, WHICH WAS AN IMAGE OF A BLUE BASKETBALL WEARING A RED CROWN WITH THE TEAM NAME "ROYALS" WRITTEN ON IT AND THE CITY NAME "CINCINNATATI" AT THE TOP.
1972-1975
In 1972, the team moved to Kansas City and changed its name to "Kansas City-Omaha Kings", and the team name and city name on the team crest were changed accordingly, and the city name was moved horizontally from the top to the bottom around the blue basketball distribution.
1975-1985
In 1975, the Kings dropped "Omaha" from the city's name to "Kansas City Kings" and moved the city's name back to the top of the team emblem.
1985-1994
In 1985, the Kings moved to Sacramento, so the city name on the crest was changed to "SACRAMENTO" and the color of the crest was fine-tuned.
1994-2016
In 1994, the Kings also joined the trend of complicating the team's logo. The main body of the newly designed team emblem is a shield, the front of the shield is a huge purple background, the word "KINGS" in white lettering, the top of the shield is a crown symbolizing the king, and the lower part is a purple basketball. BEHIND THE SHIELD THERE ARE TWO LONG CROSSED HAIRS, AND ON THE NECK OF THE SPEAR THERE IS A PURPLE RIBBON WITH THE WORDS "SACRAMENTO" IN SMALL WHITE LETTERING.
Since 2016
In 2016, the Kings' crest was also retro-designed, returning to the image of the crown above the basketball below, but the color changed to purple and gray. In the middle, the word "KINGS" is still written in large artistic font, and the city name "SACRAMENTO" is written in small font on the lower edge of the crown. The Kings have never made the playoffs since the logo, and I wonder if they have a chance to start the year well.
Los Angeles Clippers
1970-1971
The Clippers were formerly known as the Buffalo Braves, and when they were first formed, the team emblem was a yellow basketball surrounded by feathers on an Indian headdress, symbolizing the "brave", and the center of the basketball was a buffalo representing the city of "Buffalo". Underneath is "Buffalo Braves" in blue lettering.
1971-1978
In the second year of the team's existence, a new emblem was introduced. The new team emblem resembles the letter "B" as a whole, with a horizontal horizontal in the middle artistically transformed into a feather with red on the left and blue on the right. Underneath is the words "BUFFALO BRAVES" in red letters.
1978-1982
In 1978, the Buffalo Braves relocated to San Diego and changed their name to the Clippers. This version of the crest is circular in shape, consisting of three white triangles and a red circle on a blue background. The three white triangles are like three sails, and the red circles represent the sun. Below the emblem is the word "Clippers" in large red letters, and above it is the words "SAN DIEGO" in small letters.
1982-1984
In 1982, the team redesigned its crest. THE NEW CREST IS A BASKETBALL WITH RED LINES IN FRONT OF THE BASKETBALL WITH THE WORD "CLIPPERS" IN BLUE AND THE WORD "SAN DIEGO" IN SMALL LETTERS. It's worth noting that the composition of this crest is very similar to that of the Los Angeles Lakers.
1984-2010
In 1984, the Clippers relocated to Los Angeles and shared a home court with the Lakers. AS A RESULT, THE "SAN DIEGO" ON THE CREST OF THE TEAM WAS CHANGED TO "LOS ANGELES", AND THE REST OF THE DESIGN REMAINED UNCHANGED.
2010-2015
In 2010, the team changed the orientation of the basketball in the team crest, but the rest of the design remained the same.
Since 2015
In 2015, Ballmer bought the Clippers, and in order to get rid of the idea that the team design was plagiarized from the Lakers, the Clippers redesigned the team logo. The main body of the new emblem is a large black "CLIPPERS" lettering, with lines above and below representing the waves, creating a top-down view of a ship chopping through the waves. Above the crest is a black and white basketball with a blue "C" on the inside of the basketball for "Clippers" and a red "LA" in the middle of the "C" for Los Angeles.