At present, all 30 teams in the league have announced the latest jerseys in their respective collections, the most popular of which is definitely the city version of the jersey.
In fact, the "tradition" of the city version of the jersey began in the 2017-18 season, the city version of the jersey usually represents the culture of the respective team or part of the team's past achievements, simply put, the retro shirt, which is why the city version of the jersey is loved by fans.
For the Rockets, the city version of the jersey from two years ago highlights the connection between the city of Houston and the Chinese fan base. At that time, this red and gray color and printed with the Chinese font "Rocket" also became one of the favorite jerseys of Chinese fans:
By the 2019-20 season, the Rockets' City jersey featured Houston with NASA and space exploration as the main style:
Last season, the Rockets' design of the City edition of the jersey suddenly changed style, which also produced the first "Luv Ya Blue" jersey in team history, commemorating the NFL team Houston Oilers who were in Houston in 1960-96:
This season is the year of the 75th anniversary of the NBA, and every city version of the jersey in the league has chosen to pay tribute to the history of the team, and for the Rockets, this season's city version of the team can be said to represent multiple eras in the history of the Rockets:
First of all, the jersey font comes from the Rockets in the 1972-95 period, when the Rockets won two championship trophies in the mid-90s, while the logo of the Rockets' championship period was embroidered in the middle of the shorts belt. The dark blue jersey comes from 1995-03, when the Rockets ushered in the era of Steve Francis and Yao Ming. Then on the other side of the shorts there was the Rockets' main logo of the 2003-19 season.
Overall, the Rockets' city version of the jersey this season basically includes some of the most glorious eras in team history.