The historical past of the Celtics’ Metropolis Version uniforms

In 2017, Nike took over because the NBA’s official jersey supplier. Thus started the period of sponsored jerseys and the Metropolis Version uniforms. A Twitter person, Romeo, leaked a bunch of the 2024-25 Metropolis Version uniforms… and the Celtics’ just isn’t good.

They’re merely terrible and I can not consider that we’ve to take a look at them this season.

Thus, I made a decision to go and look again on the Metropolis Editions of years previous.

2017-18: The Celtics debuted these jerseys on Paul Pierce’s jersey retirement day, and solely wore them 5 occasions that season, going 3-2 within the grey jerseys.

It was meant to pay tribute to the parquet ground and 2008 championship staff, with the banner on the waist band of the shorts.

A easy jersey that I like, although I don’t miss them like a number of the different uniforms we’ll go over.

Jaylen Brown did have a 24-point efficiency at Madison Sq. Backyard in these uniforms.

2018-19: Debuted on November twenty first, these uniforms have been in tribute to the outdated warmups from the Larry Chook years and boy have been they a success — these have been superior uniforms.

The Celtics wore these uniforms 11 occasions and went 7-4 whereas sporting them.

Kyrie had one in all his signature video games as a Celtic in them.

2019-20: I all the time favored these uniforms. They gave off an Irish vibe, although it’s unclear if that’s what they have been going for.

Debuted on November twenty seventh, the Celtics have been purported to put on this uniform 16 occasions however as a result of COVID-19 stoppage, they solely wore them 12 occasions, going 6-6. The final time these uniforms have been worn was March third, 2020 in opposition to the Nets when Caris LeVert dropped 51, 37 of which got here within the 4th quarter and additional time.

I like to recollect these uniforms for various video games, my favourite when Jayson Tatum scored 39 factors in a double additional time thriller in opposition to the Clippers.

Or his 41-point breakout in Los Angeles in opposition to the Lakers, despite the fact that the Celtics did lose this recreation.

2020-21: Take a guess at what these jerseys characterize. Debuted on Christmas in opposition to the Nets, the Celtics wore these jerseys in 22 completely different video games, going 10-12 when sporting their Banner jerseys.

The Celtics went on a 31-3 run to tug off a shocking comeback in opposition to the Denver Nuggets in these uniforms.

2021-22: These Metropolis Editions have been the primary to not say Boston on the entrance of it — this time simply saying Celtics throughout the chest.

Debuted on November twelfth in opposition to the Bucks, the Celtics wore this jersey 15 occasions going 11-4 in them.

It was the seventy fifth season anniversary, so that they went with a retro look with these uniforms. Basing the uniforms off of the 1946 and 1949 appears, with the Celtics seventy fifth anniversary emblem and ‘Purple’, in honor of Purple Auerbach, on the shorts.

Whereas these have been the uniforms they blew the 25-point lead in in opposition to the Knicks, in addition they wore these uniforms when Jayson Tatum dropped 54 within the first spherical preview in opposition to Brooklyn.

2022-23: The Invoice Russell uniform is my favourite uniform that the Celtics have worn throughout the Metropolis Version period. Russell himself really helped design them.

The forest inexperienced was reviled by some, saying they seemed just like the Bucks, however the script lettering on the chest and diamonds on the perimeters made this jersey a success for me. The one factor that was lacking was an alternate courtroom — I didn’t like the best way these uniforms seemed with the kelly inexperienced surrounding the parquet.

Worn eleven occasions within the common season for Russell’s eleven championships, these have been the primary Metropolis Version that the Celtics wore within the playoffs. They went 8-3 within the common season and 1-2 within the playoffs.

The Jays mixed for 70 factors the primary time the Celtics broke out these uniforms on Opening Night time in opposition to the 76ers.

2023-24: Debuted on November tenth throughout the first In-Season Match (now often called the NBA Cup), these uniforms linked the town of Boston and its wealthy basketball historical past with the Celtics.

These uniforms have been like the primary Metropolis Version uniform the Celtics wore to me. Not one which was very memorable, however not a nasty uniform and never an incredible one both. Most likely the least memorable factor in regards to the season that delivered Banner 18.

Worn 17 occasions, the Celtics went 13-4 in these uniforms, together with 2-0 within the In-Season Match.

The final time they wore these uniforms Payton Pritchard scored 38 factors within the final common season recreation Mike Gorman referred to as.

Total, I’d say the Celtics have had a very good assortment of Metropolis Version uniforms. With the quantity of messes that the NBA has put on the market, Boston has not had a devastatingly dangerous one… till this season.