The history of the Celtics’ City Edition 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 consumer, Romeo, leaked a bunch of the 2024-25 Metropolis Version uniforms… and the Celtics’ shouldn’t be good.

They’re merely terrible and I can not imagine that now we have 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 instances that season, going 3-2 within the grey jerseys.

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

A easy jersey that I like, although I don’t miss them like a few of the different uniforms we are going to 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 previous warmups from the Larry Chicken years and boy have been they a success — these have been superior uniforms.

The Celtics wore these uniforms 11 instances and went 7-4 whereas carrying them.

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

2019-20: I all the time preferred 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 presupposed to put on this uniform 16 instances however because of the COVID-19 stoppage, they solely wore them 12 instances, going 6-6. The final time these uniforms have been worn was March third, 2020 towards the Nets when Caris LeVert dropped 51, 37 of which got here within the 4th quarter and time beyond regulation.

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

Or his 41-point breakout in Los Angeles towards the Lakers, although the Celtics did lose this sport.

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

The Celtics went on a 31-3 run to tug off a surprising comeback towards 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 towards the Bucks, the Celtics wore this jersey 15 instances 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 to be like, with the Celtics seventy fifth anniversary brand and ‘Pink’, in honor of Pink Auerbach, on the shorts.

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

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

The forest inexperienced was reviled by some, saying they appeared just like the Bucks, however the script lettering on the chest and diamonds on the edges 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 appeared with the kelly inexperienced surrounding the parquet.

Worn eleven instances 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 towards the 76ers.

2023-24: Debuted on November tenth in the course of the first In-Season Match (now often known as the NBA Cup), these uniforms related 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 foul uniform and never a fantastic one both. In all probability the least memorable factor concerning the season that delivered Banner 18.

Worn 17 instances, 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 sport Mike Gorman known as.

Total, I might say the Celtics have had an excellent assortment of Metropolis Version uniforms. With the quantity of messes that the NBA has put on the market, Boston has not had a devastatingly unhealthy one… till this season.