When the Cavaliers chose LeBron James with the first pick in the 2003 NBA draft, they marked the occasion by unveiling a new uniform set for that fall. From a uni standpoint, it was a win-win-win: The new design served as a benchmark for the LeBron era, plus the Cavs were desperately in need of a fresh look (remember all their miserable pre-LeBron uniforms?), and the new design instantly became one of the NBA’s best.
There’s no indication that the Clippers will mark the Blake Griffin era with a new uni design, but they ought to. Their uniform isn’t as bad as those old Cavs designs, but it’s stale, tired, boring. Plus it’s become a symbol of the franchise’s mediocrity. This team needs a makeover, like, yesterday.
And they’re not the only ones. If you look around the pro sports landscape, you’ll find lots of teams that are overdue for a uniform revision — in some cases, way overdue. Too bad we can’t just plug every uniform into a formula that would instantly determine how desperately it needs to be overhauled.
Or can we?
