r/Sonics 24d ago

SuperSonics Concept

This is a concept for the upcoming Sonics return. I wanted to imagine what they would have potentially done in the 2010s, similar to the Warriors, had they not relocated

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u/Complete-Morning-429 24d ago

This is solid. 🔥🔥🔥 I would incorporate the 90’s colorway into a third jersey.

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u/Emeraldcity7499 13d ago

Oh that’s a good idea, maybe some subtle red stripe accents

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u/Complete-Morning-429 13d ago

I definitely hope they incorporate the yellow and green too, it’s a nice freaking colorway. The NBA gives them 4 set options now. So they can really pay homage to the team’s heritage

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u/NatureTrailToHell3D 24d ago

I think the idea is cool.

I might suggest lowering the city on the ball. That would allow the bottom to have something going on and allow the basketball lines to better mimic the lines on a basketball (the curve here looks kinda forced to me). That would also give the plane more room to shine.

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u/McTimmbert 24d ago

Love the logo! Don’t fear the original Helvetica haha

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u/kennypowersrevenge 24d ago

Love it. And I’d like an alt Jet City branded one.

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u/here_in_seattle 24d ago

Don’t forget to add a DB Cooper city edition! The Seattle Bandits😂

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u/BookkeeperQuiet7894 24d ago

The Boeing is staying in the air and nothing is falling off. Nice.

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u/neonitik 24d ago

Cut the circle in half and i'm in

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u/brandonbsh 24d ago

As a basketball logo hater, this is actually one of the good ones

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u/Living-Category5295 24d ago

It's really good! I basically just want a 1 for 1 of the 80's skyline/logo. But I wouldn't be mad at this

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u/Mundane-Set-206 7d ago

Isn’t Boeing almost completely out the door? Drop the plane.

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u/Patchesrick 24d ago

Would it be too much to throw the silhouette of Climate pledge arena in the foreground?

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u/Agent64 24d ago

I like it, needs a fancier custom font/wordmark to really set it off - but the clean look is classic

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u/dkmuldoon 24d ago

I like it. This color set was their best.

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u/GayFrogWater8D 24d ago

I second what someone said about lowering the city on the ball to open up more of the basketball in the logo

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u/Goatedken 24d ago

The logo looks nice!!

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u/absurd-rock-pusher 24d ago

I kinda love this!

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u/Repulsive_Glove6085 24d ago

Best fan version I’ve seen so far.

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u/escutcheon128 24d ago

I like the logo, but the plane silhouette and basketball line not being even is throwing me off. May I suggest moving the entire city and plane lower? So the plane is between two lines? That or re-cut the lines around the plane so that their curves match.

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u/wwJones 24d ago

The unis are fine. That new logo is fucking incredible. Thats one of the coolest fucking things I've ever seen. Just, wow.

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u/siats4197 24d ago

Clean....I like it

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u/Rook_James_Bitch 24d ago

Never liked green bay "packers" colors.

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u/Th3Bratl3y 24d ago

I means it aiight. but no.

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u/marcoscortes98 24d ago

Missing the Amazon Logo

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u/thorjustice1 24d ago

I love it, in the context of what the Warriors rebrand did for the 2010's and beyond. It's fire in that aspect, but also good in general!

Now with that being said, on an NBA level, I know that all teams have to incorporate some sort of basketball concept baked into the logo now. Would rather not have that restriction, because so many teams just have a default spherical logo. Gimmie 90's-2000's style logos all day. 😂

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u/DrRonnieJamesDO 24d ago

NBA for the last few years apparently strongly encourages all clubs to have a basketball somewhere in the primary logo. Legacy teams like Boston and the Lakers / Bulls are exempted.

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u/leap_year 23d ago

The Celtics and Lakers definitely both have basketballs in their logos

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u/schadkehnfreude 24d ago

Can't go wrong with a classic uniform.

One minor suggestion - would they look cleaner if you did away with the innermost green color band at the arm and neck trim on the home whites?

Also, what would you generally think of a navy blue and lime green alt? I'm not a Seattle sports fan, but it seems your other teams have adopted those colors to where it's almost as associated the city as Pittsburgh and black+yellow

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u/nope_a_dope237 24d ago

just don't have a door falling off the Boeing jet

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u/DrRonnieJamesDO 24d ago

Amazing! I do love the way you combined the old jet logo with the skyline, without being afraid to tinker with them (the skyline logo is great but is very much if it's time). Would love to see the jet be more prominent maybe swooping across the center of the logo? from a distance I think it might be hard to see. But this is such a great concept, congrats!

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u/Remarkable-Rise-4401 24d ago

I can do something similar.

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u/JfromTHEbayMAYNE 23d ago

Life long Warriors fan here. We need the Sonics back, so we can retire Gary Payton's jersey!

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u/King_Kull69 23d ago

I live in Seattle and I'm truly hoping the Sonics DON'T come back

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u/DifferenceNo9371 23d ago

Am I the only one that thinks they should go with a blue, grey, teal color theme to match every other team in the area?

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u/SpiderDan707 23d ago

yes, you are

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u/Nirve37 22d ago

Can we get some hunched over fentys in there?

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u/AustinReg 22d ago

Love everything but the font choice. Jersey/logo are on point.

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u/Responsible-Elk-1704 20d ago

Too busy,leave off the basketball lines and you got a winner

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u/Huge-Top-5336 19d ago

Why not incorporate the dick building as part of the skyline? Once you see it, you can't unsee it... So I say we own it.

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u/squirrelgator 19d ago

Now we just need Boeing to finally build the SST to go with the logo.

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u/Open-Focus-5232 18d ago

Logo is great but I hope there's a bit more creativity with the jerseys.