Can You Identify the NBA Team if We Change the Colors of the Logo?

By: Gavin Thagard
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can You Identify the NBA Team if We Change the Colors of the Logo?
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About This Quiz

The NBA has branded its players better than any sports league in North America, but these players wouldn't have the same cultural impact if they didn't have a franchise to play for. That means wearing those signature logos across their chest throughout 82 regular-season games and, for the lucky ones, into the playoffs. 

NBA logos, of course, are defined by their colors. What would the Los Angeles Lakers be without that signature purple and gold, two iconic colors worn by some of the greatest players in NBA history from Jerry West to Earvin "Magic" Johnson to the late Kobe Bryant? It's hard to imagine any of those players sporting a different-colored jersey. 

All 30 franchises across the league have similar histories with players whose careers were defined while wearing a specific team's jersey. Of course, that doesn't mean these players all started and ended their careers in the same jersey, as some of the greatest NBA stars were journeymen across the league. While establishing their own legacies, they sported multiple logos in their careers.

Now, find out if you actually know the logos of all 30 teams across the NBA, especially when they're altered. Will you be able to get a perfect score? Take your best shot at this quiz and see for yourself.

Question 1 - Warriors
NBA
This team took the league by storm with its three-point shooting in 2015. Who are they?
Celtics
Rockets
Warriors
Heat
Question 2 - Lakers
NBA
The lights have always been bright for stars who play for which team shown here with a different-colored logo?
Lakers
Clippers
Knicks
76ers
Question 3 - Celtics
NBA
What's the name of this NBA team that has more titles than any other in the league?
Bulls
Rockets
Mavericks
Celtics

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Question 4 - Raptors
NBA
Can you identify this team that ended the 2018-19 season as NBA champions?
Clippers
Raptors
Heat
Bucks
Question 5 - Rockets
NBA
Do you recognize this logo with the color changed?
Thunder
Spurs
Pacers
Rockets
Question 6 - Clippers
NBA
Head coach Doc Rivers leads the team that wears this logo. How well do you know the team?
Magic
Clippers
Mavericks
76ers

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Question 7 - Heat
NBA
Are you familiar with this team that recently watched Dwyane Wade, a franchise legend, retire in its jersey?
Heat
Pelicans
Trail Blazers
Jazz
Question 8 - Mavericks
NBA
Foreign stars have been a staple of which franchise depicted here by its team logo?
Spurs
Bucks
Mavericks
Cavaliers
Question 9 - 76ers
NBA
Have you seen the team wearing this logo transition into a championship contender by relying on "The Process"?
76ers
Pelicans
Jazz
Nuggets

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Question 10 - Spurs
NBA
This logo has been the model of consistency in the NBA. Which team does it belong to?
Knicks
Spurs
Trail Blazers
Suns
Question 11 - Bucks
NBA
Even with altered colors, is this a logo you're familiar with?
Bulls
Nets
Thunder
Bucks
Question 12 - Pelicans
NBA
Select the team that honored the wishes of Anthony Davis when he decided to give up this logo by requesting a trade.
Jazz
Knicks
Pelicans
Suns

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Question 13 - Trail Blazers
NBA
Did you watch this team put on some exciting performances in the 2019 NBA Playoffs before losing in the Western Conference Finals?
Thunder
Trail Blazers
Nuggets
Timberwolves
Question 14 - Jazz
NBA
As most of the league built offensive juggernauts, this team built a roster based on defense. Who are they?
Nets
Nuggets
Jazz
Cavaliers
Question 15 - Knicks
NBA
Can you identify the team that wears this logo as it tries to get past the draft lottery?
Knicks
Pistons
Hawks
Kings

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Question 16 - Bulls
NBA
What's the name of this team that dominated in the '90s with players like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen?
Nets
Suns
Pacers
Bulls
Question 17 - Thunder
NBA
Three future MVPs once wore this logo at the same time for which NBA team?
Thunder
Cavaliers
Timberwolves
Magic
Question 18 - Nets
NBA
How well do you know this team that added two superstars in the 2019 offseason?
Hawks
Kings
Grizzlies
Nets

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Question 19 - Nuggets
NBA
This logo hangs high in the "Mile High City." Do you know what team it belongs to?
Pistons
Nuggets
Hawks
Timberwolves
Question 20 - Suns
NBA
Is this a logo you're familiar with despite its colors being changed?
Cavaliers
Kings
Suns
Wizards
Question 21 - Cavaliers
NBA
Are you able to identify this team that hasn't been to the playoffs since LeBron James decided to leave its logo behind?
Hawks
Cavaliers
Magic
Hornets

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Question 22 - Pistons
NBA
If you watched basketball in the late '80s, you would have seen the "Bad Boys" wear a version of this logo. What's the team?
Timberwolves
Kings
Pacers
Pistons
Question 23 - Hawks
NBA
Select the team that wears a different-colored version of this logo.
Hawks
Magic
Grizzlies
Wizards
Question 24 - Timberwolves
NBA
Despite its altered coloring, can you match this logo to the team it belongs to?
Kings
Pacers
Timberwolves
Hornets

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Question 25 - Magic
NBA
This logo is worn by which team that plays home games in Amway Center?
Grizzlies
Pacers
Wizards
Magic
Question 26 - Kings
NBA
Have you seen enough games to identify the team that wears this logo throughout the NBA season?
Pacers
Grizzlies
Kings
Hornets
Question 27 - Pacers
NBA
What's the name of the team that sports this logo as it pushes for a higher seed going into the playoffs?
Pacers
Grizzlies
Wizards
Hornets

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Question 28 - Hornets
NBA
Fans of what team wear this logo to games as they cheer from the stands?
Wizards
Hornets
Grizzlies
Nets
Question 29 - Grizzlies
NBA
Ja Morant is a rookie sensation who wears this logo for which NBA team?
Wizards
Hawks
Grizzlies
Bucks
Question 30 - Wizards
NBA
How well do you know the team that wears this logo in the nation's capital?
Knicks
76ers
Thunder
Wizards

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