The Oklahoma City Thunder may be dusting off a familiar look for the 2026-27 season.
According to social media user “NBA Uniform Tracker,” OKC is set to bring back its 2023-24 City Edition uniform. The account spent Saturday unveiling alternate uniforms for all 30 teams, and the Thunder’s entry pointed to a return for the dark blue and bright orange design.
That would mark a shift from what many fans expected. A lot of the buzz had centered on the 2018-19 City Edition uniform, the turquoise set that paid tribute to Oklahoma’s Native American Heritage. That jersey arrived in the final season Russell Westbrook and Paul George were both in Oklahoma City.
The 2023-24 version carried a different message. The Thunder said they built the jersey around OKC’s evolving landscape, and it arrived during a season when the team shocked the league by grabbing the No. 1 seed before falling to the Dallas Mavericks in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs.
If the uniform does return, it should show up only a handful of times during the regular season, as is usually the case with City Edition gear. It is also typically paired with a special court design.
A likely reappearance would be during OKC’s two home games in the 2026 NBA Cup, when the Thunder host the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Nov. 20 and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, Nov. 25.
The Thunder head into 2026-27 as a co-title favorite with the San Antonio Spurs. Even after the team’s cost-cutting moves, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams are expected to keep OKC in the championship conversation.
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