Denver Nuggets Jerseys: Home, Icon& Statement
Denver NuggetsMile-high basketball and a mountain on the chest
Professional basketball in Denver goes back to 1967 — first in the ABA, then the NBA from 1976. The mountain on the chest is one of the more literal design ideas in the league, and it works.
The short version
Thirty seconds on who this club is and what its jersey means to the people who wear them.
The club started in 1967 as the Denver Larks, a charter ABA franchise, changed its name before playing a single game, and eventually settled on the Nuggets in 1974 as groundwork for the move into the NBA. They reached the final ABA championship in 1976 and lost it, then joined the NBA with the merger later that year.
Denver is the only one of the four surviving ABA clubs to have won an NBA title, which is a fact worth sitting with. The 2023 run turned a club with a long history of good teams and early exits into a champion — and it made the mountain logo mean something different.
Franchise file
The club's own record, kept apart from anything to do with shopping. Useful if you want to know what you are buying into.
- Founded
- 1967
- Home arena
- Ball ArenaDenver, Colorado
- Conference
- WesternNorthwest Division
- NBA titles
- 1 NBA championships (2023)most recent era included
Club colours · Midnight blue, sunshine yellow, Flatirons red, skyline blue
What they have won
The record as it stands. A club's honours are also the reason certain jerseys exist at all — anniversary designs are not random.
The cards above count NBA-era honours only. Also on the record: 2 ABA division titles (1970, 1975).
- #2
- #12
- #33
- #40
- #44
- #55
Numbers this club has taken out of circulation. Half the throwbacks on the shelf exist because of one of them.
The story so far
Where the club came from, and why the jersey means what it means.
The altitude is not a marketing line. It is a genuine home-court factor, and it shapes how the club has always played: faster, more transition, more willing to run a visiting team into the ground over forty-eight minutes. That style is part of why Denver jerseys travel beyond Colorado.
The current colourway — navy, gold and red — is a return to the club's older palette after a long stretch in lighter blues. If you are buying Denver, knowing which era you are looking at matters more than it does for most clubs, because the design language has shifted several times.
The Denver Nuggets founded in 1967, play out of Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, compete in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference and wear midnight blue, sunshine yellow, flatirons red, skyline blue. The club's championship record reads: 1 NBA championships (2023).
Walk into the building and the rafters tell you the rest: #2, #12, #33, #40, #44 and #55 are all retired, hanging above the floor as a reminder of how long this club has mattered to the people who follow it. If your reason for buying a Denver Nuggets jersey is a specific era, one of those numbers is almost certainly why.
On the shelf you will find Icon Edition, City Edition, Statement Edition, Association Edition and Hardwood Classics, pulled from seasons running from 2016/17 through 2024/25. The names people ask for most are Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun — if you have someone specific in mind, that is where to look first.
The colourways, explained
Denver Nuggets has stock across Icon Edition, City Edition, Statement Edition, Association Edition and Hardwood Classics. Before you pick one, it is worth knowing what separates them — the editions are genuinely different pieces of the club's identity, not colour swaps of the same shirt.
Icon The primary colourway
The one you picture when you close your eyes. Icon takes the club's primary colour as its base and dresses the whole jersey in it, which is why it reads loudest from the top of the upper deck. If you only ever own one, this is usually the one.
City Redesigned every year
The one that changes annually. City jerseys dig into the city rather than the club — a neighbourhood, a moment in local history, a piece of street art — and they only ever run for a single season. That is exactly why they age well: the year on the label tells a story later. If you like your jerseys to mean something specific, start here.
Statement The alternate
The third look, and the one the design team gets to have fun with — darker bases, bolder trim, sometimes an entirely new colour introduced for a single season. Statement jerseys are where a club's graphics department says something.
Association Home white
White base, club colours doing the talking around the collar, the armholes and the numbers. Historically the home look — the jersey the team wears in its own building. It goes with everything, which is why it outsells its louder siblings among people who don't want to look like they're heading to a game.
Whose name to put on the back
Most people arrive knowing the name they want. These are the ones we carry for Denver Nuggets — the ones with a full page are marked.
Swingman, Replica, or Custom?
The build matters as much as the colourway. Here is what actually separates them, in plain terms.
Swingman The standard fan build
The fan jersey most people mean. Light mesh, stitched or heat-pressed lettering and numbers, and a cut that sits properly on the body without being tight. It is the right answer for roughly nine out of ten people, and it holds up to actual wear rather than hanging in a wardrobe.
Replica Lighter on the wallet
A simpler build — printed detailing rather than heavier applied lettering, and a lighter hand overall. If you want the look at the lowest entry point, this is where you start. It is not trying to be the on-court jersey.
Custom Your name, your number
Blank or pick-your-own — a name and a number of your choosing. It is the answer when the exact player is not in stock, when it is a gift for someone whose favourite never got a jersey, or when you simply want your own name across the back.
Player Edition Closest to on-court
Built to the specification the players actually wear. Heavier fabric, deeper detail, and a fit that is intentionally athletic rather than relaxed. Pick this if you care about the details people only notice up close.
Sizes and who they are for
Jerseys are cut to be worn over something else, which is why the tag size never quite matches a t-shirt. Here is how the runs differ.
Adult Standard sizes
The standard adult run. Jerseys are cut to be worn over a t-shirt, so the shoulder sits slightly wide by design — that is the silhouette, not a sizing error. If you want it fitted, size down; if you want the baggy look most people are after, stay true.
Women's Tapered cut
A narrower shoulder, a shorter body and a waist that actually tapers. Same design, drawn for a different frame rather than simply scaled down.
Youth For younger fans
Sized for kids and cut a little more forgivingly, because it is going to be worn hard. Worth checking the size guide against a favourite t-shirt rather than guessing from age.
Big & Tall Extra length
Added length and width for taller or broader frames. Same jersey, more room, without the shoulders drifting halfway down the arm.
From the shelf
A cross-section of what is in for Denver Nuggets — different editions, different seasons, picked so you can see the range rather than one corner of it.
Player EditionAaron Gordon Denver Nuggets Fast Break Player Jersey - Association Edition - White
ReplicaAaron Gordon Denver Nuggets Fast Break Replica Jersey - Navy - Icon Edition
JerseyCarmelo Anthony Denver Nuggets Hardwood Classics Jersey - Navy
ReplicaChristian Braun Denver Nuggets Fast Break Replica Player Jersey - Statement Edition - Blue
JerseyJamal Murray Denver Nuggets 2016/17 Throwback Jersey - Powder Blue
JerseyJamal Murray Denver Nuggets Youth Fast Break Jersey - City Edition - Silver
JerseyNikola Jokic Denver Nuggets 2016/17 Jersey - Light Blue
JerseyNikola Jokic Denver Nuggets Youth 2016/17 Hardwood Classics Jersey - Light BlueCommon questions
Why has the Denver logo changed so much?
Is the mountain logo on every edition?
Which Nuggets edition should I start with?
Does the design change every season?
Can I put my own name on a Denver Nuggets jersey?
What is the difference between Swingman and Replica?
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