The 2025-26 NBA City Edition uniforms rolled out for all 30 teams, and they are one of their best collective batches yet. In what is now year nine of the City Edition jerseys, the concepts do not feel reused or stale, and it will be a lot of fun to see them leaguewide.
Ironically, the Philadelphia 76ers recycled one of their old concepts for this year's City Edition uniform, but the original was worn six years ago and ranks among the highest on this list. News flash: this year's ranks pretty high, too.
Let's not forget about the beautiful Classic edition uniform, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Sixers, who were the NBA Finals runner-up that year. The Sixers also had a Classic edition uniform for the 2019-2020 season.
Also, who remembers the Earned edition uniform? The NBA, for two nonconsecutive seasons, rewarded the teams that made the playoffs the previous year with yet another jersey. The Sixers received one in both years.
The Sixers have had some absolutely stunning alternates, as well as some that deserve to be forgotten. Here are all 13 Sixers City, Classic, and Earned edition uniforms from the last nine seasons.
These uniforms are so bad that they do not even have a name for the concept. Of course, it is the silhouette of the Liberty Bell, but the crack in the bell is black and barely noticeable. The numbers just plastered over the bell and some lazy stars down the side... these uniforms sucked.
The worst-designed City Edition uniform the 76ers have worn was designed by Ben Simmons; go figure. The Boathouse Row uniforms are a cool concept, but they just came out terribly.
The actual depiction of Boathouse Row cannot be made out from a distance, even as it wraps around the entire jersey top. The layout on the front side of the jersey is an eyesore. The player's name being on the bottom just adds to the strangeness. The little "TTP" thrown in there was a fun touch.
The worst part about these uniforms was that the Sixers released a black uniform that was not a remake of the Allen Iverson-era uniforms. Sixers fans had been wanting to see those uniforms return for the entirety of the Joel Embiid era, and now that they have finally gotten them, these disgraces can be forgotten about.
The neon light signs synonymous with Reading Terminal market are a cool touch on an otherwise lackluster jersey. The way "City of Brotherly Love" is spelled has always looked ugly.
When you look at a jersey and mainly just see the word "BROTHERLY", there is probably a rule somewhere that says it is instantly a bad design.
Cream-colored uniforms are awesome. The script is cool. They did not take any other liberties with the uniform that may have otherwise ruined it. But they do not scream Declaration of Independence unless you read into its incorporation, which casual fans probably do not want to do.
These are tied for worst of the bunch when it comes to readability. Nowhere on the uniform is the city or team name mentioned, which adds to the whole not having to think when looking at a uniform thing. Uniforms are brands; they should, at the very least, identify what they represent.
The Chicago Bulls had the only other 2018-19 City Edition uniform with a similar design, but Chicago's flag inspired their jersey. It was much more recognizable as a uniform for a Chicago team than it was for a Philadelphia team.
Remember when these jerseys would slowly turn dark gray over the course of the game as sweat accumulated?
These are the uniforms tied with the previous for being the hardest to read because... it is the same jersey just in white!
The white with the blue stars just looked better than the gray ones. And of course, you could not visibly see the jersey change its color like a chameleon after a quarter of play, which is a good thing.
Objectively, there is something about these jerseys that is really cool and unique, despite looking like they were written by a third-grader trying to learn cursive for the first time.
Maybe it's because we have never seen anything really like it, or maybe it's because it actually spells out "Seventy Sixers". Maybe it's both! Either way, keeping this one simple was the best way to go.
This jersey design has been stored somewhere in the Sixers rolodex files for 50 years and nobody in that time thought to try and make the 'Seventy' part look more cohesive? Even just putting the same blue border around '-eventy' would have helped in that regard.
These uniforms are much better than the aforementioned Reading Terminal Market jerseys when it comes to displaying "City of Brotherly Love". Again, simple was the way to go here. A lot of effective ways to make a white uniform base pop.
The white with thin red trim is a classic look. Simplistic enough to feel retro while sleek enough to feel modern. For a jersey that was only around for a year, it has a timeless sort of feel to it.
The uniforms just released for this upcoming season, and while they will only be worn three times, they succeeded in recycling an old concept, which is rare. Running up against this year's Classic Edition uniform does not help, either.
The liberty bell seam along the side starts all the way at the armpit of the uniform and extends down through the shorts, noticeably creating the crack in the bell. Having the full city name across the chest feels like it belongs with this uniform, if that makes sense. The navy blue is a good base color for it, but not as good as the original one we will be getting to shortly.
It is not often that we get two recycled uniforms that came out so well. The white Spectrum jerseys from last year were beautiful, but they were worn in the wake of the Sixers' worst season in recent memory. It is hard to remember a single game played in these uniforms, let alone a good time had while wearing them.
The original Spectrum uniform looked great and keeping the same colors to pop off the white base looked great again. Too bad pictures are the only way to remember them if last year has been burned out of your brain.
Of all the City Edition uniforms, this one did the very best at capturing the city element. It really is a masterpiece, and it deserves to be remade in some capacity.
Spelling out "Philadelphia" across the chest fit so well. Cream was the single best choice for the base color, which is the only reason it beats out this year's remake.
The shorts are the best part. Creating the seam down the side to taper off and create the crack in the Liberty Bell is the coolest anecdote of any of these uniforms. Excited to see version two this year in their limited capacity.
These are the best City Edition uniforms the Sixers have ever worn. Everything about the aforementioned white Spectrum jerseys can be reiterated, except that the navy blue base made these uniforms magical.
The colored blocks that make up the side panels of the jersey are unique and awesome. The retro font works perfectly and feels singular to that uniform.
The court that accompanied the uniforms was also a thing of beauty. Every time they wore the uniforms, it felt like an important event simply because of their aura.
Everybody has been waiting for them, and they finally came. With today's enhancements to the fabric and color technology available, these jerseys look even better than they did during the 2001 NBA Finals Run.
The wavy font across the chest. The star that dots the 'i' in Sixers. The whooshing basketball underneath to frame it all. The throwback court brings nostalgia to generations of Sixers fans, waiting for the team to once again return to glory.
FINALLY! It probably should have happened years ago, but waiting for the 25th anniversary of the Finals run makes sense. Classic Edition uniforms do not stick around every year, but Josh Harris, Bob Myers, and their team should be doing all they can to ensure these remain. What else could they be doing that could possibly be more important?
