Denver Nuggets Bring Back Rockets Orange With ABA Classic Edition Uniform
The Denver Nuggets are reaching back to their Denver Rockets roots for their ABA 50th Anniversary Classic Edition uniform. Inspired by the franchise’s orange road uniforms from its ABA days, the throwback brings an early chapter of Denver basketball back to the floor.
The look is part of a league-wide tribute involving all four franchises that joined the NBA through the 1976 ABA-NBA merger. Denver, the Indiana Pacers, Brooklyn Nets and San Antonio Spurs will each wear ABA-inspired Classic Edition uniforms this season.
Denver’s Classic Edition takes its inspiration from the Rockets’ orange road look, giving the anniversary uniform a bold foundation tied directly to the franchise’s past.
Across the chest, arched “DENVER” lettering outlined in white stays true to the team’s 1970s ABA uniform. The design also features the original Rockets logo, bringing back a piece of the franchise’s identity from before it became the Nuggets.
The choice to revisit the orange road uniform gives this throwback a distinct place in Denver’s uniform lineup. From the color to the lettering and vintage logo, the design puts the Rockets era at the center of the celebration.
Before Denver became known as the Nuggets, the franchise competed in the ABA as the Rockets. In 1974, ahead of a potential move into the NBA, the team changed its name to avoid a conflict with the Houston Rockets.
Denver went on to reach the ABA Finals in the league’s final season before joining the NBA in 1976. This Classic Edition connects today’s Nuggets to that earlier era, recognizing the identity and history that helped lay the foundation for the franchise.
The Nuggets will wear their ABA 50th Anniversary Classic Edition uniforms nine times this season, including seven games at home.
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