Phoenix Mercury drop new uniforms with throwback shoulder straps

The Phoenix Mercury followed up their rebrand on Monday with new uniforms on Tuesday.

Phoenix revealed a white “Heroine” and a purple “Explorer” uniform set with shoulder straps that pay homage to the franchise’s earlier looks.

The white jerseys feature purple shoulders, while the purple tops include lighter purple shoulder straps. Several iterations of Phoenix’s uniforms have presented different-colored shoulders, including the team’s first look in 1997 and its most recent championship-winning squad in 2014. 

Both new jerseys include the updated wordmarks with new logos on the shorts. The shorts are reminiscent of the 1990s Phoenix Suns with angled orange lines.

Additionally, there is a small patch with a silver “3” on the back neckline to highlight Phoenix’s three WNBA championships.

The new jerseys are keeping two sponsors displayed prominently with “Flipper’s” on the left shoulder and “Fry’s” below the numbers. 

The Mercury have sported black, orange and red alternate uniforms in the past, most recently a black “PHX” jersey, but the team has not announced an alternate look at this time.

On Monday, the Mercury released their first logos overhaul featuring the “M” in the middle of planet Mercury with a crescent-shaped shadow, replacing the previous rings.

Phoenix has new alternate logos, as well, with “MERC” in the middle of an outline of Arizona with basketball seams across the state and a “PHX” mark over a black background.

The organization opted to switch up its look entering its 30th season of action, as Phoenix is one of the eight original WNBA teams. The Mercury are coming off a trip to the WNBA Finals, led by star players Alyssa Thomas, Kahleah Copper and Satou Sabally.

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