From the Timberwolves site:
In anticipation of the 20th season of Minnesota Timberwolves
basketball, the Timberwolves primary logo, featuring the wolf’s head
amidst the tree line, has undergone a facelift. Additionally, the
Timberwolves have unveiled a new, re-designed secondary logo. The
new-look logos, designed by adidas, usher in a new era of Timberwolves
basketball as the franchise celebrates its 20th season in the Twin
Cities with the upcoming 2008-09 NBA campaign.
basketball, the Timberwolves primary logo, featuring the wolf’s head
amidst the tree line, has undergone a facelift. Additionally, the
Timberwolves have unveiled a new, re-designed secondary logo. The
new-look logos, designed by adidas, usher in a new era of Timberwolves
basketball as the franchise celebrates its 20th season in the Twin
Cities with the upcoming 2008-09 NBA campaign.
The modification to the Timberwolves primary logo includes the
incorporation of white on the wolf’s head as well as a cleaner and
sleeker design of the tree line and the script "Minnesota
Timberwolves." The intent of the adidas design group was not to replace
the well-known logo, but rather let it "evolve" into something that
would mark the next era of Timberwolves basketball. The wolf’s head and
tree line were introduced as the team’s primary logo prior to the
1996-97 season, and had remained unchanged for the past 12 seasons.
incorporation of white on the wolf’s head as well as a cleaner and
sleeker design of the tree line and the script "Minnesota
Timberwolves." The intent of the adidas design group was not to replace
the well-known logo, but rather let it "evolve" into something that
would mark the next era of Timberwolves basketball. The wolf’s head and
tree line were introduced as the team’s primary logo prior to the
1996-97 season, and had remained unchanged for the past 12 seasons.
The Wolves’ primary logo will look much the same as
the one the team has used for the past 12 seasons, with the addition of
a patch of white on the wolf’s head and slightly redesigned tree line
and script.
the one the team has used for the past 12 seasons, with the addition of
a patch of white on the wolf’s head and slightly redesigned tree line
and script.
The secondary logo has been completely redesigned
and pays homage to the team’s original logo with a Timberwolf howling
at the moon, which is depicted as a basketball.
and pays homage to the team’s original logo with a Timberwolf howling
at the moon, which is depicted as a basketball.
From Fox 9 News:
Before adding a
basketball in the new secondary logo, the Wolves were one of only five
teams in the NBA which did not have a basketball depicted in either
their primary or secondary logo.
"The secondary logo really throws us back to the logo we used initially
and celebrates the history of the Timberwolves in this market," Wright
said.
and celebrates the history of the Timberwolves in this market," Wright
said.
The new secondary logo, which replaces the team’s wolf-shaped "MT"
logo, will make its debut Thursday night on the cap worn by the team’s
first-round draft pick…
logo, will make its debut Thursday night on the cap worn by the team’s
first-round draft pick…
The Wolves also will introduce new uniforms in August. Wright wouldn’t
disclose many details of the new look, but said it will be a "dramatic
change."
disclose many details of the new look, but said it will be a "dramatic
change."
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