Fans are calling for a change. It was vertical and it had a sense of movement. Siegel decided Jerry West was the one.When Siegel presented the image to the NBA he didn’t officially or expressly state it was West in the image. It is a great logo but so is the Michael Jordan one. His 31.2 ppg in 1969-70 (at age 31) is the highest average ever for a player over 30. The Lakers swept the Bulls and beat the Bucks in six games to reach The Finals. I articulated my case as to why Jordan should be the logo with a sound logical argument and facts. The winning QBs were: Jeff Hostetler, Mark Rypien, and twice Troy Aikman. Besides, how could they come up with anything more iconic?Kobe is not the NBA Logo. West was in the finals 9 times and only won once. And that’s deliberate because as mentioned in the post, its aim is to institutionalize not individualize the brand and sport.So all your arguments about whose silhouette it actually is or whose image deserves it more, are pointless. The last 2 decades that's meant Greg Popoviches Spurs for the most part. As far as the comments that Jerry West made of the issue, of course he does not mind if the logo was changed. Of course!As far as Russell compared to West; clearly West is not in his league. Read Jordan’s book entitled “Rebound” and you will find it.It’s funny how you ask me to do research but you don’t know what the stats were when Wilt and West won the championship together. He just made the mistake of mentioning West’s name.I love the fact that the logo was created in 1969 and it still stands just as strong over 40 years later.

Jerry West was also the ultimate competitor. With the exception of Kobe Bryant (20 years in the NBA), Jerry West (14 years in the NBA) scored more points than any other Laker in history and is 8th on the list of the top 10 scorers in playoff history. His first nickname, "Zeke from Cabin Creek," was actually based on faulty information. Chick Hearn who was the announcer for the Laker team confirmed that the NBA Logo was indeed the image of Jerry West in response to a caller’s question. I mean clearly the image is not an exact replica. Wilt came to Lakers in the 68/69 season and he was already a little past his prime. He left the game holding records for career postseason scoring and the highest average in a playoff series.West's statistical record only begins to tell his story. Yes, the Patriots coach has led his team to many awesome accomplishments, but no, he did not pioneer the game and make it what it is today. With him they won 11 in 13 years. He is looked at primarily as a jump shooter because he was so great at it, and it was easy to see.One uninformed poster previously called him a one-handed dribbler.

What is trendy one year looks horrible five years later. I never said he wasn’t ONE of the greatest to play the game. Two with Kobe and Gasol. After taking the series lead on Baylor's then record 61-point performance in Game 5, Los Angeles dropped the next two. Jerry West was an amazing player, but the Celtics had multiple HOF players. Boston won another NBA Finals matchup, prevailing in Game 7 at Boston Garden, 95-93.In the 1969 Finals against Boston, West became the only member of a losing team to be named Finals MVP. There are no features to positively identify who it’s based on. All time leading scorer, NBA.Look at stats for 71 & 72… as dominating as any player in history.You lose in the finals 8 times and win one. But in that same game he missed all of this shots in OT. Jerry West NBA logo is a symbol of honour for one of the greatest basketball, Jerry West. However, should they change the logo to honour Kobe Bryant?With that said, let’s discuss the NBA Logo – Jerry West’s silhouette. What player has had the greatest global impact, earned the most revenue for the NBA and sits at the very top of the list as the greatest ever by common fans and analysts alike… there’s your player for the NBA logo.Very, very well-stated. It seems like logos for teams change every day. Although both ranked among the top four leading scorers in history when they retired, neither man ever won an MVP. I did not disrespect Wilt, (although you’re constantly disrespecting West), I never said Wilt had no heart (go back and read what I said), I simply said that he did not have the heart and drive that West had and anyone that knows the history of the game knows that is an accurate statement.

Before the fruitful merger of the NBA and ABA in 1976, the two rival leagues were locked in a battle for the soul of Basketball in America.