Q 01/05

Which player's silhouette is the basis of the NBA's own logo?

A) Jerry West

B) Elgin Baylor

C) Oscar Robertson

D) Walt Frazier

Answer · why

A) Jerry West

Jerry West was the dribbling Laker in a magazine photograph that designer Alan Siegel traced in 1969. The league has never officially confirmed it, ye...

Q 02/05

Who designed the NBA logo in 1969, a year after overseeing the Major League Baseball logo?

A) Milton Glaser

B) Alan Siegel

C) Saul Bass

D) Paul Rand

Answer · why

B) Alan Siegel

It debuted in 1971 and has barely changed since, apart from a typeface tweak in 2017.

Q 03/05

The Celtics' leprechaun logo was drawn by the brother of which Boston coach?

A) Tommy Heinsohn

B) Red Auerbach

C) K.C. Jones

D) Doc Rivers

Answer · why

B) Red Auerbach

Red Auerbach had just taken over as coach when his younger brother Zang, a newspaper cartoonist, drew the leprechaun that replaced the club's plain sh...

Q 04/05

What is the name of the leprechaun on the Celtics logo?

A) Paddy

B) Shamus

C) Clover

D) Lucky

Answer · why

D) Lucky

Lucky winks, rests one hand on a shillelagh and spins a ball on a fingertip. He was drawn in just three colours until a full-colour makeover for the c...

Q 05/05

Which NBA team played its first 50 seasons without ever redesigning its primary logo?

A) Phoenix Suns

B) Milwaukee Bucks

C) Chicago Bulls

D) Portland Trail Blazers

Answer · why

C) Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls players have worn the same scowling red bull since the club joined the league in 1966. Founder Dick Klein is said to have settled on the...