Ranking every Toronto Raptors city edition jersey through the years
By Mike Luciano
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2. 2017-18 City Edition Jersey
Download the Raptors Mobile App & join our live auction for your chance to own a Game-worn 17/18 season OVO City Edition Jersey. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the @MLSEFoundation.
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) December 21, 2018
App Store: https://t.co/hwqN6DAHmg
Google Play: https://t.co/wBVIypoJda pic.twitter.com/gK9rUWDiTZ
The one that started it all, the Raptors went all-in on the “We The North” branding by creating the chevron that now defines their regular home and away sets and putting “North” in big, bold letters across the front. The October’s Very Own collaboration was starting to reach a peak at this point.
Toronto famously won their lone championship in a similar jersey that kept many of these design elements while switching to an aggressively Canadian red and white palette. Given the time these came out, Toronto should be given high marks for establishing a very high baseline of what these jerseys can look like.
Toronto Raptors City Edition Jerseys Rankings: 2021 was the gold standard.
1. 2021-22 City Edition Jersey
The wait is officially over
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) November 15, 2021
Cop your City Edition Jersey now
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This isn’t just the best Raptors alternate jersey in this series. This is one of the best City Edition jerseys in league history. Everything fans could want in a jersey is here, all combined with a showstopping unique element that helps this stand apart from the rest of the pack.
Lightning pinstripes? Check. Old-school lettering? You bet. Giant dino on the front? Naturally. The best part of this jersey is the dinosaur, who is not only wearing a City Edition top, but is also sporting jersey No. 19 to signify the championship ring. If these were brought back permanently, no one would argue.