PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers announced Monday morning that the name of its G League affiliate will be Rip City Remix. The Blazers also unveiled logos and branding, including the team's color scheme.
The announcement was made at the University of Portland, where Rip City Remix will play its games, at the Chiles Center on the university's campus. Training camp starts Oct. 30 and the G League season begins Nov. 10. See a list of key G League dates at the bottom of this article.
Rip City Remix's name and branding pay respect to the early Trail Blazers teams, emulating "the colors and an identity akin to the 1970s," the Blazers said in a news release. The Blazers entered the NBA as an expansion team in 1970 and won their first and only championship in 1977.
The team colors, according to the Blazers, are Remix Black, Remix Red, Remix Natural, Remix Maroon and Remix White.
The partial logo has a basketball in Remix Natural encircled by the Blazers' traditional pinwheel logo (that also looks like a vinyl record) — the top half in Remix Red and the lower half in Remix Natural — with a Remix Black background.
The global logo has the basketball and pinwheel logo atop a basketball key-shaped background with the key in Remix Maroon and outline in Remix Natural and Remix Black. The words Rip and City are encased in two pennant-shaped banners atop the pinwheel logo. The words are in Remix Black with a Remix Natural background and Remix Black outline.
The Remix text logo is in a vintage bubble font with a cursive flair. The letters are in Remix Natural with a Remix Black outline.
Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report reported that the creative team is still working on the team's uniforms, which won't be ready until the 2024-25 season. In the team's inaugural season, which starts in November, the Remix will wear expansion team uniforms issued by Nike as a placeholder until the team's official uniforms are ready for their second season.
"This is an exciting day for Rip City and the next chapter in Trail Blazers basketball," Portland Trail Blazers President of Business Operations Dewayne Hankins said in a news release. "We are thrilled to launch this team in the North Portland community, with a name and brand inspired by our fans, culture and region. Rip City Remix games will be fun, family friendly, and accessible, and we look forward to seeing you on the court this upcoming season."
Tickets and merchandise
Fans can purchase Rip City Remix merchandise, including a hat, T-shirt, hoodie or beanie, at ripcityclothing.com. The team also announced Tixr will be its official ticketing partner. Fans can visit tixr.com/groups/ripcityremix for ticket information. Currently, the site allows fans to make a deposit for full season tickets, half season tickets or group events (for groups of 10+ to attend a game).
Season-ticket packages start at $192 for sideline corner seats (an average of $7.68 per game) and rise up to $3,552 for courtside platinum seats (an average of $142.08 per game). Though single-game tickets aren't for sale yet, during Monday's media event, Hankins said once they are, tickets for children will start at $5.
Remix front office, coaching staff
On June 9, Danny Connors and Pooh Jeter were named general manager and assistant general manager of Rip City Remix. Connors worked the past seven seasons for the Blazers, most recently as the team's personnel analyst. Jeter, who played basketball at the University of Portland and professionally in the NBA and overseas, played the past two seasons with the G League Ignite as a teammate of Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson.
The Blazers announced on June 15 that Jim Moran would be the head coach of Rip City Remix. Moran was an assistant with the Blazers from 2014 to 2021. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons.
The Blazers announced Hannah Grauert as president of Rip City Remix on June 20. Grauert worked for the Blazers from 2007 to 2017, after which she worked for Nike and Microsoft.
Important G League dates
On June 8, Rip City Remix participated in the NBA G League Expansion Draft. The team selected 14 players and will retain the rights to those players for the next two seasons. Those players are not guaranteed a roster spot for Rip City Remix.
Key upcoming dates
- June 28: International draft (10 a.m. PT)
- Sept. 2-Oct. 8: Local player tryouts
- Oct. 28: 2023-24 G League draft (10 a.m. ET)
- Oct. 30-Nov. 9: Training camps
- Nov. 10: Season begins