The NBA Finals are set to begin with two fresh teams. The Indiana Pacers, who sped through the Eastern Conference, are making the franchise's first NBA Finals appearance since 2000. The Oklahoma City Thunder—the Western Conference's representative who owns the NBA's best record this season—are making their first trip since 2012.
Back then, the NBA didn't have jersey patch sponsors. When the league moved to Nike as the NBA's official uniform and apparel maker in 2017, jersey sponsorships came into play. Oftentimes, franchise's choose a local tie-in for their jersey sponsor—see the Disney logo on each Orlando Magic uniform, for example.
