Uni Watch: Ranking the NBA's holiday showcase

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The NBA has five games slated for Dec. 25, and the 10 teams playing that day will be wearing special Christmas uniforms for the occasion. This year's Christmas threads are very similar to last year's, but in the past the NBA has taken a wide variety of Yuletide-themed approaches to its Christmas Day uniforms. Here's a ranking of how they've stacked up, from best to worst:

1. 2015

2. 2007-10

3. 2014

4. Everything up through 2006

5. 2012

6. 2013

And there you have it. As for this year's designs, they're not bad, although they feel like a slightly less satisfying version of last year's.

It's worth noting that this will be the NBA's last Christmas Day under the league's contract with Adidas, which expires at the end of this season. Next year we'll get to see Nike's approach to the holiday. The league will also be allowing teams to sell corporate ad patches on their jerseys next season, which may provide an additional Christmas wrinkle. We'll have to wait and see whether it turns out to be naughty or nice.

Paul Lukas wishes everyone a happy and healthy holiday season and a prosperous new year. If you like this column, you'll probably like his Uni Watch Blog, plus you can follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Want to learn about his Uni Watch Membership Program, be added to his mailing list so you'll always know when a new column has been posted or just ask him a question? Contact him here.