Get Ready For The NBA’s New $1,600 Cashmere Sweaters

The NBA is currently the best-dressed league in professional sports, with everyone from LeBron James to Russell Westbrook to Dwayne Wade consistently delivering solid, sometimes envelope-pushing looks. But if there’s one part of the equation that’s failed to keep up with the evolution of sports style, it’s gotta be the merch. Jordans may be the stuff of sneakerheads’ fever dreams, but it’s not often one sees a guy in an official team jersey and thinks, “Damn, that dude is really well dressed.” That’s why the announcement today that the league is teaming up with luxury cashmere specialist The Elder Statesman is such a welcome one. And according to Greg Chait, the designer of the nine-year-old, L.A.-based brand, it’s a genuine partnership. Read more at Esquire.