Tom Poole
Colorist at Final Cut
New York, United States
TitleJames Harden
Agency
Campaign 2015 March Madness Animated, Baby!
Advertiser NBA
Brand NBA
Date of First Broadcast/Publication 2015 / 3
Business Sector Sports Teams, Sports Events
Tagline The Dance Never Ends
Story The NBA is putting a whole new spin on throwback jerseys. 
Philosophy The professional basketball league has launched its first campaign around NCAA March Madness by employing a neat visual trick—showing NBA stars with overlaid animations of the college uniforms from their NCAA days.Stephen Curry, James Harden, Al Horford, Kyle Lowry, Paul Pierce, Dwyane Wade and Russell Westbrook all star in 15-second ads from Translation, voiced by the indomitable Dick Vitale. 
It's not just the clothes that change. Westbrook, presently of the Oklahoma City Thunder and formerly of the UCLA Bruins, transforms into a bear wearing a pair of the player's infamous red glasses. Even the YouTube video descriptions are packed with Vitale slang, Easter eggs for the hardcore zealots.Running under the tagline "The dance never ends," it's a nice simple concept, illustrating that some of the college stars that viewers are cheering on now will be in the NBA soon enough—and that it's OK to enjoy both leagues.
The spots don't show the pros giving up wads of cash as they return to the NCAA, though. 
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