What's the difference between a twill jersey, swingman's jersey, and a replica jersey?

Question

I wanna get me and my boyfriend usa olympic basketball jerseys, but don't know what the difference is between those three. i know the authentic one is wayyyyyyyy too expensive.

Answer 1

Authentic Jerseys

These jerseys are the same ones worn on the court. Also called a Pro-Cut jersey, it utilizes fabrics, trims, and applications specific to each team. They feature a single or multi-layer twill wordmark and numbers, twill letters for player name on back and appliques for any name or logo that may appear on front and back.

Swingman Jerseys

Includes many features that duplicate the on-court jersey. The jerseys features a screenprinted single-layer tackle twill front wordmark, player name and numbers. Any team logos that appear on the on-court jerseys are featured on the Swingman jersey. Swingman jerseys have a mesh body, drop tail and offer the same styling as the authentic jersey.

Replica Jerseys

A copy of the on-court jersey with screenprinted front wordmark, player name, and numbers. All printed replicas have a mesh body and a sleeveless wide shoulder cut. Team logos that appear on the on-court jerseys are printed on the replica.

Jerseys really come as either authentic, swingman, or replica.  As far as twill, that is just a type of fabric and both the swingman and authentic versions have twill logos, names, and numbers.  So basically the authentic jersey is the best to get, followed by swingman and then replica.  Of course, that also means that authentic is the most expensive, followed by swingman and replica.