I can only imagine it follows the clothing trend that says baggy, ill-fitting clothes are stylish. It started as an urban trend, but if the Basketball players knew they looked like men in gauchos, they might change the uniform.
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Well because you run alot so you get hot. There are also rules about no pockets on the shorts and that may have something to do with it im not sure
uniform shorts got longerAdded rules
The holes are there for two reasons. 1. To let air get in, out more easily. 2. To improve the flexibility of the shorts
Michael Jordan would wear his college shorts under his bulls uniform and so he had to wear longer shorts to cover them. he was the first one to do it. in 1992 the Michigan fab 5 then started wearing long shorts and it caught on very quickly everywhere after that.
Basketball shoes( you don't have to, any sneakers will do), Shorts ( no pockets) high socks( no ankle socks, you could increase chance of spraining your ankles), T- shirt or basketball singlet ( preferably with a number on it) and no form of jewelery.