MINNEAPOLIS — The Celtics were wearing their green “icon” uniforms when they took the floor against the Timberwolves last night. This could have been reported yesterday afternoon, but that would have taken the fun out of it for those who wonder what the C’s will have on for any given game.

In donning the green, they made it 3-for-3 on this trip — three games, three different uniforms — after going with black in Houston and white in Chicago.

Gone are the days when teams would wear white at home — excepting those like the Lakers in gold — and darker clothing on the road. First there were alternate uniforms, with the Celtics getting green with black accents, and special occasion gear like the Celts’ green and gold for games around St. Patrick’s Day. Then came the short-lived sleeved jerseys, which met with disapproval from many of the players and some fans and went the way of the peach basket.

Gone, too, are the times when players could make requests and have them fulfilled on short notice. Now it’s all been planned, and sometimes it ends up, as it did Monday in Chicago, with the Celts in “home” whites and the Bulls in red.

“The league gives us a master schedule,” said Celtics travel and equipment coordinator John Connor. “We put it on the wall and we just give out what’s on the wall. We get the schedule and what we’re supposed to wear from the league, and it’s for the whole year.

“It used to be Paul Pierce saying, ‘Hey, let’s wear the green/black ones.’ Not anymore. The players can’t control it.”

The Celts now have four sets of uniforms — the more traditional whites and greens, the black set with green lettering and the “city edition” grays. The changes, even to the more regular jerseys and shorts, were instituted as Nike regained the contract to outfit the NBA.

And these guys are very serious about the looks they’re trying to create.

“They changed the tight colors, too,” said Connor. “Nike will call out, like, they want green tights with the green uniforms or white tights with green uniforms, black tights on white. They actually script for like 50 percent of the games what everything has to be. It’s a lot more restrictive.”

Clearly the company has done its research on all of this, but there are times the combinations border on a fashion faux pas. Such was the case a week and a half ago when the Celtics wore their grays at home against Memphis, which, according to the master wardrobe plan, was in a lighter shade of blue.

The lack of contrast between the two made it a bit confusing.

“Danny’s right-hand man, Frank Burke, pointed it out to me,” said Connor of Ainge’s most able assistant, who carries the title of director of basketball administration. “Andy (Mannix, facilities manager) and I went right to the master schedule from the league and that was the exact thing we were told to wear. But as you looked at it, it was a little light on light.”

With all the options, it can get heavy on heavy when the Celtics travel. Packing for a road trip is never easy, what with video equipment and medical supplies included. But just the additional uniform choices have given the team more to carry.

“Way more,” said Connor. “We’re carrying more bags than ever, because sometimes you’re going on a four-game trip and you’re wearing three different uniforms. Then you need backups for every one.

“I used to travel with 15 bags, and now we’re easily up to 25 or 30 now. That includes basketballs and practice gear and all that stuff. But it’s at least seven or eight more bags just for uniforms now.”