Oldest to newest NBA arenas: Madison Square Garden to Intuit

ByKeith Jenkins ESPN logo
Monday, October 28, 2024

There's no place like home. Where do the NBA's 30 franchises call home? Here's a look at all 30 arenas - from the oldest to the newest:



Madison Square Garden (New York) - New York Knicks



First season: 1967-68



Capacity: 19,500



Target Center (Minneapolis) - Minnesota Timberwolves



First season: 1990-91



Capacity: 20,000



Delta Center (Salt Lake City) - Utah Jazz



First season: 1991-92



Capacity: 20,000



Footprint Center (Phoenix) - Phoenix Suns



First season: 1992-93



Capacity: 18,422



United Center (Chicago) - Chicago Bulls



First season: 1994-95



Capacity: 23,500



Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland) - Cleveland Cavaliers



First season: 1994-95



Capacity: 19,432



TD Garden (Boston) - Boston Celtics



First season: 1995-96



Capacity: 19,580



Moda Center (Portland, Oregon) - Portland Trail Blazers



First season: 1995-96



Capacity: 20,500



Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) - Philadelphia 76ers



First season: 1996-97



Capacity: 21,000



Capital One Arena (Washington) - Washington Wizards



First season: 1997-98



Capacity: 20,356



Scotiabank Arena (Toronto) - Toronto Raptors



First season: 1998-99



Capacity: 19,800



State Farm Arena (Atlanta) - Atlanta Hawks



First season: 1999-2000



Capacity: 16,800



Ball Arena (Denver) - Denver Nuggets



First season: 1999-2000



Capacity: 21,000



Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis) - Indiana Pacers



First season: 1999-2000



Capacity: 18,000



Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles) - Los Angeles Lakers



First season: 1999-2000



Capacity: 19,067



Kaseya Center (Miami) - Miami Heat



First season: 2000-01



Capacity: 19,600



American Airlines Center (Dallas) - Dallas Mavericks



First season: 2001-02



Capacity: 20,000



Smoothie King Center (New Orleans) - New Orleans Pelicans



First season: 2002-03



Capacity: 18,000



Frost Bank Center (San Antonio) - San Antonio Spurs



First season: 2002-03



Capacity: 18,418



Toyota Center (Houston) - Houston Rockets



First season: 2003-04



Capacity: 18,500



FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee) - Memphis Grizzlies



First season: 2004-05



Capacity: 18,400



Spectrum Center (Charlotte, North Carolina) - Charlotte Hornets



First season: 2005-06



Capacity: 18,500



Paycom Center (Oklahoma City) - Oklahoma City Thunder



First season: 2005-06



Capacity: 18,203



Kia Center (Orlando, Florida) - Orlando Magic



First season: 2010-11



Capacity: 18,500



Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) - Brooklyn Nets



First season: 2012-13



Capacity: 17,732



Golden 1 Center (Sacramento, California) - Sacramento Kings



First season: 2016-17



Capacity: 17,608



Little Caesars Arena (Detroit) - Detroit Pistons



First season: 2017-18



Capacity: 20,000



Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee) - Milwaukee Bucks



First season: 2018-19



Capacity: 17,341



Chase Center (San Francisco) - Golden State Warriors



First season: 2019-20



Capacity: 18,064



Intuit Dome (Inglewood, California) - Los Angeles Clippers



First season: 2024-25



Capacity: 18,000



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