The Oldest NBA Arenas

30 NBA arenas ranked by opening year. No. 1 is Madison Square Garden in New York, New York (opened 1968).

  1. 1NBAMadison Square Garden — New York Knicks / St. John's Red Storm (New York, New York)opened 1968
  2. 2NBATarget Center — Minnesota Timberwolves (Minneapolis, Minnesota)opened 1990
  3. 3NBADelta Center — Utah Jazz (Salt Lake City, Utah)opened 1991
  4. 4NBAMortgage Matchup Center — Phoenix Suns (Phoenix, Arizona)opened 1992
  5. 5NBAUnited Center — Chicago Bulls (Chicago, Illinois)opened 1994
  6. 6NBARocket Arena — Cleveland Cavaliers (Cleveland, Ohio)opened 1994
  7. 7NBATD Garden — Boston Celtics (Boston, Massachusetts)opened 1995
  8. 8NBAModa Center — Portland Trail Blazers (Portland, Oregon)opened 1995
  9. 9NBAXfinity Mobile Arena — Philadelphia 76ers (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)opened 1996
  10. 10NBACapital One Arena — Washington Wizards / Georgetown Hoyas (Washington, Washington, D.C.)opened 1997
  11. 11NBACrypto.com Arena — Los Angeles Lakers (Los Angeles, California)opened 1999
  12. 12NBABall Arena — Denver Nuggets (Denver, Colorado)opened 1999
  13. 13NBAKaseya Center — Miami Heat (Miami, Florida)opened 1999
  14. 14NBAState Farm Arena — Atlanta Hawks (Atlanta, Georgia)opened 1999
  15. 15NBAGainbridge Fieldhouse — Indiana Pacers (Indianapolis, Indiana)opened 1999
  16. 16NBASmoothie King Center — New Orleans Pelicans (New Orleans, Louisiana)opened 1999
  17. 17NBAScotiabank Arena — Toronto Raptors (Toronto, Ontario)opened 1999
  18. 18NBAAmerican Airlines Center — Dallas Mavericks (Dallas, Texas)opened 2001
  19. 19NBAPaycom Center — Oklahoma City Thunder (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)opened 2002
  20. 20NBAFrost Bank Center — San Antonio Spurs (San Antonio, Texas)opened 2002
  21. 21NBAToyota Center — Houston Rockets (Houston, Texas)opened 2003
  22. 22NBAFedExForum — Memphis Grizzlies / Memphis Tigers (Memphis, Tennessee)opened 2004
  23. 23NBASpectrum Center — Charlotte Hornets (Charlotte, North Carolina)opened 2005
  24. 24NBAKia Center — Orlando Magic (Orlando, Florida)opened 2010
  25. 25NBABarclays Center — Brooklyn Nets (Brooklyn, New York)opened 2012
  26. 26NBAGolden 1 Center — Sacramento Kings (Sacramento, California)opened 2016
  27. 27NBALittle Caesars Arena — Detroit Pistons (Detroit, Michigan)opened 2017
  28. 28NBAFiserv Forum — Milwaukee Bucks / Marquette Golden Eagles (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)opened 2018
  29. 29NBAChase Center — Golden State Warriors (San Francisco, California)opened 2019
  30. 30NBAIntuit Dome — Los Angeles Clippers (Inglewood, California)opened 2024

Capacity figures vary by source. Opening years count the current building, not later renovations.