The Smallest NBA Arenas

30 NBA arenas ranked by basketball capacity, smallest first. No. 1 is Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana (16,867 seats).

  1. 1NBASmoothie King Center — New Orleans Pelicans (New Orleans, Louisiana)16,867 seats
  2. 2NBAMortgage Matchup Center — Phoenix Suns (Phoenix, Arizona)17,071 seats
  3. 3NBAGainbridge Fieldhouse — Indiana Pacers (Indianapolis, Indiana)17,274 seats
  4. 4NBAFiserv Forum — Milwaukee Bucks / Marquette Golden Eagles (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)17,385 seats
  5. 5NBAGolden 1 Center — Sacramento Kings (Sacramento, California)17,608 seats
  6. 6NBAState Farm Arena — Atlanta Hawks (Atlanta, Georgia)17,608 seats
  7. 7NBABarclays Center — Brooklyn Nets (Brooklyn, New York)17,732 seats
  8. 8NBAToyota Center — Houston Rockets (Houston, Texas)18,055 seats
  9. 9NBAChase Center — Golden State Warriors (San Francisco, California)18,064 seats
  10. 10NBAFedExForum — Memphis Grizzlies / Memphis Tigers (Memphis, Tennessee)18,119 seats
  11. 11NBADelta Center — Utah Jazz (Salt Lake City, Utah)18,186 seats
  12. 12NBAPaycom Center — Oklahoma City Thunder (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)18,203 seats
  13. 13NBAIntuit Dome — Los Angeles Clippers (Inglewood, California)18,300 seats
  14. 14NBAFrost Bank Center — San Antonio Spurs (San Antonio, Texas)18,418 seats
  15. 15NBATarget Center — Minnesota Timberwolves (Minneapolis, Minnesota)18,798 seats
  16. 16NBAKia Center — Orlando Magic (Orlando, Florida)18,846 seats
  17. 17NBACrypto.com Arena — Los Angeles Lakers (Los Angeles, California)19,079 seats
  18. 18NBATD Garden — Boston Celtics (Boston, Massachusetts)19,156 seats
  19. 19NBAAmerican Airlines Center — Dallas Mavericks (Dallas, Texas)19,200 seats
  20. 20NBAModa Center — Portland Trail Blazers (Portland, Oregon)19,393 seats
  21. 21NBARocket Arena — Cleveland Cavaliers (Cleveland, Ohio)19,432 seats
  22. 22NBASpectrum Center — Charlotte Hornets (Charlotte, North Carolina)19,444 seats
  23. 23NBABall Arena — Denver Nuggets (Denver, Colorado)19,520 seats
  24. 24NBAKaseya Center — Miami Heat (Miami, Florida)19,600 seats
  25. 25NBAScotiabank Arena — Toronto Raptors (Toronto, Ontario)19,800 seats
  26. 26NBAMadison Square Garden — New York Knicks / St. John's Red Storm (New York, New York)19,812 seats
  27. 27NBALittle Caesars Arena — Detroit Pistons (Detroit, Michigan)20,332 seats
  28. 28NBACapital One Arena — Washington Wizards / Georgetown Hoyas (Washington, Washington, D.C.)20,356 seats
  29. 29NBAXfinity Mobile Arena — Philadelphia 76ers (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)20,478 seats
  30. 30NBAUnited Center — Chicago Bulls (Chicago, Illinois)20,917 seats

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