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Ranking NBA arenas from oldest to newest: Madison Square Garden to Chase Center

jeremy cluff, arizona republic
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Which NBA arenas are the oldest? Which are the newest?

Take a look at each NBA team's current arena, ranked from oldest to newest, based on the season the team started playing there.

Sixteen current NBA arenas were constructed prior to the 1999-2000 season. The historic home of the New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden, is the oldest venue in the league.

The Knicks started playing there in the 1967-68 season.

Thirteen current NBA arenas started being used in the 2001-02 season or even more recently. The Golden State Warriors' Chase Center is the most recently constructed venue.

They started playing there in the 2019-20 season.

There are currently 29 NBA arenas for the 30 teams in the league with the Lakers and Clippers sharing Crypto.com Arena until the Clippers are scheduled to move into the Intuit Dome in the 2024-25 season.

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NBA arena rankings from oldest to newest

  • 1. New York Knicks - Madison Square Garden: 1967-68

  • 2. Minnesota Timberwolves - Target Center: 1990-91

  • 3. Utah Jazz - Delta Center: 1991-92

  • 4. Phoenix Suns - Footprint Center: 1992-93

  • 5. Cleveland Cavaliers - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse: 1994-95

  • 5. Chicago Bulls - United Center: 1994-95

  • 7. Portland Trail Blazers - Moda Center: 1995-96

  • 8. Boston Celtics - TD Garden: 1995-96

  • 9. Philadelphia 76ers - Wells Fargo Center: 1996-97

  • 10. Washington Wizards - Capital One Arena: 1997-98

  • 11. Toronto Raptors - Scotiabank Arena: 1998-99

  • 12. Denver Nuggets - Ball Arena: 1999-2000

  • 12. Los Angeles Clippers/Los Angeles Lakers - Crypto.com Arena: 1999-2000

  • 12. Indiana Pacers - Gainbridge Fieldhouse: 1999-2000

  • 12. Miami Heat - Kaseya Center: 1999-2000

  • 12. Atlanta Hawks - State Farm Arena: 1999-2000

  • 17. Dallas Mavericks - American Airlines Center: 2001-2002

  • 18. San Antonio Spurs - Frost Bank Center: 2002-03

  • 18. New Orleans Pelicans - Smoothie King Center: 2002-03

  • 20. Houston Rockets - Toyota Center: 2003-04

  • 21. Memphis Grizzlies - FedEx Forum: 2004-05

  • 22. Charlotte Hornets - Spectrum Center: 2005-06

  • 23. Oklahoma City Thunder - Paycom Center: 2008-09

  • 24. Orlando Magic - Kia Center: 2010-11

  • 25. Brooklyn Nets - Barclays Center: 2012-13

  • 26. Sacramento Kings - Golden 1 Center: 2016-17

  • 27. Detroit Pistons - Little Caesars Arena: 2017-18

  • 28. Milwaukee Bucks - Fiserv Forum: 2018-19

  • 29. Golden State Warriors - Chase Center: 2019-20

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The New York Knicks' Madison Square Garden is the oldest arena in the NBA and no other venue is even close to it.
The New York Knicks' Madison Square Garden is the oldest arena in the NBA and no other venue is even close to it.

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