NBA arenas by capacity
The 30 NBA arenas seat 18,700 on average. The biggest is United Center, 20,917, home of the Bulls; the smallest is Smoothie King Center, 16,867 (Pelicans). The oldest is Madison Square Garden (1968), then Target Center (1990) and Delta Center (1991); the newest is Intuit Dome (2024).
| # | Arena | Home of | Capacity | Opened | Also home of | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Center | Chicago Bulls | 20,917 | 1994 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago, Illinois |
| 2 | Capital One Arena | Washington Wizards | 20,333 | 1997 | Washington Capitals | Washington, D.C. |
| 3 | Little Caesars Arena | Detroit Pistons | 20,332 | 2017 | Detroit Red Wings | Detroit, Michigan |
| 4 | Xfinity Mobile Arena | Philadelphia 76ers | 20,007 | 1996 | Philadelphia Flyers | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Madison Square Garden | New York Knicks | 19,812 | 1968 | New York Rangers | New York, New York |
| 6 | Scotiabank Arena | Toronto Raptors | 19,800 | 1999 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7 | Kaseya Center | Miami Heat | 19,600 | 1999 | Miami, Florida | |
| 8 | Ball Arena | Denver Nuggets | 19,520 | 1999 | Colorado Avalanche | Denver, Colorado |
| 9 | Rocket Arena | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19,432 | 1994 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 10 | Moda Center | Portland Trail Blazers | 19,411 | 1995 | Portland, Oregon | |
| 11 | American Airlines Center | Dallas Mavericks | 19,200 | 2001 | Dallas Stars | Dallas, Texas |
| 12 | Spectrum Center | Charlotte Hornets | 19,077 | 2005 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| 13 | Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles Lakers | 18,997 | 1999 | Los Angeles Kings | Los Angeles, California |
| 14 | Kia Center | Orlando Magic | 18,846 | 2010 | Orlando, Florida | |
| 15 | TD Garden | Boston Celtics | 18,624 | 1995 | Boston Bruins | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 16 | Frost Bank Center | San Antonio Spurs | 18,354 | 2002 | San Antonio, Texas | |
| 17 | Delta Center | Utah Jazz | 18,306 | 1991 | Utah Mammoth | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 18 | Paycom Center | Oklahoma City Thunder | 18,203 | 2002 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| 19 | Chase Center | Golden State Warriors | 18,064 | 2019 | San Francisco, California | |
| 20 | Toyota Center | Houston Rockets | 18,055 | 2003 | Houston, Texas | |
| 21 | Target Center | Minnesota Timberwolves | 18,024 | 1990 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| 22 | Intuit Dome | LA Clippers | 18,000 | 2024 | Inglewood, California | |
| 23 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indiana Pacers | 17,923 | 1999 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| 24 | FedExForum | Memphis Grizzlies | 17,794 | 2004 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| 25 | Barclays Center | Brooklyn Nets | 17,732 | 2012 | Brooklyn, New York | |
| 26 | Golden 1 Center | Sacramento Kings | 17,611 | 2016 | Sacramento, California | |
| 27 | Fiserv Forum | Milwaukee Bucks | 17,341 | 2018 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| 28 | Mortgage Matchup Center | Phoenix Suns | 17,071 | 1992 | Phoenix, Arizona | |
| 29 | State Farm Arena | Atlanta Hawks | 17,044 | 1999 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 30 | Smoothie King Center | New Orleans Pelicans | 16,867 | 1999 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Capacity is the basketball seating as Wikipedia's list of current NBA arenas gives it, read on October 1, 2026; a venue two clubs share is one row.