Every NBA Team’s Arena History, Ranked

Some NBA teams have played in one arena since the day they were founded. Others have changed buildings, cities and even countries. Here is every NBA team ranked by how many home arenas it has had, with the full trail from its first court to where it plays today.

Each team links to its own arena history page: every home in order, with the years, what happened there and what stands on the site now.

NBA Teams Ranked by Number of Arenas

  1. 1

    Detroit Pistons 9 arenas

    Since 1941 · now at Little Caesars Arena

    North Side High School Gym → Allen County War Memorial Coliseum → Detroit Olympia → Memorial Building → Cobo Arena → Pontiac Silverdome → Joe Louis Arena → The Palace of Auburn Hills → Little Caesars Arena

  2. 2

    Sacramento Kings 9 arenas

    Since 1945 · now at Golden 1 Center

    Edgerton Park Arena → Rochester Community War Memorial → Cincinnati Gardens → Omaha Civic Auditorium → Municipal Auditorium → Kemper Arena → Municipal Auditorium → Kemper Arena → ARCO Arena (1985) → ARCO Arena → Golden 1 Center

  3. 3

    Atlanta Hawks 9 arenas

    Since 1946 · now at State Farm Arena

    Buffalo Memorial Auditorium → Wharton Field House → Milwaukee Arena → Kiel Auditorium → Alexander Memorial Coliseum → Omni Coliseum → Lakefront Arena → Georgia Dome → Alexander Memorial Coliseum → State Farm Arena

  4. 4

    Brooklyn Nets 8 arenas

    Since 1967 · now at Barclays Center

    Teaneck Armory → Long Island Arena → Island Garden → Nassau Coliseum → Rutgers Athletic Center → Meadowlands Arena → Prudential Center → Barclays Center

  5. 5

    Golden State Warriors 7 arenas

    Since 1946 · now at Chase Center

    Philadelphia Arena → Philadelphia Convention Hall → Cow Palace → San Francisco Civic Auditorium → Cow Palace → Oakland Arena → San Jose Arena → Oakland Arena → Chase Center

  6. 6

    San Antonio Spurs 7 arenas

    Since 1967 · now at Frost Bank Center

    State Fair Coliseum → Moody Coliseum → Tarrant County Convention Center → Lubbock Municipal Coliseum → HemisFair Arena → Alamodome → Frost Bank Center

  7. 7

    Los Angeles Lakers 6 arenas

    Since 1946 · now at Crypto.com Arena

    Holy Redeemer High School Gymnasium → Minneapolis Auditorium → Minneapolis Armory → Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena → The Forum → Crypto.com Arena

  8. 8

    Philadelphia 76ers 6 arenas

    Since 1946 · now at Xfinity Mobile Arena

    State Fair Coliseum → Onondaga County War Memorial → Philadelphia Arena → Convention Hall → The Spectrum → Xfinity Mobile Arena

  9. 9

    Washington Wizards 6 arenas

    Since 1961 · now at Capital One Arena

    International Amphitheatre → Chicago Coliseum → Baltimore Civic Center → Cole Field House → Capital Centre → Baltimore Arena → Capital One Arena

  10. 10

    Los Angeles Clippers 6 arenas

    Since 1970 · now at Intuit Dome

    Buffalo Memorial Auditorium → San Diego Sports Arena → Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena → Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim → Staples Center → Intuit Dome

  11. 11

    Utah Jazz 5 arenas

    Since 1974 · now at Delta Center

    Loyola Field House → Municipal Auditorium → Louisiana Superdome → Salt Palace → Delta Center

  12. 12

    Denver Nuggets 4 arenas

    Since 1967 · now at Ball Arena

    Denver Auditorium Arena → Denver Coliseum → McNichols Sports Arena → Ball Arena

  13. 13

    Houston Rockets 4 arenas

    Since 1967 · now at Toyota Center

    San Diego Sports Arena → Hofheinz Pavilion → The Summit → Toyota Center

  14. 14

    Oklahoma City Thunder 4 arenas

    Since 1967 · now at Paycom Center

    Seattle Center Coliseum → Kingdome → Seattle Center Coliseum → Tacoma Dome → KeyArena → Paycom Center

  15. 15

    Boston Celtics 3 arenas

    Since 1946 · now at TD Garden

    Boston Arena → Boston Garden → TD Garden

  16. 16

    New York Knicks 3 arenas

    Since 1946 · now at Madison Square Garden

    Madison Square Garden (III) → 69th Regiment Armory → Madison Square Garden

  17. 17

    Chicago Bulls 3 arenas

    Since 1966 · now at United Center

    International Amphitheatre → Chicago Stadium → United Center

  18. 18

    Indiana Pacers 3 arenas

    Since 1967 · now at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

    Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum → Market Square Arena → Gainbridge Fieldhouse

  19. 19

    Milwaukee Bucks 3 arenas

    Since 1968 · now at Fiserv Forum

    Milwaukee Arena → Bradley Center → Fiserv Forum

  20. 20

    Cleveland Cavaliers 3 arenas

    Since 1970 · now at Rocket Arena

    Cleveland Arena → Richfield Coliseum → Rocket Arena

  21. 21

    Memphis Grizzlies 3 arenas

    Since 1995 · now at FedExForum

    General Motors Place → Pyramid Arena → FedExForum

  22. 22

    Toronto Raptors 3 arenas

    Since 1995 · now at Scotiabank Arena

    SkyDome → Air Canada Centre → Amalie Arena → Scotiabank Arena

  23. 23

    Phoenix Suns 2 arenas

    Since 1968 · now at Mortgage Matchup Center

    Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum → Mortgage Matchup Center

  24. 24

    Portland Trail Blazers 2 arenas

    Since 1970 · now at Moda Center

    Memorial Coliseum → Moda Center

  25. 25

    Dallas Mavericks 2 arenas

    Since 1980 · now at American Airlines Center

    Reunion Arena → American Airlines Center

  26. 26

    Charlotte Hornets 2 arenas

    Since 1988 · now at Spectrum Center

    Charlotte Coliseum (1988) → Spectrum Center

  27. 27

    Miami Heat 2 arenas

    Since 1988 · now at Kaseya Center

    Miami Arena → Kaseya Center

  28. 28

    Minnesota Timberwolves 2 arenas

    Since 1989 · now at Target Center

    Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome → Target Center

  29. 29

    Orlando Magic 2 arenas

    Since 1989 · now at Kia Center

    Amway Arena → Kia Center

  30. 30

    New Orleans Pelicans 2 arenas

    Since 2002 · now at Smoothie King Center

    New Orleans Arena → Ford Center → Smoothie King Center