Ranking the Biggest & Smallest NBA Arenas

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Sameer Kumar @S_Kumar2 May 10, 2024, 1:45 PM
  • United Center is the largest NBA arena by capacity.
  • State Farm Arena is the smallest NBA venue.
  • Only four teams can fit over 20,000 fans in one game.

NBA betting enthusiasts are sure to support their favourite teams and players in person, but which NBA arenas are the biggest and smallest they can attend?

Let’s find out.

Biggest NBA Arena

The United Center is the biggest NBA arena by capacity: 20,917.

The Chicago Bulls play inside the United Center, and it was home to three championship Bulls teams led by Michael Jordan.

The Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards, and Detroit Pistons are the three other teams that can fit over 20,000 fans in one game.

Smallest NBA Arena

State Farm Arena is the smallest NBA arena by capacity: 16,600. It’s home to the Atlanta Hawks, and that arena can get absolutely loud when the team is rolling.

Fiserv Forum and the Barclays Center, known for their aesthetics, are also among the smallest arenas in the NBA.

Ranking the Biggest & Smallest NBA Arenas

RankArenaCapacityTeam
1United Center20,917Bulls
2Wells Fargo Center20,47876ers
3Capital One Arena20,356Wizards
4Little Caesars Arena20,332Pistons
5Madison Square Garden19,812Knicks
6Scotiabank Arena19,800Raptors
7Kaseya Center19,600Heat
8Ball Arena19,520Nuggets
9Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432Cavaliers
10Moda Center19,393Trail Blazers
11American Airlines Center19,200Mavericks
12Spectrum Center19,077Hornets
13Crypto.com Arena19,060Lakers
14Amway Center18,846Magic
15Target Center18,798Timberwolves
16TD Garden18,624Celtics
17Footprint Center18,422Suns
18Frost Bank Center18,418Spurs
19Delta Center18,306Jazz
20Paycom Center18,203Thunder
21FedExForum18,119Grizzlies
22Chase Center18,064Warriors
23Toyota Center18,055Rockets
24Intuit Dome (opening in 2024)18,000Clippers
25Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,923Pacers
26Barclays Center17,732Nets
27Golden 1 Center17,608Kings
28Fiserv Forum17,341Bucks
29Smoothie King Center16,867Pelicans
30State Farm Arena16,600Hawks
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Sameer Kumar

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Sameer Kumar is an NBA writer for BetMGM who specializes in providing analysis on player performance and telling stories beyond the numbers. He graduated from SUNY Oswego with a B.A. in Broadcasting & Mass Communication.

Sameer Kumar is an NBA writer for BetMGM who specializes in providing analysis on player performance and telling stories beyond the numbers. He graduated from SUNY Oswego with a B.A. in Broadcasting & Mass Communication.