Ranking the Biggest & Smallest NBA Arenas

A photo of the United Center in Chicago.
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Many of the best teams with short championship NBA betting odds have some of the most passionate fans who attend their games.

However, not all of those teams necessarily have the biggest venue. 

Which NBA arenas are the biggest and smallest fans can attend? Let’s find out.

Ranking the Biggest & Smallest NBA Arenas

RankArenaCapacityTeam
1United Center20,917Bulls
2Capital One Arena20,333Wizards
3Little Caesars Arena20,332Pistons
4Xfinity Mobile Arena20,00776ers
5Madison Square Garden19,812Knicks
6Scotiabank Arena19,800Raptors
7Kaseya Center19,600Heat
8Ball Arena19,520Nuggets
9Rocket Arena19,432Cavaliers
10Moda Center19,411Trail Blazers
11American Airlines Center19,200Mavericks
12Spectrum Center19,077Hornets
13Crypto.com Arena18,997Lakers
14Kia Center18,846Magic
15TD Garden18,624Celtics
16Frost Bank Center18,354Spurs
17Delta Center18,306Jazz
18Paycom Center18,203Thunder
19Chase Center18,064Warriors
20Toyota Center18,055Rockets
21Target Center18,024Timberwolves
22Intuit Dome18,000Clippers
23Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,923Pacers
24FedExForum17,794Grizzlies
25Barclays Center17,732Nets
26Golden 1 Center17,611Kings
27Fiserv Forum17,341Bucks
28Mortgage Matchup Center17,071Suns
29State Farm Arena17,044Hawks
30Smoothie King Center16,867Pelicans

What’s the Biggest NBA Arena?

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

The Chicago Bulls play in that arena, which 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 accommodate over 20,000 fans in a single game.

What’s the Smallest NBA Arena?

State Farm Arena is the smallest NBA arena by capacity with a capacity of 16,600.

The Atlanta Hawks play their home games there, as 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.

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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.