Ranking Every NBA ARENA From WORST to BEST!

[@HeapsYT]

Which stadium is your favorite? Comment your picks below! Also if I missed any important information, make sure to comment what I missed!

[@Tiiny_Dino]

Philadelphian here: there’s actually massive protests about the new Sixers stadium, and it’s pretty controversial. It’s likely going to be placed right in the middle of Chinatown, which could out price the current residents and destroy the thriving community that is there. This fear is not unfounded, as that’s what happened to DC’s Chinatown with the Capitals arena. Many people really like how all of the stadiums are right next to each other, as it makes parking and tailgating super easy and the main subway line has a stop right there. I’m not saying the stadium doesn’t need updates, but I really wish they would just renovate the current stadium instead of build a new one right in the middle of downtown

[@iHeartDash]

One thing you didn’t say about the controversy is how bad traffic will be in the area. I used to work where they want to move the new arena and it’s already bad traffic in downtown Philly but adding a national sports team w fans coming in from all over the tri state area, & potentially the world depending on the event, it would make life much more difficult trying to get to the arena which is why everyone in the area hates the idea

[@HeapsYT]

Didn't even know about any of this! That's actually wild that they're putting it in the center of Chinatown, hopefully a peaceful resolve is made, or at least in the long run it somehow benefits Chinatown?

[@Tiiny_Dino]

@@iHeartDash Seriously I don't know why everyone complains about the stadiums all being together in South Philly right off the highway. I feel like it mitigates traffic pretty well (granted I usually take the Subway down to avoid all of it). And yeah I avoid driving in Downtown Philly so adding an arena is just gonna make it a mess

[@Tiiny_Dino]

@@HeapsYT I'm hoping for the best, but considering there's already been a ton of peaceful protests and letter writing campaigns and not much change, I'm not holding my breath

[@Tony-e2p]

Also a Philadelphian here and sixers hater. The modern sixers are running the sports complex charm with this I remember when they still had veterans and the spectrum in Philly while Wells Fargo, the linc and citizens bank park was open so idk why they just can’t rebuild or just update Wells Fargo

[@diegoa3461]

I'm not sure if you know this but In the Golden 1 Center Arena, the entrance can be opened up completely, like the mirrors fold in half and the light and air that comes in is so relaxing and it basically gives the feel that its an open arena. Iv'e been there twice and I can say its so beautiful and the Chase Center aswell is a great arena.

[@HeapsYT]

I don't know how I missed that! I appreciate this info, that sounds amazing!

[@walterwhite1]

@@HeapsYT opening season is going to be in late October every opening season game I’ve come to they always have all the windows massive windows open during the whole game to let that warm natural Northern California fall air inside. It’s simply amazing. It’s almost like being outside watching a game.

[@brockman562]

Chase Center and Golden 1 are easily the top 2.

[@raybandzz3582]

As a Kings fan I definitely wasn’t expecting number 1 but Golden 1 is truly the BEST stadium FOR basketball. Once you walk in you see the court right away, so open and easy going.

[@walterwhite1]

And I love going to the opening night game in late fall where they always have all the windows open while watching a game so refreshing so fun truly is a magical stadium

[@spacemansports4129]

Great video. As a South Floridian I do like the Kaseya Center but the exterior is good but the interior looks dark and dated. Despite it being 25 years old that arena needs some work done. Hopefully one day they can do a major renovation since the heat are like one of the NBA’s top rated teams.

[@317sportsball]

Thank you for giving Gainbridge Fieldhouse such a high ranking! It’s bound to get more deserving praise from the thousands of NBA fans flying in for All-Star weekend too. The new Bicentennial Unity Plaza outside the arena will definitely get packed up too. For all the talk that Indiana is nothing more than a flyover state, Indianapolis is the anomaly and the downtown layout is absolutely perfect for hosting big sports events.

[@HeapsYT]

Both Gainbridge and Lucas Oil are two absolutely beautiful stadiums! Even as a Celtics fan I would love to fly down there some point next year and catch a game at both stadiums!

[@317sportsball]

@@HeapsYT you should definitely consider doing that! The airport is only 15 mins away from downtown and there are many hotels and restaurants within just a few blocks distance from each stadium. Gainbridge Fieldhouse alone has two popular sports bars just a block away, and two hotels directly facing the arena entrance.

[@HeapsYT]

​@@317sportsball That sounds absolutely amazing! The more I think about it I just want to put it in my calendar right now haha

[@JONIJOHNSON28]

I think the arena is nice, but the players complained about it being too cold throughout All Star weekend, but they were quite cold themselves wit that pathetic game.

[@IZ7IZ7]

As a pacers fan I was not expecting us to be at 4. I’ve been to pacers games and I guess I’ve never really realized how nice of a stadium we have

[@HeapsYT]

It's an amazing arena!!!

[@SpikeShooter92]

Like I said in the NFL stadium video with Gillette, I'm glad the TD Garden is getting that post-renovation love. That new entrance you see at the beginning of nationally televised games with the escalators always looks great. Also, put me in the minority of the ones that find the new trend of putting grass on top of newer arenas very weird, especially when there isn't anything else growing as well.

[@HeapsYT]

Yeah both New-England-Team stadiums improved substantially after both of their respective renovations! And you're not the only one, I've seen other comments say how they're not a fan of the grass covered designs!

[@tgojay6244]

If the Hawks stadium, State Farm Arena, wasn't so small it would be higher up, to be honest. The interior is AMAZING and actually works very well as a concert venue.

[@HeapsYT]

Oh I bet! It looks ideal for concerts!

[@KDbeats19]

talks of moving to virginia cause the stadium is "so bad" but already signed a deal months ago to move cause DC didnt want to fund anymore

[@loveyoubleu]

SACRAMENTO LETS GOOOOOOOOO Seriously though, as much love as I had for Arco Arena...Golden 1 is legit my favorite place in the world. I hate downtown Sac but Golden 1 is so pretty, so spacious, great views everywhere, great food, great atmosphere, and just feels great we finally got our new stadium after hearing relocation rumors my whole life. I'm biased as a native, but a home game is a must see experience imo

[@walterwhite1]

Why would you hate downtown Sacramento? Try it out. It’s only getting better.

[@casualportraits]

All NBA arenas are beautiful ❤

[@the6ix72]

no

[@GBamaBoy]

Cleveland, Golden State, Milwaukee, Orlando, and Sacramento are my top 5. The Best location for a stadium is the Miami Heat.

[@thepokemonguy996]

I have only been to the Kia center in Orlando not for an NBA game tho but to see the Orlando solarbears hockey, the game was alright but I liked the layout of the center

[@MetalHeadJagger]

American Airlines center Definetly Looks Like A Commercial Aircraft Hangar and im certain that is the purpose of the design

[@tmzz3609]

Same thing with the Toyota Center....... definitely gives a car dealership vibe

[@MetalHeadJagger]

@@tmzz3609 thats what i like about some of these arena designs!

[@MetalHeadJagger]

@@tmzz3609 agreed and its awesome

[@Sky_Watchers]

I recently went to a game at ball arena. Dude the atmosphere there was crazy even though the station is mid. The atmosphere really does carry it. Thanks for not rating it super low like some people.

[@HeapsYT]

It's a great arena! I hope I can visit it one day!

[@Sky_Watchers]

thanks! Also amazing video i loved every second of it @@HeapsYT

[@HeapsYT]

@@Sky_Watchers Thanks man I appreciate you!

[@coolmonk542]

Nice vid bro

[@HeapsYT]

Thanks bro I appreciate you wacthing!

[@Proj_Doomsday]

Sacramento King's stadium. Well, it transforms into an Autobot.

[@TH-rx1kt]

2:23 There is a nice detail where the red, yellow, & blue lights of the supersome illuminate during a pelicans game

[@issaccoltman6249]

Wish you counted how you get to the stadium, I think stadiums integrated with the urban fabric and transit should be higher up the list

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

I love those small Midwestern Fieldhouse style arenas. Notre Dame built a beautiful one for their hockey team.

[@brockman562]

I've been to Chase Center and man.... it is fricken amazing! breathtaking water/oceanfront views, modern and clean lines exterior, and gorgeous interior. my no. 1 pick. Golden 1 is really nice too, but I put that at no. 2.

[@wilderac2250]

Fiserv forum was built right next to the other two Milwaukee Bucks former arenas.

[@HeapsYT]

Yep! I remember visiting Fiserv during a North vacation. I remember the MECCA arena was still there, Bradley Center was nothing but a construction site! MECCA was still there but now called the UWMilwaukee Panther Arena!

[@revan5293]

I as a suns fan I love walking in lol.

[@MikeyScottJr]

The exterior of the United Center is supposed to pay homage to the original Chicago Stadium.

[@HeapsYT]

That explains a lot haha, I appreciate this info!

[@rockvilleraven]

Wizards and Caps dodged a bullet not moving to Alexandria, it would have been $75 for event parking, $750 a night for the onsite hotel and a 90 minute wait for the Metro home from Potomac Yards Station. Glad they’ll renovate Capital One Arena.

[@DannyGrc]

Took all that damn drama for the damn mayor to finally cough up some money for the renovations

[@rockvilleraven]

@@DannyGrc It was still on the table when Ted Leonsis went to Alexandria which was the third attempt to build a stadium or arena on the Potomac Yards site. The first was Jack Kent Cooke in the early 1990s proposed new Redskins Stadium which got shot down, mid 90s was supposed where Bill Collin’s proposed site for a Northern Virginia expansion team that would have been called the Virginia Fury, which finished 3rd in the late 90s expansion contest where Tampa Bay and Arizona got teams and then Ted Leonsis tried to build there and it was stricken from the state budget. Meanwhile Mayor Bowser’s final offer was still on the table when Leonsis crawled back on his hands and knees.

[@DannyGrc]

@@rockvilleraven they’ve been asking her for years is what I meant, took looking somewhere else for her to finally give a reasonable offer

[@kyleshuler2929]

​@DannyGrc the team is owned by billionaires, why in gods name should the tax payers fund thier arena at all lmao

[@sergioromero8233]

G1C 🔛🔝

[@ReikazeRambles]

Hell yeah G1C number 1! It's awesome 😎

[@DanielDelong75]

The Golden One Center is also the first...only I am not 100% sure, but it's ran on entire recycled energy and is 100% green 1st and I still think only stadium in the United States! The Metal and everything possibly that was able to be constructed of recycled materials! So yes, the BEAM is not using any energy. It's all solar , wind, water etc clean green energy boys! Let's go Kings!

[@logandetwiler4483]

Can't wait for mlb

[@HeapsYT]

Stay tuned!

[@Sky_Watchers]

Yayyy

[@Wonkzzilla]

Could you do a "Every Teams Best Era Of Jersey" or your style video of "Best/Worst Current & Vintage Jerseys"

[@Utonian21]

The Delta Center may not be the best arena in the NBA objectively speaking, but it's a building with a lot of history. And the fact that it was built primarily for basketball makes it unique, as most other arenas were built for basketball and hockey. The upper and lower bowls are so steep, fans are right ontop of the action, it also makes the place much louder than most other arenas. That combined with the elevation, makes it an intimidating place for opposing teams to play in. The arena underwent a renovation in 2017, and will undergo another renovation to make it more appropriate for hockey now that we have a team. Overall, while I'm not crazy on the boxy exterior design, the inside looks nice, and is always clean. I do appreciate you actually elaborating a little bit on why you dislike it, unlike Depressed Ginger who just constantly trashes the place because he's judging it off of nothing but Google images, lmao

[@HeapsYT]

Depressed Ginger is funny to me, he's just a pissy dude who ranks thing without proper reasoning, but that's what I love about him haha. Also, hopefully the Bulls rebuild soon, I actually am dying to see the Delta center be home to electric basketball again!

[@ScottHammonds-k1u]

I went to Chicago stadium, boston gardens ,Charlotte coliseum, amd the omni in Atlanta back in the day @Heaps!!😮

[@HeapsYT]

That's awesome! Wish I had the pleasure to visit the older stadiums!

[@mahd1854]

My top-5s are: 1) Chase Center - 2) Madison Square Garden - 3) Miami Heat Stadium - 4) Orlando Magic Stadium - 5) TD Garden Boston Stadium

[@alzlexi]

Same

[@brockman562]

Madison square garden is whack AF! golden 1 center should be at 1 or 2. chase and golden are the top 2 by far.

[@TravisSchaffer-d5s]

Chase stadium Warriors

[@TingusPingus24]

Capital One is nice on the inside!

[@AP12820]

I live near TD Garden. Definitely super accessible as its right in the city but also the traffic jam is brutal during event nights...

[@HeapsYT]

I always park at Assembly or Sullivan square and take the T into the city, so I don't usually experience the traffic!

[@DungarooTV]

This is very interesting - it appears "lower-market teams" have the better stadiums. Please do a ranking video on biggest potential careers that ended badly, e.g. Derrick Rose, Blake Griffin, Latrell Sprewell to mention a few...

[@HeapsYT]

Great idea! Adding it to my list!

[@Ryuuranger]

Btw some of this NBA Arenas/Centers share it with their NHL counterparts

[@HeapsYT]

Yeah! 10/30 NBA teams share with an NHL team!

[@MarsJenkar]

Honestly, Gainbridge Fieldhouse isn't the Lucas Oil Stadium of the NBA; if anything, Lucas Oil Stadium is the Gainbridge Fieldhouse of the NFL since the Fieldhouse came first. And both were based off the designs of the old basketball fieldhouses that can still be found all over the state--Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler campus being the most famous of these, but only one of many.

[@dennissmith884]

14?!?! We're sponsored by Dos Equis...Always lit! 😂

[@Sukinero]

When they change the certain logo from time to time, They really be doing that in between games?

[@HeapsYT]

Usually they will do it over the off-season, just to have enough time for the team, merchandise, and branding to all have adequate time to update and get used to it. However there are some few and far examples of teams doing it mid-season!

[@areon.z]

Not really related, but my dad ended up doing a contract work for one of the workers for the sacramento king workers before. So that woman was able to hook my dad up with some pizza and stuff. Feburary 22, Spurs vs kings

[@BmanTG]

As a person who lives in Houston, I gotta say, Toyota Center looks disgusting only on the outside since I’ve only seen the outside😅

[@JCStorm76]

Happy with Target Center being ranked in the middle. I’d rank Crypto higher and State Farm lower

[@bbott137]

Any stadium with its own name and not a brand name automatically gets points.

[@HeapsYT]

Very true!

[@herbertstory812]

Imagine putting MSG 5 and Barclay 22😂😂😂

[@calvincarlisle4717]

Only number five for MSG. You didn't mention the chase bridges that no other stadium has

[@damitzdesign]

Number five is actually too high.... MSG is highly overrated…

[@zel2663]

was this list randomly generated?

[@malcorub]

18:00 I get why NBA arenas hang the Canadian flag, but why does Indiana also hang a Mexican Flag? Indianapolis is probably the least Mexican of the NBA cities. lol😆

[@RobertJones-ic2vo]

State Farm and Detroit above Cleveland? Come on man lol

[@HeapsYT]

They're all pretty close imo, I had a tough time choosing between the 3 but I would say they're all on the same tier.

[@horacepollard368]

TD Garden, MSG, United Center, Chase Center, Staples Center TOP 5

[@HeapsYT]

Fair!

[@kingatgota6428]

went to golden once center for my brother UC Davis graduation. shit was aids to leave and super small

[@SirSayakaMikiThe3rd]

I wish the Staples Center didn't change names. It was just so iconic.

[@HeapsYT]

Agreed! Doesn't roll of the tongue anymore.

[@mctaguer]

As a Celtics fans (but I've never been inside TDG) I was surprised to see TDG so high. Granted, I knew of the renovations, but man, the SECOND that building was completed 30 years ago, it was dubbed The Fleece Center, and non-stop bitching and moaning ensued. Simply given that it's now on the old side, I wouldn't have imagined you liked it. Now I have to go (if I ever live within 2000 miles again). I HAVE been to a few of the other arenas here though (OKC, Orlando, Miami, DC); no major disagreements, but--and I think this is appropriate--what this really shows is that there simply aren't many truly BAD arenas anymore. OKC's isn't anything special, but it's a good location and there's nothing bad about it. I definitely agree it's ahead of DC. I liked Orlando a bit more than Miami, but agree they were close.

[@EthanErvine]

As a Rockets fan the Toyota Center is not the best not the most well-known but it's also not the worst not dead Last that's for sure. I've also been to the Capital 1 Arena and trust me it doesn't look like an NBA arena and more like a Shopping Center Mall

[@Van1018s]

I go to a lot of magic games. Very nice area. Very nice stadium.

[@HeapsYT]

It really is!

[@TheCaptainAidan]

The sculpture behind Miami’s Jumbotron is the Sun! Miami Heat!

[@kevinlevine6017]

Having Kia Center at #8 is wild…I’m from Orlando and the arena pales in comparison to Phoenix and Charlotte (the other two arenas I’m most familiar with). Also the area around Kia Center is trashy.

[@BananaMcfartman]

aren't there 30 stadiums?

[@Wonkzzilla]

11:21 LA Clippers TLL an egg with racing stripes. The Running Egg. Pun intended (Runny Egg) lol

[@AozoraUltra2006]

I do prefer a stadium to be not downtown. It really messes with local traffic and crowds busses, other than looking nice it doesn’t contribute much to the locals

[@HeapsYT]

I get that! But a downtown stadium done right is heaven!

[@SFtheflash]

Was not a fan of MSG when I went there prolly the tightest seating I’ve ever seen in a stadium

[@greggywestside]

MLB next bro, best stadiums overall

[@HeapsYT]

Definitely!

[@Will-s2f7i]

You should do NHL stadiums

[@HeapsYT]

On my list!

[@andrewboulden3725]

Target center should be last imo😂 nightmare to get to, narrow Smokey hallways, never had a good experience there

[@JCStorm76]

I might be biased but I’ve been to half of these arenas and I’d rank it in the middle

[@5eymour8utz]

bros definitely a pacers fan 😭😭

[@sacheenmehta1982]

Why do you refer to these as stadiums when they are Arenas or Fieldhouses

[@HeapsYT]

Arenas are a type of stadium, I definitely could've been more specific though!

[@Mr.MikeBarksdale]

Denver has "Ball Arena"? We Colorado natives (yes we do exist) just call it the Sac.

[@tree_sentinel_ghost]

Bro that makes these vids gotta live in Boston lol

[@andrewdyke5561]

Love my pacer stadium all the way

[@thetf8142]

"it really is the lucas oil of the nba" *same exact city that lucas oil is in*

[@HeapsYT]

Haha I know that's why I made the comparison, I thought it was kinda neat how the stadiums seems very similar being in the same city!

[@lukesky999]

uhhhh am i trippin or are the raptors not in this ranking list?

[@HeapsYT]

It's at #19!

[@lukesky999]

@@HeapsYT Thanks! Dont know how i missed it

[@TracksideViews]

With that being said

[@yancancel]

philadelphia citizens do not want that stadium in center city

[@MrPhilbert1981]

I stopped after 29. Horse crap. Toyota center has excellent sightlines, an excellent jumbo tron, and the food options are excellent. They even have a kids area for games. Can't be worse than 15...

[@CARWASHCHANNEL.]

I rank 1 the delta center

[@Wonkzzilla]

18:57 Bucks stadium be looking to much like a book for me. lol Edited: and a turd with windows from the side. lol

[@jamesmoss3424]

TD Gardens is number one on my list for the best. 😀👍🏀

[@HeapsYT]

Good choice!

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@HeapsYT thanks. 😀👍🏀

[@CS-vx5ox]

Worst nba stadium is the Smoothie King center.

[@walterwhite1]

SACRAMENTO KINGS FANS WE DID IT BABY!!

[@brianh6251]

Did you actually go to all these arenas or are you just judging them by looking at photos on Google Earth and reading about them on Wikipedia? What a silly video

[@DizDreamMC]

I saw Trans Siberian Orchestra at Wells Fargo Center

[@HeapsYT]

That's awesome!

[@sarasotasage6135]

They're not "stadiums!" They're arenas!

[@HeapsYT]

I know 😭

[@ClutchCityFan]

Smoothie King is the ugliest arena in the nba

[@calebdouglas7622]

My Bucks at the #2 spot🥹

[@darealpapajon]

Barclay's center is one of the worst arenas I've been to

[@walterwhite1]

Why details

[@Becauseimme]

Why does everyone call arenas “Stadiums” these days??????

[@jflores2792]

Why do so many teams mimic the OG Spurs black court? Stick to your brand/colors.

[@king_jamz916]

You don't even know the difference between arena and stadium lmao

[@dogcowrph]

A far from old Boston Garden. Sure it was a dump, but it was our dump.

[@HeapsYT]

Wish I had the privilege to watch at least one game in the old garden, sadly time didn't see it that way!

[@johnsmiley5387]

interesting I don’t understand why Madison square Gardens is so iconic they’ve never won anything there. It’s a horrible franchise and maybe you don’t realize this that’s the fourth Madison Square Garden. And they have all been in different locations.

[@razatiger22]

bro keeps calling them stadiums. The NBA is played out of Arena's, not Stadiums like in football.

[@randyangel9412]

They’re Arenas not Stadiums

[@Datballerqualin]

Why do the wizards suck at everything

[@markr7083]

LTBBB

[@Wonkzzilla]

OKC fans are best in nba at Matching Color Shirt Designs. imhonaf.

[@CurtisDavis-w3k]

#Roudballitude!

[@XxBigChungusxX]

Idk why but it genuinely makes me cringe when ppl refer to an arena as a stadium.. a stadium doesn’t have a roof

[@HeapsYT]

My fault haha

[@CyncySSC]

Not all stadiums have a roof like us bank stadium

[@BranJ89]

Yeah it was messing with me too it’s great content tho otherwise

[@drizzle313]

Little Ceasers Arena is horrible games & concerts. Especially if u sit up top. The speakers are below u so all u hear is the feedback. Hate it there. Love my city tho

[@elliottosterndorf]

the pacer stadium sucked the last time i went there