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The Definitive NBA Court Design Power Rankings (Grantland)

Wed Sep 09, 2015 5:49 pm

This is actually a year old, but since it was mentioned in Zach Lowe's article for this offseason (best logos), and I don't think it's really come up here before, it's something to talk about while we wait for the season to begin.

The Definitive NBA Court Design Power Rankings

About a year ago, I attempted a nonscientific ranking of all 30 team nicknames. This year, I’ve turned to something dearer to my NBA fiend soul: court designs, perhaps the closest thing the NBA has to large-scale works of art. The rankings are subjective, though I’ve consulted with sources across the league just for the fun of it, gotten my hands on some exclusive mock-ups of designs set to be unveiled this season, and even chatted with some court designers.


Their Top 5

  1. Los Angeles Lakers
  2. Boston Celtics
  3. Charlotte Hornets
  4. Brooklyn Nets
  5. Chicago Bulls


Their Bottom 5

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. Phoenix Suns
  3. Houston Rockets
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves


Again, it'd be fun to do some rankings of our own.

Re: The Definitive NBA Court Design Power Rankings (Grantland)

Wed Sep 09, 2015 9:12 pm

Well Alan Hahn may of got his wish for the all blue keys returning to the Garden if 2k16 has it true to life.
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