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NFT: Grantland ranks all 30 NBA court designs with photos

MarshallOnMontana : 9/16/2014 2:25 pm
You will see when going through the photos that several teams have made changes this year. Really love what the hawks have done. Love that the raptors are getting rid of that 3d bullshit under the basket. A handful more tweaks youll see in there. Im glad the hornets are coming back, I like the court much better than the bobcats, but not a big fan of that busy design on the wood.

as for the actual rankings, im a lot higher on the clips and wizards than they are. Milwaukee has to be the worst, its a mess.
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Absolutely love the Suns & Wizards..  
Sean : 9/16/2014 2:35 pm : link
but the Hawks court is amazing, I love what they did there.

The Bradley Center is lifeless, we'll see if Jason Kidd & Jabari Parker can bring some life to that franchise.

I still remember how pumped up I was with the Knicks 85-71 win in the Bradley Center back in 2001 to get to 10-9, really thought that was the start of the team going on a run. Of course JVG resigns the next day.
The suns court is too bland  
EmpireWF : 9/16/2014 2:38 pm : link
Love their 90s design with all that purple
Eh, Jazz is worse than the Bucks in my opinion.  
GiantFilthy : 9/16/2014 2:44 pm : link
I think Lakers and Celtics are right on at #1 and #2.
I agree with empire on the suns  
MarshallOnMontana : 9/16/2014 2:44 pm : link
I love several past versions of their court better, and dont like the phasing out of the purple
I really love the Hornets  
illmatic : 9/16/2014 2:54 pm : link
new court. I also like the Raptors one quite a bit.
I'm not sure if the new Suns court is second to last bad,  
GiantFilthy : 9/16/2014 2:55 pm : link
but the old purple burning basketball logo was pretty rowdy. No reason to get rid of it.
I think that new honeycomb  
Rflairr : 9/16/2014 2:57 pm : link
Hornets court is top 3.
Blazers have the best logo in sports  
mac attack : 9/16/2014 2:58 pm : link
As pointed out in the article.
Love the Hornets  
Greg from LI : 9/16/2014 3:02 pm : link
Might just be for nostalgic reasons, but it's pretty sweet.

Agree that the Bucks' court looks awful.
I have long wished the cavs  
MarshallOnMontana : 9/16/2014 3:08 pm : link
Would go back to their late 80s look both with the uniforms and the court, but I dont see this court as the worst. Also their uniforms have improved since lebron left. At least their court is not one of these two toned messes like minnesota and whatever the hell is going on in milwaukee. Hate that portland is now going down that road too

ive long wished the knicks went back to blue paint, disagree with the author

I have nothing against the nets but im not a big fan off the court. Its just all too dark especially given they are one of the few teams who doesnt light the audience. With the black paint and the lighting, I think a lighter shade of wood would be better
interesting that  
MarshallOnMontana : 9/16/2014 3:23 pm : link
They dont have a pic of the pelicans but note that they have a new design that may be the boldest in the nba, but it has not yet received league approval
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Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 9/16/2014 3:42 pm : link
There's no way in hell the Cavs have the worst court, but I've always hated that enormous "C". I'd give the worst court in the league to Minny. I hate their two-toned look.

I think the Rockets have a shitty jersey/court, but atleast it's an upgrade over their cartoonish late 90s style. Please bring back the Hakeem-era look, that was a great look. I also fucking hate the Mavs but they have a sweet court.

I like what the Raptors have done. The 3D lanes were cool the first couple of times and then annoying after that.

I love the new Hawks logo and court. I think it's my favorite.

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GP : 9/16/2014 4:49 pm : link
OKC should be last. Their color scheme/floor/jerseys make me cringe. Just ugly and outdated.
I may be biased  
santacruzom : 9/16/2014 6:14 pm : link
but GS's court is my favorite.
imo...  
Dan in the Springs : 9/16/2014 9:09 pm : link
the Brooklyn floor is hands-down the best I've seen.
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