The Definitive NBA Court Design Power Rankings (Grantland)

[Andrew]

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.

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