The NBA expanded to 30 teams from 11 since 1967, where 29 teams from the United States and 1 from Canada. The league equally divides 30 teams into two conferences (Eastern Conference and Western Conference). Both Conferences have three divisions of five teams.
Here is your full list of the National Basketball Association team’s conferences, divisions, locations, arenas, and capacities you need to know.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division Location Arena Capacity Boston Celtics Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden 18,624 Brooklyn Nets New York City New York Barclays Center 17,732 New York Knicks New York City New York Madison Square Garden 19,812 Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center 21,600 Toronto Raptors Toronto, Ontario Scotiabank Arena 19,800
Central Division Location Arena Capacity Chicago Bulls Chicago, Illinois United Center 20,917 Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland, Ohio Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 20,562 Detroit Pistons Detroit, Michigan Little Caesars Arena 20,491 Indiana Pacers Indianapolis, Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fiserv Forum 18,717
Southeast Division Location Arena Capacity Atlanta Hawks Atlanta, Georgia State Farm Arena 15,711 Charlotte Hornets Charlotte, North Carolina Spectrum Center 19,077 Miami Heat Miami, Florida FTX Arena 19,600 Orlando Magic Orlando, Florida Amway Center 18,846 Washington Wizards Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena 20,356
Western Conference
Northwest Division Location Arena Capacity Denver Nuggets Denver, Colorado Ball Arena 19,520 Minnesota Timberwolves Minneapolis, Minnesota Target Center 19,356 Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Paycom Center 18,203 Portland Trail Blazers Portland, Oregon Moda Center 19,441 Utah Jazz Salt Lake City, Utah Vivint Arena 19,911
Pacific Division Location Arena Capacity Golden State Warriors San Francisco, California Chase Center 18,064 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles, California Staples Center 19,060 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles, California Staples Center 19,060 Phoenix Suns Phoenix, Arizona Footprint Center 18,055 Sacramento Kings Sacramento, California Golden 1 Center 17,500
Southwest Division Location Arena Capacity Dallas Mavericks Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center 19,200 Houston Rockets Houston, Texas Toyota Center 18,055 Memphis Grizzlies Memphis, Tennessee FedExForum 18,119 New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans, Louisiana Smoothie King Center 16,867 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center 18,418
