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Power Rankings: NBA Arenas

By Luke Dahlgren

Apr 9, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General overall view of the Staples Center during a NBA basketball game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 9, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General overall view of the Staples Center during a NBA basketball game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 26, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; A general view outside of the Vivint Smart Home Area prior to the game betweeen the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 26, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; A general view outside of the Vivint Smart Home Area prior to the game betweeen the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports /

#18 – Vivint Smart Home Arena – Utah Jazz

The Name: This sounds like less of a single arena and more of a product sold in infomercials. It’s something that doesn’t need to be installed by contractors; even a slim-shouldered office dweller can set up his own Vivint Smart Home Arena in the basement! It should be nicknamed “The Viv”. 4/10

The Aesthetics: I love the new (or I guess “old”) Jazz look, with the music note logo and the understated color scheme (and I know I just said I dislike navy blue; don’t worry about it). Otherwise, it’s a fairly charmless and functional court that’s easy to forget.

The Experience: The Viv is small, which means that even the cheapest seats give you a good view of the action. Nothing else about the arena is noteworthy. It’s decently located in Salt Lake City, and the food is standard overpriced stadium fare.

Overview: This is a standard small market arena, with limited space and an obscure naming deal that is otherwise a competent NBA experience.

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