NBA Unveils 2025 In-Season Tournament Courts: From โฃAtlanta’s Struggles to Portland’s Triumph
NEW YORKโ – The NBA today revealed โคthe โขcourtโค designs โfor its 2025 In-Season Tournament, sparking immediate โdebate among fans โฃandโ analysts. The Athletic‘s โpanel of experts – Jay King, โZach Harper, James โJones, and Kevinโค O’Connor (Robbins) โ- have weighed in,โข ranking all โ30 designs. Hear’s a breakdown, from the least favored to โthe top contenders:
30. Atlanta Hawks โฃ(61)
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29. Washington Wizards (64)
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28. Charlotte Hornets (68)
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27. Memphis Grizzlies (71)
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26.โ Houston Rockets (73)
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25.San Antonio Spurs (75)
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24. Detroit Pistonsโ (78)
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23.Chicago Bulls (80)
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22. Phoenix Sunsโข (82)
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21. Indiana Pacers (84)
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20. Miami Heat โ(86)
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19. Boston Celtics (88)
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18. Denver Nuggets (90)
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17. Cleveland Cavaliers (92)
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16. Los Angeles Clippersโ (94)
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15. โSacramento Kings (96)
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14. โขMinnesota Timberwolves (98)
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13. New Orleans Pelicans (100)
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12. Utah Jazz (101)
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11. Philadelphia 76ers (102)
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10. Dallasโ Mavericks (103)
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9. โขMilwaukee Bucks (103)
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8. Los Angelesโข Lakers (103)
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7. Brooklyn Nets โ(103)
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6. โคGolden Stateโ Warriors (104)
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5. Toronto Raptors (104)
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4. new York Knicks (104)
jones (30): โ The New โYork skyline is perfect. I โฃhave no complaints. This works โฃfor the city.
King (30): This is the โฃbest court.โ The colors. The skyline.The reliance on a classic theme. patrick โEwing andโ John Starksโ came to mind the second I looked at it,โข and that’s for the best.
Koreen (29): Like many of the teams up top, the Knicks have a classic color โฃscheme that they know works. They have the benefit of not โhaving to โreinvent the wheel. they getโ another break here, โas theโฃ gold really pops next to the orange and the blue. The Manhattan โคskyline hasโ yet toโ miss.
Robbins (14): The โcourt โis too dark, and no basketball court should be almost all blue.The skyline is โฃthe only saving grace here.
1. (tie) Orlando Magic (104)
King (29): Shaq. Penny. Nick Anderson. Dennis Scott. Oh, how young Jay King wished that core could have stayed together โin the mid-1990s. At least I get reminded of them every โขtime I look โคat the beatiful star logo.
Jones (28): Simplicity wins โฃagain. Orlando didn’t have โขto do much, โand this is a great combination of incorporating the team’sโ colors and the star logo.
Koreen (24): The Magic’s colors and logo have always