It's been called an "arms race" for NBA teams -- the effort to out-do each other in building the biggest and best practice facilities in the league. Like state-of-the-art arenas, the practice facilities --now most likely called "training centers"-- are seen as a needed amenity.
In a survey of nine new practice facilities Monday, Sports Business Journal finds the Nets' HSS Training Center typical of what teams are doing with their training centers -- build nearby (but part of) the teams' home arenas; offer amenities not just to the team but to the surrounding community, sponsors and even season ticket holders; and spend, spend, spend.