Warriors’ San Francisco Arena Will Be Called ‘Chase Center’

January 27th, 2016 by Adam Wells Leave a reply »
As the Golden State Warriors sit atop the NBA world, their soon-to-be home in San Francisco has been given a name. 

According to J.K. Dineen of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Warriors' new arena that is set to open before the 2019-20 season will be called the Chase Center.

Dineen noted official financial details of Golden State's deal with JPMorgan Chase for naming rights were not available, but one expert speculated it could be greater than "the $200 million that Barclays paid to put its name on the home of New York’s Brooklyn Nets." On Thursday, Warriors owner Joe Jacob announced the deal was for 20 years. 

Warriors president Rick Welts told Dineen securing a naming-rights deal years before the arena opened was a priority for the franchise. 

“To do this now was incredibly important to financing the project, an absolute cornerstone,” Welts said. “It won’t be the last deal we announce, but it will be the biggest and most important deal we’ll announce. It sets the right tone for the other discussions.”

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