Here's the Atlanta Hawks' new home court, complete with the 'Pac-Man' logo smack dab in the...

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With the 2014-15 NBA campaign just three weeks away, a number of teams have begun unveiling the new and improved floor surfaces on which their players will ply their trades this coming season. The San Antonio Spurs , Washington Wizards , Toronto Raptors , Sacramento Kings , Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans have all showed off their new home court designs, and on Monday, it was the Atlanta Hawks' turn: And the Hawks have a re-designed home court: pic.twitter.com/GFDJatPFBf — Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) October 6, 2014 Another look at Hawks court. #ATLHawks pic.twitter.com/4yiVk45XJG — Chris Vivlamore (@CVivlamoreAJC) October 6, 2014 The most notable difference, of course? The reappearance at center court of the Hawks' old "Pac-Man" logo, which the team reintroduced as a secondary logo back in May , and has now elected to deploy in a decidedly non-secondary fashion on the Philips Arena deck. A compare-and-contrast look between the old court and the new, courtesy of sometimes sideline reporter Craig Sager Jr.: Here's a look at the new Atlanta Hawks court design (top) compared to the previous one. #PACisBACK pic.twitter.com/ezZoJIx62p — Craig Sager II (@CraigSagerJr) October 6, 2014 Everything about this seems like an upgrade to me. The move to a darker baseline, the darker tone of the wood on the court, the switch from blue to red in the lane, the removal of the extraneous former secondary logo inside the 3-point arcs, etc. — it's a cool, clean presentation that connects the Hawks more to their fun-and-highlight-filled past than to their tumultuous present . Nicely done, all the way around. The new court's christening will come Monday night , when the Hawks welcome Anthony Davis and the Pelicans — a franchise that knows a thing or two about angry birds on the floor — to Atlanta. All we need now are some Dominique and Spud-evoking throwback throwdowns and we've got a recipe for a pretty fun little evening of preaseason basketball in Georgia. - - - - - - - Dan Devine is an editor for Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at devine@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @YourManDevine Stay connected with Ball Don't Lie on Twitter @YahooBDL , "Like" BDL on Facebook and follow BDL's Tumblr for year-round NBA talk, jokes and more.

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