The Emirates NBA Cup is back, and so are the custom designed courts for each team.

For the past two seasons, the courts have been designed by artist Victor Solomon in collaboration with all 30 teams. Solomon, who also helped design the NBA award trophies and the NBA Cup trophy , has a long history of creating basketball art.

Solomon spoke with NBA.com about the process to design this season’s NBA Cup courts and how the league has created a system to continue refining these designs for future seasons.

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Editor’s note: The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

NBA.com: This is your second season designing this massive project. What has the design process been like and how did it

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