Plush courtside seating en route for the Iowa Wolves

• Oakview Group, the event center's management company, will purchase about 550 chairs for the project.
• That's enough to cover season ticket holders on the floor as well as rows A and B starting as soon as the end of this season, Chris Connolly, general manager of the Iowa Events Center, tells Axios.

Zoom out: Wolves' premium seats are currently "regular concert chairs," unlike most NBA arenas that have more luxurious options, Connolly says.

Of note: Polk County's government owns the events center and supervisors last month approved a five-year lease extension with the Wolves to play home games there.

• They approved $140,000 for the seats during the same meeting.
• The upgrades do not necessarily mean ticket prices will increase next season, Connolly says.

If you go: The Wolves play Cleveland at Wells Fargo Arena Friday at 7pm.

• Tickets: $18-$30.