Forbes rankings of NBA franchise value. Average franchise now worth $1.25 Billion

[Legends66NBA7]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/01/20/new-york-knicks-head-the-nbas-most-valuable-teams-at-3-billion/#2715e4857a0b3cf21b2d2d3a


1. New York Knicks: $3 billion
2. Los Angeles Lakers: $2.7 billion
3. Chicago Bulls: $2.3 billion
4. Boston Celtics: $2.1 billion
5. Los Angeles Clippers: $2 billion
6. Golden State Warriors: $1.9 billion
7. Brooklyn Nets: $1.7 billion
8. Houston Rockets: $1.5 billion
9. Dallas Mavericks: $1.4 billion
10. Miami Heat: $1.3 billion
11. San Antonio Spurs: $1.15 billion
12. Cleveland Cavaliers: $1.1 billion
13. Phoenix Suns: $1 billion
14. Toronto Raptors: $980 million
15. Portland Trail Blazers: $975 million
16. Washington Wizards: $960 million
17. Oklahoma City Thunder: $950 million
18. Sacramento Kings: $925 million
19. Orlando Magic: $900 million
20. Utah Jazz: $875 million
21. Denver Nuggets: $855 million
22. Detroit Pistons: $850 million
23. Indiana Pacers: $840 million
24. Atlanta Hawks: $825 million
25. Memphis Grizzlies: $780 million
26. Charlotte Hornets: $750 million
27. Minnesota Timberwolves: $720 million
28. Philadelphia 76ers: $700 million
29. Milwaukee Bucks: $675 million
30. New Orleans Pelicans: $650 million

[kennethgriffin]

who the hell would pay 3 billion for the knicks

theyre entirely location based


the team itself has absolutely no value

[Sarcastic]

who the hell would pay 3 billion for the knicks

theyre entirely location based


the team itself has absolutely no value


If someone paid $2 billion for the Clippers on the open market, then I'm sure the Knicks would fetch $4-5 billion if they were actually for sale.

[Pushxx]

who the hell would pay 3 billion for the knicks

theyre entirely location based


the team itself has absolutely no value

I would guess it's because...that's where they are located lol. Are they gonna move from MSG or something? Nooo. :lol

[kennethgriffin]

If someone paid $2 billion for the Clippers on the open market, then I'm sure the Knicks would fetch $4-5 billion if they were actually for sale.


the clippers have 13 championships from when they were the celtics



but in all seriousness ... yes. their sale price was also built mostly on location



and its ludicrous...

[G-Funk]

Forbes is NY Bias, I'm pretty sure they are worth less than the Lakers

[imnew09]

Kristaps Porzingis alrdy #4 at Jersey sells. Tops KD AND GOATBROOK

Knicks a big market / real money maker

[kennethgriffin]

I would guess it's because...that's where they are located lol. Are they gonna move from MSG or something? Nooo. :lol



why doesnt the owner of a shit team like the bucks or some shit go and move their team into MSG aswell and share the building like clippers/lakers


who cares if it makes sense or not to anyone else...


then turn around and flip the franchise for double its original value

[kennethgriffin]

Forbes is NY Bias, I'm pretty sure they are worth less than the Lakers


obviously. the lakers should be worth double .. maybe triple that of any other team


why?


because they have one of the biggest locations AND one of the most stacked legacies...


the laker name would be huge no matter where they were... move them to edmonton alberta canada and theyed still sell out every night


the knicks are a shit team. have a joke of a history. have sucked for a long time and would collapse if they left new york

[bigkingsfan]

Kings stay winning.

[Hey Yo]

"Imagine, that in 1988, when the league added four expansion franchises (Miami, Orlando, Minnesota and Charlotte), those franchises cost $32.5 million each. The Heat is now worth $1.3 billion."

[kennethgriffin]

"Imagine, that in 1988, when the league added four expansion franchises (Miami, Orlando, Minnesota and Charlotte), those franchises cost $32.5 million each. The Heat is now worth $1.3 billion."


32.5 million in 1988 was worth around 100 million in todays world though

[TheBigVeto]

Godzingis is a true blessing for the Knicks.

[buddha]

sixers should be worth like 100 million max.

[dhsilv]

the clippers have 13 championships from when they were the celtics



but in all seriousness ... yes. their sale price was also built mostly on location



and its ludicrous...

everything else in the planet sells mostly on location..why is this different?

[Pushxx]

why doesnt the owner of a shit team like the bucks or some shit go and move their team into MSG aswell and share the building like clippers/lakers


who cares if it makes sense or not to anyone else...


then turn around and flip the franchise for double its original value

:lol New York Bucks!

[dhsilv]

Forbes is NY Bias, I'm pretty sure they are worth less than the Lakers

The lakers do not have 100% market share or even close. The north east if you take like a 100 mile radius you'll have something like 1/3 of the population of the US. That might require some minor tweaks but the point stands. The lakers direct market is large but like it or not the North East dwarfs all other markets.

[dhsilv]

why doesnt the owner of a shit team like the bucks or some shit go and move their team into MSG aswell and share the building like clippers/lakers


who cares if it makes sense or not to anyone else...


then turn around and flip the franchise for double its original value

cause the nba has to approve the move and that would hurt nba market value as a whole....christ do you ever think?

[Duderonomy]

Who would pay 3 billion for this?

https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2701962/dumpster-garbage-fire-gif.0.gif

[Straight_Ballin]

It really is amazing how stupid the human race is. Instead of spending all that money to further benefit us on something like science, humans would rather choose instant gratification in the form of entertainment and pay to watch people throw a ball through a hoop. :lol

[dhsilv]

It really is amazing how stupid the human race is. Instead of spending all that money to further benefit us on something like science, humans would rather choose instant gratification in the form of entertainment and pay to watch people throw a ball through a hoop. :lol

The thing is we don't spend all that much on basketball. We pay for tv because we're lazy and stupid. The ad revenue that sells us (well you people) bud light is what pays for the majority of this.

[Straight_Ballin]

The thing is we don't spend all that much on basketball. We pay for tv because we're lazy and stupid. The ad revenue that sells us (well you people) bud light is what pays for the majority of this.

The fact that much can be generated by ad revenue even solidifies my point that humans are stupid because they'd rather spend all that money on instant gratification rather than long term advancement.

Let's just borrow money from China to solve our problems!!

Oh shit, China's economy is tanking now! Quick... print more money! :lol

[outbreak]

new orleans is cheap, let's take up a collection and buy an ISH franchise.

[outbreak]

I am really surprised that the Suns are worth a bill.......

That is pretty high for a team that has been stuck in mediocrity and no real bright future (outside of booker)
must have good revenues, not all about production on court. They are pretty heavily marketed around the world I think, you tend to see quite a bit of retro suns gear sold merchandise wise.