The Business Of Basketball |
| Rank |
Team |
Current Value1 ($mil) |
1-Yr Value Change (%) |
Debt/Value3 (%) |
Revenue4 ($mil) |
Operating Income5 ($mil) |
| 1 |
New York Knicks |
613 |
1 |
0 |
208 |
29.6 |
| 2 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
584 |
4 |
22 |
191 |
47.9 |
| 3 |
Chicago Bulls |
504 |
1 |
11 |
165 |
55.4 |
| 4 |
Detroit Pistons |
480 |
1 |
0 |
160 |
40.4 |
| 5 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
477 |
5 |
42 |
159 |
13.1 |
| 6 |
Houston Rockets |
469 |
1 |
15 |
156 |
31.2 |
| 7 |
Dallas Mavericks |
466 |
1 |
26 |
153 |
-13.6 |
| 8 |
Phoenix Suns |
452 |
1 |
39 |
148 |
28.9 |
| 9 |
Boston Celtics |
447 |
14 |
40 |
149 |
20.1 |
| 10 |
San Antonio Spurs |
415 |
3 |
13 |
138 |
19.0 |
| 11 |
Toronto Raptors |
400 |
7 |
40 |
138 |
27.7 |
| 12 |
Miami Heat |
393 |
-6 |
43 |
131 |
-1.1 |
| 13 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
360 |
-5 |
18 |
116 |
0.3 |
| 14 |
Utah Jazz |
358 |
5 |
3 |
119 |
8.8 |
| 15 |
Washington Wizards |
353 |
2 |
47 |
118 |
14.9 |
| 16 |
Sacramento Kings |
350 |
-9 |
24 |
117 |
7.0 |
| 17 |
Orlando Magic |
349 |
8 |
29 |
100 |
6.2 |
| 18 |
Golden State Warriors |
335 |
8 |
22 |
112 |
14.2 |
| 19 |
Denver Nuggets |
329 |
3 |
14 |
112 |
-26.3 |
| 20 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
307 |
21 |
34 |
114 |
-0.9 |
| 21 |
Atlanta Hawks |
306 |
7 |
23 |
102 |
6.7 |
| 22 |
Indiana Pacers |
303 |
-9 |
16 |
101 |
-6.5 |
| 23 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
301 |
-2 |
17 |
100 |
-5.7 |
| 24 |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
300 |
12 |
47 |
82 |
-9.4 |
| 25 |
Los Angeles Clippers |
297 |
1 |
0 |
99 |
10.7 |
| 26 |
New Jersey Nets |
295 |
-13 |
71 |
98 |
-0.9 |
| 27 |
Memphis Grizzlies |
294 |
-3 |
51 |
95 |
-3.2 |
| 28 |
New Orleans Hornets |
285 |
5 |
35 |
95 |
3.2 |
| 29 |
Charlotte Bobcats |
284 |
-1 |
53 |
95 |
-4.9 |
| 30 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
278 |
5 |
20 |
94 |
5.4 |
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