Golden State Warriors’ $9.14bn valuation tops NBA as average team hits $4.6bn The NBA, where a Big Three combination of players often proves successful on the floor, has a Big Three in terms of franchise value, too.
The Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers are the league’s most valuable franchises by a long distance, Sportico announced in its annual assessment on Wednesday.
The average NBA team is worth $4.6bn, a 15% rise over last year and nearly twice the worth from four years ago.
The Warriors, who have an affiliated WNBA expansion team set to start next year, saw their value go up 10% from 2023.
Rounding out the top 10 are the Los Angeles Clippers ($5.68bn), the for-sale Boston Celtics ($5.66bn), the Chicago Bulls ($5.56bn), the Miami Heat ($5bn), the Houston Rockets ($4.77bn) and the Toronto Raptors ($4.66bn).
