This is Why They Can Afford to Pay a Guy $22 Mil to Do Nothing
SLAM Online —
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 | 3 Comments This is Why They Can Afford to Pay a Guy $22 Mil to Do Nothing The Knicks continue to have more money than God. ...
The Value of an NBA Team
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... The effect of market-size is undeniable, however. Most would agree that the Knicks could hardly have been managed more poorly over the last few years, yet the New York team remains the most valuable. Meanwhile the Hornets have been a model of turnaround, at least on the court, yet rank close to the bottom, doubtless thanks to a lack of enonomic might in the New Orleans area. ...
Your Portland Trail Blazers: now 21% more valuable
Blazers Blog —
... , ahead of teams like the NBA Champion Celtics, the Thunder and the Magic. The Blazers rank 20th overall in total value, but should continue to climb that list as they continue to climb the NBA ladder. Monte Burke of Forbes also has a feature on ...
Knicks declared most valuable franchise
Peter Robert Casey - The interplay of basketball, social media, and marketing —
... According to a Forbes study, the New York Knicks - owned by Cablevision Systems - boasted a league leading franchise valuation of over $613M. Meanwhile, Milwaukee's appraisal summed up the least amount of Bucks--$278M. Check out the complete list here. ...
How Much Is Your NBA Team Worth?
Slam Dunk Central —
... Houston Rockets, $469 million, $156 M (revenue), $31.2 M (operating income)
Dallas Mavericks, $466 million, $153 M (revenue), -$13.6 M (operating income)
Phoenix Suns, $452 million, $148 M (revenue), $28.9 M (operating income)
Boston Celtics, $447 million, $149 M (revenue), $20.1 M (operating income)
San Antonio Spurs, $415 million, $138 M (revenue), $19.0 M (operating income)
For the entire list of teams with the specifics, click here. ...
Game Thread: Bobcats/Bucks
Brew Hoop —
... Bucks' bucks. Forbes recently ranked the Bobcats and Bucks as the two least valuable franchises in the NBA. Then again, the third least valuable team is the New Orleans Hornets, a franchise that seems to do everything right. And at the top, far and away, are the comically inept New York Knicks. Clearly, value correlates a lot closer to market size than anything else. ...
Hornets: Most Bang for Your Dolla
Hornets Hype —
... , and definitely a different take considering the Hornets came in third to last on Forbes’ recent list of the most valuable NBA franchises. So, if you had $285 mil, hell, you could buy them. They’re that cheap. ...
Lakers and $: Mo money, fewer problems
Lakers Blog —
... "The Lakers are poised to compete for the NBA title the next few years with Bryant at the controls and a strong supporting cast. The Lakers sold out all of their games last year and home games at the Staples Center are once again the place to be seen. Courtside tickets were bumped up to $2,500 per game this year." If you want to get all puffy chested, there's more good news: When it comes to green, the Lakers generate more of it than the Green . Our daddy can buy your daddy, and all that. I kid. Let's not be shallow. But in an uncertain economy (hoops and beyond) that has ...
How the Wizards can use the lower-than-expected 2010 cap projection to their advantage
Bullets Forever —
... but it does give Abe flexibility where the Wizards can shave some more money off this year's payroll and still have some left over to act as a buffer if they need to go well over the tax next year to make the necessary upgrade to build a title contender. The Wizards will also likely be more profitable next year with a good team, which means home playoff games and more merchandise sales. The Wizards were right in the middle of the NBA franchise rankings on Forbes in 2008 (15th), and while they undoubtedly took a hit last year, they'll probably climb back to the ...
Grunfeld Built It, Now Will The Fans Come?
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
... Second, the Wizards are relatively financially stable, ranked 15th in the NBA by Forbes in franchise value, 14th in revenue and 10th in operating income. The rankings could be better considering that D.C. is the ...
Daily Links: Extra Amare trade rumor again edition...
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... "losing money". Last time I checked the Suns were making money according to the latest Forbes franchise valuation rankings they made $28.9m ...
