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Forbes Pegs Lakers’ Valuation At $2.6 Billion

Basketball Insiders Sports Editor

Updated15 Oct 2021

Forbes Magazine has released its latest NBA Franchise valuations, taking the new TV rights deal and current franchise sale prices into consideration.

An average NBA franchises increased by 72.3%, according to Forbes, with the LA Lakers valuation topping the NBA at $2.6 billion.

Rank	Team	Value ($mil)	1-Yr Change	Rev ($mil)	Income ($mil)
1	Los Angeles Lakers	2,600	93	293	104.1
2	New York Knicks	2,500	79	278	53.4
3	Chicago Bulls	2,000	100	201	65.3
4	Boston Celtics	1,700	94	173	54.9
5	Los Angeles Clippers	1,600	178	146	20.1
6	Brooklyn Nets	1,500	92	212	-99.4
7	Golden State Warriors	1,300	73	168	44.9
8	Houston Rockets	1,250	61	175	38.0
9	Miami Heat	1,175	53	188	12.6
10	Dallas Mavericks	1,150	50	168	30.4
11	San Antonio Spurs	1,000	52	172	40.9
12	Portland Trail Blazers	940	60	153	11.7
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	930	58	152	30.8
14	Toronto Raptors	920	77	151	17.9
15	Cleveland Cavaliers	915	78	149	20.6
16	Phoenix Suns	910	61	145	28.2
17	Washington Wizards	900	86	143	10.1
18	Orlando Magic	875	56	143	20.9
19	Denver Nuggets	855	73	136	14
20	Utah Jazz	850	62	142	32.7
21	Indiana Pacers	830	75	139	25
22	Atlanta Hawks	825	94	133	14.8
23	Detroit Pistons	810	80	144	17.6
24	Sacramento Kings	800	45	125	8.9
25	Memphis Grizzlies	750	66	135	10.5
26	Charlotte Hornets	725	77	130	1.2
27	Philadelphia 76ers	700	49	125	24.4
28	New Orleans Pelicans	650	55	131	19
29	Minnesota Timberwolves	625	45	128	6.9
30	Milwaukee Bucks	600	48	110	11.5

For years NBA executives and insiders have questioned the validity of the Forbes valuations, however they are the only publicly available valuations from a reputable publication. Take these valuations as a base line, not a 100% accurate valuation of what a team would actually sell for.