The five teams with the highest market value in the NBA are listed in the third place with 7 billion yuan, and the Warriors are the only one

As a business league, many teams in the NBA are still mainly profitable, which is why many teams are reluctant to pay luxury taxes. After all, it is rare for bosses like Clippers Ballmer to be. In the past few years, we have not seen many bosses choose to sell during the increase in team value. The best case is the Celtics. As a giant team in the NBA, their market value has been increasing over the years, especially after winning the championship in 2024, the team's value has ushered in a visible increase.

In the end, the former owner of the Celtics, the Grosbeck family put their shares on the trading shelves. Finally, in March this year, the Celtics were officially sold to the new boss William Ziszem for a sky-high contract of $6.1 billion. When Glosbeck acquired the Celtics in 2002, they only spent $360 million, so this choice once became one of the most successful investments in their family history.

Recently, the American sports business media Boardroom also listed the five NBA teams with the highest market value. Among them, the Lakers, who are also a wealthy club, ranked third with $7 billion, and the Warriors, who ranked first, can be called the NBA team of the 21st century. Over the years, they have not only won many championships, but the team's market value has also reached its unique position in the league today.

5. Rockets (US$5.7 billion)

Although the Rockets have not won the championship since Olajuwon's decline, the team's record has still had a lower limit for most of the time. In addition, due to Yao Ming's joining, the Rockets have added many Chinese fans, which obviously increased their commercial value. Later, Harden joined the Rockets in 2012, and under his leadership, the team ushered in the peak of the 21st century. In the 2017-2018 season, they not only achieved the best regular season record in team history, but also almost eliminated Universe Brave in the playoffs.

Harden left the team in the 2020-2021 season, so the Rockets entered a long-lost reconstruction period. After that, the team selected young players such as Jaylen Green, Shin Kyung, Ethan, Jabbarri Smith Jr., and Amen, so the team realized that it was time for them to end the reconstruction, so the team's lineup was reshuffled in 2023. That offseason they signed Van Vleet and Dillon and hired Uduka as head coaches. Their arrival brought the Rockets back to the ranks of strong teams.

The Rockets won 50+ wins in the regular season this season. Although they were eliminated in the first round, this season has proved that many of their players are worth training. In addition, the Rockets, who have a large number of draft picks, can do something in this offseason. As of now, they are one of Durant's most likely next players. If they can get this superstar, the Rockets' strength in the new season can still keep up.

4. Bulls ($5.8 billion)

The Bulls are similar to the Rockets. They have never stood on the top podium in the NBA since Jordan left the team. However, the foundation left by Jordan was still there, and Chicago was also one of the top big cities in the United States. Therefore, no matter how poor the team's performance during the period was, their market value has been steadily increasing.

And the Bulls in the middle have had a chance to revive. In 2008, they chose No. 1 Ross, who also became the youngest MVP in NBA history. Unfortunately, God is jealous of talent. Since winning the MVP, Ross has experienced a cliff-like decline due to injury, and the Bulls lost the opportunity to compete for the championship. Later, the Bulls never found the most suitable team-building core. Players such as LaVine, DeRozan and other players are far from the Bulls' standards.

3. Lakers (7 billion US dollars)

Since its founding, the Lakers have always been one of the most popular teams in the league. Especially in the 1980s, under the leadership of Magic, Jabbar and others, the Lakers even dominated the NBA. In those 10 years, they reached the Finals many times and won 5 championships. Moreover, the Lakers' style of playing was quite gorgeous at that time, so those years of the Lakers were also called the "ShowTime" period. With the advantage of playing style + strength, they greatly improved the league's ratings.

Later, the Lakers formed a combination of O'Neal and Kobe. These two not only led the Lakers to win three consecutive championships, but the team also became more popular under their command. At that time, because Yao Ming entered the NBA, Chinese fans got more opportunities to understand the NBA. Many fans became fascinated by Kobe and the Lakers at that time, and even later Kobe became the most influential foreign player in China.

After Kobe's Achilles tendon ruptured, the Lakers experienced a dark period, during which Kobe chose to retire in 2016. Just as fans were discussing which young man in the future lineup could succeed Kobe, the league's number one player James went directly to Los Angeles in 2018. His arrival directly brought the Lakers back to the spotlight, and under his leadership, the Lakers won the championship again in 2020. When James and the Lakers worked together in recent years, the team's game ticket prices have always been one of the best in the league. This can once again show how exaggerated the commercial value they can realize when they work together.

Now that James is about to retire, the Lakers traded Doncic this season again. The latter is one of the players with the highest commercial value in active service. At the same time, his strength can also rank in the top five in the league. The most important thing is that Doncic is only 26 years old, so this transaction of the Lakers not only improves the current combat power, but also does not have to worry about building the core team in the next 10 years..

2. Knicks (US$7.5 billion)

The Knicks, located in New York, the largest metropolis in the United States, have ranked first in the league for a long time. Even though they rarely won the championship during this period, and even did not make more seasons in the playoffs, the team's commercial value is still not comparable to other teams. Because of this, the media and fans put the Knicks' faults that have not achieved success in so many years on the management.

However, in the past few years, the Knicks' successive operations seem to be expected to successfully rehabilitate themselves. They signed Brunson in 2022, and then traded Hart, Anunobi, Bridges and Towns, thus forming the starter of this season. Under the leadership of this lineup, the Knicks performed far beyond expectations this year. At present, they have great hopes to at least make it to the Eastern Conference Finals. Considering that there is no unique team this year, they are not without a chance to compete for the championship. If the Knicks really win the championship in the end, their market value will once again see a visible surge in the naked eye.

1. Warriors (US$9.4 billion)

15 years ago, the Warriors' market value was only US$315 million, which can only rank 77th among the 92 professional sports teams in the United States. After 15 years, the Warriors' market value has reached US$9.4 billion, which is not only the highest in the NBA, but even looking at the four major sports leagues, they are also among the best.

The most important thing for the Warriors to have their current status is that under the leadership of Curry and others, they have achieved great success on the court. From 2009 to now, they have reached 6 Finals and won 4 championships. During this period, they also set a historical regular season best record of 73 wins and 9 losses. During the same period, it can be said that the Warriors' performance completely beat any other NBA team.