The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in North America. The league consists of 30 teams and is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It is the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world.
The business value of all 30 NBA teams, including ownership’s stakes in real estate, regional sports broadcasters, and miscellaneous team-related holdings, is more than $70 billion.
Three NBA teams, the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, and Los Angeles Lakers, are worth more than $5 billion each, thus topping the chart of the top 10 most valuable NBA teams in 2021. Let’s have a look at the full list:
10. Toronto Raptors | $2.55 billion
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Founded: 1995
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Arena/Stadium: Scotiabank Arena
President: Masai Ujiri
General manager: Bobby Webster
Head coach: Nick Nurse
Ownership: Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Championships: 1 (2019)
Conference titles: 1 (2019)
Division titles: 7 (2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)
9. Dallas Mavericks | $2.58 billion
Conference: Western
Division: Southwest
Founded: 1980
Arena: American Airlines Center
Location: Dallas, Texas
Main sponsor: Chime
General manager: Donnie Nelson
Head coach: Rick Carlisle
Ownership: Mark Cuban
Championships: 1 (2011)
Conference titles: 2 (2006, 2011)
Division titles: 4 (1987, 2007, 2010, 2021)
8. Los Angeles Clippers | $2.63 billion
Conference: Western
Division: Pacific
Founded: 1970
History: Buffalo Braves (1970–1978)
San Diego Clippers (1978–1984)
Los Angeles Clippers (1984–present)
Arena: Staples Center
Location: Los Angeles, California
Main sponsor: Honey
President: Lawrence Frank
General manager: Michael Winger
Head coach: Tyronn Lue
Ownership: Steve Ballmer
Championships: 0
Conference titles: 0
Division titles: 2 (2013, 2014)
7. Houston Rockets | $2.77 billion
Conference: Western
Division: Southwest
Founded: 1967
History: San Diego Rockets (1967–1971)
Houston Rockets (1971–present)
Arena: Toyota Center
Location: Houston, Texas
CEO: Thaddeus “Tad” Brown
General manager: Rafael Stone
Head coach: Stephen Silas
Ownership: Tilman Fertitta
Championships: 2 (1994, 1995)
Conference titles: 4 (1981, 1986, 1994, 1995)
Division titles: 8 (1977, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020)
6. Chicago Bulls | $3.14 billion
Conference: Eastern
Division: Central
Founded: 1966
Arena: United Center
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Main sponsor: Zenni Optical
President: Michael Reinsdorf
General manager: Marc Eversley
Head coach: Billy Donovan
Ownership: Jerry Reinsdorf
Championships: 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Conference titles: 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Division titles: 9 (1975, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012)
5. Boston Celtics | $3.18 billion
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Founded: 1946
Arena: TD Garden
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Main sponsor: Vistaprint
CEO: Wyc Grousbeck
President: Rich Gotham
General manager: Danny Ainge
Head coach: Brad Stevens
Ownership: Boston Basketball Partners (Wyc Grousbeck, Managing Partner, CEO & Governor)
Championships: 17 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008)
Conference titles: 9 (1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2008, 2010)
Division titles: 31 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017)
4. Brooklyn Nets | $3.40 billion
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Founded: 1967
History: New Jersey Americans (1967–1968) (ABA)
New York Nets (1968–1976) (ABA); (1976–1977) (NBA)
New Jersey Nets (1977–2012)
Brooklyn Nets (2012–present)
Arena: Barclays Center
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Main sponsor: Motorola
CEO: John Abbamondi
General manager: Sean Marks
Head coach: Steve Nash
Ownership Joseph Tsai
Championships: 2
ABA: 2 (1974, 1976)
NBA: 0
Conference titles: 2 (2002, 2003)
Division titles: 5
ABA: 1 (1974)
NBA: 4 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
3. Los Angeles Lakers | $5.14 billion
Conference: Western
Division: Pacific
Founded: 1947
History: Minneapolis Lakers (1947–1960)
Los Angeles Lakers (1960–present)
Arena: Staples Center
Location: Los Angeles, California
Main sponsor: Wish
President: Jeanie Buss
General manager: Rob Pelinka
Head coach: Frank Vogel
Ownership: Buss Family Trusts (majority)
Jeanie Buss (controlling owner)
Philip Anschutz, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority)
Championships: 17 (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2020)
Conference titles: 19 (1972, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2020)
Division titles: 33 (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2020)
2. Golden State Warriors | $5.21 billion
Conference: Western
Division: Pacific
Founded: 1946
History: Philadelphia Warriors (1946–1962)
San Francisco Warriors (1962–1971)
Golden State Warriors (1971–present)
Arena: Chase Center
Location: San Francisco, California
Main sponsor: Rakuten
President: Rick Welts
General manager: Bob Myers
Head coach: Steve Kerr
Ownership: Joe Lacob (majority)
Peter Guber
Championships: 6 (1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018)
Conference titles: 6 (1975, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Division titles: 12 (1948, 1951, 1956, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1976, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
1. New York Knicks | $5.42 billion
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Founded: 1946
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York City, New York
Main sponsor: Squarespace
President: Leon Rose
General manager: Scott Perry
Head coach: Tom Thibodeau
Ownership: Madison Square Garden Sports (James Dolan, Executive Chairman)
Championships: 2 (1970, 1973)
Conference titles: 4 (1972, 1973, 1994, 1999)
Division titles: 8 (1953, 1954, 1970, 1971, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2013)
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