If the Warriors traded Curry today. What would they be worth tomorrow?
I have a hard time buying that the Warriors are so valuable. Sportico is paywalled, so I couldn't dig in there,
but Forbes has a a similar list with details that also has the Warriors at #1. Forbes' values breakdown as follows:
You're telling me both Golden State's market and brand is right there with the Lakers and Knicks?
They're only tenth in US media market. And while
Curry sells jerseys, not that many jerseys (if he were consistenly #1-#2 for 20 years like LeBron maybe I could buy it). Quickly looking back at old Forbes' lists, it's not like Miami or Cleveland were topping the lists when LeBron was there.
But that's all minor compared to Stadium value, wow. I know they have the latest stadium (and only other teams to build in the last 10 years are mid-to-small markets MIL, DET, SAC), that puts them double the next highest, and like 4x-5x more valuable than the rest of the league? Wonder how the Clippers new stadium will rank value wise?
The Warriors also seem to be far and away the Revenue leader. I think that's driven from the Stadium deal? I would love to see a breakdown of how all that works compared to other teams.
Definitely interested to see where the Warriors rank after a few years of bad luck when they're rebuilding again. I don't think their market or brand is that strong, but time will tell I suppose. And if their stadium deal is that valuable, will other teams follow suit, or do they really have something unique/special?
If I were looking to buy a team, I've always thought Atlanta seems like the most affordable option with potential to turn it into something. Good weather, top 10ish city for media market and economy, affordable, strong black culture, growing film production center, etc. Seems like Atlanta has the most untapped potential.