Forbes: NBA team values rise by 72% in one year.

[fairweatherfan]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12204869/forbes-reports-11-nba-teams-now-worth-1b

11 teams now estimated to be worth over $1 billion, including the Celtics at #4 with an estimated $1.7 billion value.  Other billion plus teams: Lakers, Knicks, Bulls, Clippers, Nets, Warriors, Rockets, Heat, Mavs.

Man, it's a good thing they cut down player revenues in the CBA before the league went broke

[D.o.s.]

Man, it's a good thing they cut down player revenues in the CBA before the league went broke

[TheFlex]

Wow, Spurs still not worth a billy?

[D.o.s.]

Wow, Spurs still not worth a billy?

Small Market Team, brah.

[86MaxwellSmart]

Wyc and the boys have ZERO reason to suck in the future---They bought the team for like $350 Million.

[TheFlex]

Wow, Spurs still not worth a billy?

Small Market Team, brah.

I guess, they've won for so long though, and it looks like they'll keep winning (Parker still has some years left to go, Danny Green is one of the best shooters in the league and will be for a while, once Kawhi gets healthy I think he'll be a top 10 players in the league, Livio Jean Charles is on the way, etc.).

[D.o.s.]

Yeah but it largely doesn't matter -- the Knicks have been terrible for 40 years, but they're the NYC Basketball team,

[Depalma2002]

Wyc and the boys have ZERO reason to suck in the future---They bought the team for like $350 Million.

I don't think Wyc's willingness to spend money in the past, present, or future was ever in doubt.

When the C's were contending, he went into the luxury tax, the past few seasons, they dropped below the tax but he still allowed Danny to pay Bogan's $5M to be a walking, talking trade exception and nothing more, and I'm sure when the pieces start coming together and the time comes, he will pay the luxury tax if need to be to put together the next contending team.

I don't think this most recent valuation changes the mindset, because I think this was his mindset from day 1.

[LooseCannon]

They should have the salary cap be based on a combination of the basketball revenue plus increase in franchise value, sort of like a capital gains tax.

[Redz]

How is an organization's value determined?  Net profits +  assets? 

[guava_wrench]

Keep in mind that these values are based on the not yet received TV money down the line. The owners don't have that money yet to spend.

[nickagneta]

Man, it's a good thing they cut down player revenues in the CBA before the league went broke

They should have the salary cap be based on a combination of the basketball revenue plus increase in franchise value, sort of like a capital gains tax.

Hahaha. You guy are funny.

[kraidstar]

Yeah but it largely doesn't matter -- the Knicks have been terrible for 40 years, but they're the NYC Basketball team,

there's also the knowledge that the team will be immediately much more competitive as soon as dolan is replaced by another owner.