The NBA, where a big three combination of players often proves successful on the court, has a big three in terms of franchise value, too.
The Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers are the league’s most valuable franchises by a wide margin, Sportico announced in its annual assessment Wednesday.
The Warriors are worth $9.14 billion, the Knicks $8.3 billion and the Lakers $8.07 billion, according to the report. Golden State is considered the second-most valuable franchise in U.S. sports, trailing only the Dallas Cowboys ($10.3 billion).
The assessments include ownership’s real estate as well as team-related businesses such as WNBA franchises.
The average NBA team is worth $4.6 billion, a 15% rise over last year and nearly twice the worth from four years ago.
