With an estimated net worth of 11 billion U.S. dollars, the Golden State Warriors franchise was the most valuable team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2025. Trailing in second place were the Los Angeles Lakers with a value of 10 billion U.S. dollars.
How much revenue does the NBA generate?
For the 2024/25 season, NBA teams generated combined revenues of over 12 billion U.S. dollars; regular season ticketing in the NBA accounted for about a fifth of the total. That season, the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers were the NBA franchises that generated the most revenue, with 880 million U.S. dollars and 569 million U.S. dollars, respectively. Meanwhile, the average franchise value in the NBA registered a significant growth between 2014 and 2024, rising from 634 million U.S. dollars to over four billion U.S. dollars.Â
Sports team values
Compared to the National Football League (NFL), franchises in the NBA are, on average, worth less. However, since 2018, teams in the NBA have become more valuable than the average team valuation in Major League Baseball (MLB). In 2024, the average franchise value in the National Football League (NFL) was around 5.69 billion, whereas Major League Baseball teams had an average value of over 2.4 billion U.S. dollars. The most valuable NFL franchise was the Dallas Cowboys, valued at 13 billion U.S. dollars in 2025. That year in the MLB, the New York Yankees, with an estimated worth of over eight billion U.S. dollars, were the most valuable MLB franchise.