I Knicks la squadra di maggior valore economico per Forbes
A seguire i Lakers e poi Bulls
Secondo Forbes, i New York Knicks sono la squadra che ha il maggior valore economico. Al secondo posto i Lakers e poi i Bulls.
Sempre secondo Forbes, il valore medio delle squadre NBA è aumentato del 30% rispetto allo scorso anno, toccando quota 509 milioni a franchigia.
I Knicks quest'anno hanno scalzato in vetta alla classifica i Los Angeles Lakers.
Ecco le classifica (le spiegazioni sono in inglese):
Value: $1.1 billion
Profit: $83 million
The Knicks’ home arena, Madison Square Garden, is in the final stages of a $980 million renovation, to be completed this summer. The makeover resulted in an NBA-leading $243 million in revenue last season. Another plus: better play. In 2012, the Knicks won a playoff game for the first time since 2001.
Value: $1 billion
Profit: $48 million
The Lakers should see revenue surge this year. The team got their new $3.6 billion television deal with Time Warner Cable off to a fast start by striking carriage deals before the season began with DirecTV, Cox, Verizon, AT&T and Charter for the team's two new regional sports networks, Time Warner Cable Sportsnet and Time Warner Cable Deportes. The 16-time NBA champions had the NBA's highest payroll for a third straight year last season triggering a $12.6 million luxury tax bill.
Value: $800 million
Profit: $34 million
The Bulls led the league in attendance for a third straight year with an average of 22,161 per game. Last season ratings on CSN Chicago averaged 5.8, 29% higher than the previous season and fourth best in the league.
#4 Boston Celtics
Value: $730 million
Profit: $19 million
The Celtics, who have the NBA's third highest average ticket price ($69), coined money during the 2011-12 season. The team made it to the Eastern Conference Finals where they lost in seven games to the eventual NBA champions, Miami Heat. The Celtics signed a Courtside Club naming rights deal at TD Garden with Sun Life Financial, who took over the rights from the Lincoln car brand. The team also raised cash by bringing in a new investor, Rob Hale, last year.
Value: $685 million
Profit: $13 million
The Mavericks sold out an NBA-best 432 straight regular season games heading into the 2012-13 season. Credit 12 straight playoff appearances and the popularity of 11-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, as well as Mark Cuban, who markets his franchise harder than any other owner in pro sports. The Mavs have consistently lost money under Cuban thanks to high payrolls that triggered the luxury tax. But last year's $2.7 million bill was the lowest of the past 7 years.
Value: $625 million
Profit: $15 million
The Miami Heat captured their second championship last season, defeating the Thunder in five games. LeBron James was named MVP for both the regular season (his third) and the finals. In doing so, James became only the tenth player in league history to be named MVP for the season and finals. The Heat's cable television rating soared 34% last year, to an average of 6.59 on Sun Sports, second-best in the league.
Value: $568 million
Profit: $27 million
After missing the playoffs for three consecutive years, the Rockets spent big money on two guards prior to the start of the 2012-13 season. The Rockets signed free agent point guard Jeremy Lin (above) to a 3-year, $25 million contract, and then traded for Oklahoma City's reigning Sixth Man of the Year James Harden. The Rockets signed the shooting guard to a 5-year, $80 million contract extension. The team will have the money after launching its new regional sports network. Comcast SportsNet Houston, owned by the Rockets, MLB's Houston Astros and Comcast, launched with the 2012-13 season.
Value: $555 million
Profit: $29 million
The Warriors plan to build a new arena on the San Francisco waterfront that is expected to be ready by 2017, when the team’s lease at Oracle Arena in Oakland expires. Under the tentative deal the Warriors will privately finance the project, which could cost $1 billion and also includes a hotel and condominiums.
Value: $530 million
Loss: $17 million
The Nets posted the NBA’s second-biggest operating loss in their final season playing in Newark’s Prudential Center, but it is a new era for the Nets after their move to Brooklyn and the opening of the Barclays Center. Jay-Z, a small investor in the Nets, opened the arena to rave reviews with a series of eight concerts in the fall. The team is adding the NHL's Islanders as a tenant starting in 2015, which will help offset the arena's operating expenses. Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov owns 80% of the Nets and a 45% stake in the arena, while real estate developer Bruce Ratner owns a controlling interest in the Barclays Center and will operate the arena. Ratner also owns 20% of the basketball team.
Value: $527 million
Profit: $15 million
The Spurs have the best record in pro sports since the team drafted Tim Duncan first overall and hired Gregg Popovich to coach. The team has won 70% of its regular season games (the NFL’s Patriots have won 69.5%) and four NBA titles since the start of the 1997-98 season. Ratings for Spurs games on FS Southwest were down 21% last season, but they were still the highest in the NBA for a second straight year. The Spurs were one of six teams to pay the luxury tax for last season with a total bill of $2.5 million.
Value: $525 million
Profit: $2.6 million
The Maloof family is on the verge of selling the Kings to Microeam's move to Oklahoma) for two seasons and then move into a new, $490 million arena. The soft CEO Steve Ballmer and hedge fund manager Chris Hansen for $525 million (plus a relocation fee expected to be at least $50 million that will be paid to the NBA). The Kings have been trying for years to replace their antiquated arena to no avail and flirted with a move to Anaheim's Honda Center in 2011. If the deal goes through, Ballmer and Hansen will move the Kings to Seattle where they will play in KeyArena (formerly the home of the SuperSonics prior to the tteam will pay $290 million of the arena's cost and operate it. The Kings had the fourth lowest attendance last season and are once again near the bottom after a playoff drought that stretches to 2006.
Value: $475 million
Profit: $30 million
The Thunder raced to the finals last year where they lost to the Miami Heat in five games. The Thunder, following a second consecutive strong playoff run, posted the third-highest average cable rating (6.58) on FS Oklahoma, more than doubling the team's rating from the prior season. Last season marked the first year of the Chesapeake Energy's arena naming rights deal, which nets the team $3 million annually. Forward Kevin Durant led the league in scoring for a third straight year during the 2011-12 season and finished second in the MVP balloting.
Value: $474 million
Profit: $13 million
The Suns have cut ticket prices in recent years, but continue to see attendance slide at US Airways Center. Last season's 13% drop was the third straight year of decline. Fans are tuning out at home as well with local TV ratings off a league-worst 37% on FS Arizona. This season is shaping up even worse at the gate after the summer departure of franchise point guard Steve Nash after eight years and two MVPs in the Valley of the Sun. The Suns released Vince Carter and his $18 million salary before the 2011-12 season, which helped the team stay out of luxury tax territory. The Suns owed Carter only $4 million of his salary that was guaranteed.
Value: $470 million
Profit: $12 million
The Magic underwent a massive shakeup in the offseason when they parted ways with coach Stan Van Gundy (fired), general manager Otis Smith (resigned) and franchise center Dwight Howard (traded). The Magic are struggling on the court after six straight playoff appearances, but business is still strong at the two year old Amway Center. The team's season ticket renewal rate was 80% this season and the team landed 1,500 new season ticket holders. The building's 60 luxury suites are all sold on at least three year contracts with only eight to 10 up for renewal after the 2012-13 season. The Magic’s bottom line improved $28 million last year.
Value: $457 million
Loss: $10 million
The Trail Blazers stumbled on the court last year, finishing with a record of 28-38, after three straight playoff appearances. Fans still flocked to the Rose Garden as the team had the second-highest attendance in the NBA, averaging 20,496 fans per game. The Rose Garden is one of the few NBA arenas without a naming rights deal. Team president Chris McGowan hopes to have one secured over the next year in a deal worth $2.5 million annually. Team owner Paul Allen, one of the wealthiest men in the world (net worth: $15 billion), owns the Rose Garden after buying the building out of bankruptcy in 2007.
Value: $434 million
Profit: $19 million
The Cavaliers went 21-45 during the 2011-12 season and saw attendance plummet 21%, to an average of just 15,900 per game at Quicken Loans Arena. It was the team's second season since LeBron James left, but the first they could not use James to entice season ticket holders (James left the Cavs in July 2010 after fans already had purchased season tickets). For the 2012-13 campaign, the team plans on introducing a reconfigured scorer's table intended to increase the amount of television exposure courtside advertisers get by at least 15% which should help boost revenue.
Value: $432 million
Profit: $12 million
The Jazz made a comeback on the hardwood last season, going 36-30 after posted a losing record during the 2010-11 campaign. Interest in the team, who were swept in the first round of the 2012 playoffs by the Spurs, picked up. The Jazz had one of the NBA's highest local television ratings last season on Root Sports. The locals also supported the team at EnergySolutions Arena, with average attendance of 19,300, 12th-highest in the league.
Value: $430 million
Profit: $9.1 million
The Clippers have experienced a renaissance after the trade for All-Star point guard Chris Paul at the end of 2011. The team won 61% of its games last season, which was the best performance in franchise history. They reached the second round of the playoffs for only the second time since Donald Sterling bought the team in 1981. Sterling has been knocked for not spending money on players, but has the NBA's 11th highest payroll this season at $73 million. The Clippers, who share the Staples Center with the Lakers, outdrew their more decorated L.A. rivals at Staples last year. TV ratings on FS Prime Ticket jumped 85%, which was the fourth best gain in the NBA last season.
Value: $427 million
Profit: $12 million
The Nuggets struggle to make money, but owner Stan Kroenke, who also owns the NHL's Avalanche and the Pepsi Center, makes money televising both teams on Altitude Sports and Entertainment, the regional sports network he launched in 2004. AS&E had a carrier fee of $2.85 per month, per subscriber in 2012, 36 cents above the RSN average, according to SNL Kagan. Aside from affiliate fees, RSNs also make money (roughly 20-30% of total revenue) from advertising, which has enable Kroenke to build equity from sports outside of the direct ownership of his teams.
Value: $418 million
Loss: $0.8 million
The 76ers had the biggest per game attendance jump in the NBA last season at 19% in their first year under the new ownership group led by billionaire Joshua Harris. The team reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2003 before falling to the Boston Celtics. The team rolled the dice in August trading for oft-injured, franchise center Andrew Bynum, who was in the last year of his contract with the Lakers. Injuries have kept Bynum sidelined this season, but the team has doubled its season ticket base this season after the trade and strong 2012 playoff run.
Value: $405 million
Profit: $19 million
Bell Canada and Rogers Communications completed their purchase of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in June. The transaction valued MLSE, which owns the Raptors, Maple Leafs of the NHL, Air Canada Centre, Toronto FC of MLS and the Marlies, a Leafs affiliate, at $2.05 billion. The Raptors have struggled at the gate in recent years with attendance off 2,600 fans per game versus the 2007-08 season. The team cut ticket prices across the board this season to help stem the tide with upper bowl ticket prices down as much as 40%.
Value: $400 million
Profit: $7.7 million
Bell Canada and Rogers Communications completed their purchase of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in June. The transaction valued MLSE, which owns the Raptors, Maple Leafs of the NHL, Air Canada Centre, Toronto FC of MLS and the Marlies, a Leafs affiliate, at $2.05 billion. The Raptors have struggled at the gate in recent years with attendance off 2,600 fans per game versus the 2007-08 season. The team cut ticket prices across the board this season to help stem the tide with upper bowl ticket prices down as much as 40%.
Value: $397 million
Profit: $1.7 million
The Wizards have been the worst team in the NBA since the start of the 2008-09 season, winning only 27% of their games. Fans are hoping Ted Leonsis, who took majority control of the team in 2010, can engineer a similar turnaround to what he did with his Washington Capitals of the NHL. Fans are getting impatient as TV ratings dropped 22% last season and were third lowest in the NBA. In July, Leonsis took advantage of the amnesty clause in the new CBA to cut the disappointing Andray Blatche and remove his salary from the salary cap. Blatche will still receive the $23 million remaining on his contract through 2015.
Value: $383 million
Profit: $11 million
The CIB (the city-controlled entity that owns the Bankers Life Fieldhouse) voted in December to extend their $10 million a year arena operating subsidy for the Pacers for another year. The original three-year contract for $33.5 million ends in June of 2013. The latest agreement gives the Pacers a $10 million, non-interest bearing loan to cover the operating expenses until June, 2014. The team had its first winning season since 2004-05 and took the eventual NBA champions Heat to six games in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but home attendance averaged just 14,168, second-lowest in the league.
Value: $377 million
Loss: $12 million
Billionaire Michael Heisley sold the Grizzlies to a group headed by Robert Pera for $377 million in October. Heisley bought the team in 2000 for $160 million and pocketed much of the arena's naming rights money from FedEx upfront. As part of the deal, Pera's RJP Group also took over control of the lease at the FedEx Forum, which is owned by the city. Among Pera's investors are Justin Timberlake and Peyton Manning and his wife, Ashley. Jason Levien, a former minority investor in the 76ers, sold his stake to become CEO of the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies continue to bleed red ink thanks to a massive payroll that does not match its small market status.
Value: $364 million
Loss: $4.5 million
The Timberwolves are in an extremely competitive market for selling suites and sponsorships, going against the newer Xcel Energy Center and Target Field. Prior to the start of the 2012-13 season the Timberwolves announced they were going to decrease the number of suites in the Target Center from 56 to 40 as the team leased just 32 of the arena's suites last season. The team is converting six of the suites to expand its Club Cambria from 128 seats to 208. The club has been sold out the past two seasons at a cost of $4,644, which includes tickets and food.
Value: $340 million
Profit: $3.3 million
Tom Benson, who has owned the NFL's New Orleans Saints since 1985, bought the Hornets from the NBA in April, 2012 for $340 million. Benson also extended the team's lease at the New Orleans Arena through the 2024 season. As part of that agreement, the state of Louisiana, which owns the arena, will provide $50 million of upgrades for such things as additional premium seating that will generate more revenue for Benson. The new lease eliminates all exit options for the team and the current attendance benchmarks. In addition, the lease reduces the state's financial obligations to the team. The previous agreement required the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District to pay up to $7.9 million annually to the Hornets. That obligation will drop to $2.8 million annually, with the money used in ways that could generate revenue for the district.
Value: $316 million
Loss: $19 million
The Hawks sale to Los Angeles businessman Alex Meruelo fell apart at the end of 2011 and now the ownership group says it is committed to the team long-term after a new CBA reduced player costs and increased revenue sharing. The Hawks owners spent $9 million on capital improvements at Philips Arena, including LED boards and a new restaurant. The Hawks lost in the first round of the playoffs after three straight second round appearances. But attendance continues to be a problem as only the Pacers drew fewer fans among 2012 playoff teams.
Value: $315 million
Loss: $13 million
The Bobcats posted a record of 7-59, the worst winning percentage in the history of the NBA. Their average attendance at Time Warner Cable Arena was 14,750, third-lowest in the league. Followers on television also remained scarce, as the Bobcats average cable rating on SportSouth was 0.82, ahead of only the Nets. The team did manage to cash in on its iconic Hall of Fame owner last year when it inked a one-of-a-kind deal with Presbyterian Healthcare, a Bobcats founding partner, that combines arena sponsorship with an endorsement deal with Michael Jordan.
Value: $312 million
Loss: $0.5 million
The Bucks missed the playoffs last season, but took some steps forward off the court in 2012. BMO Harris Bank announced an arena naming rights deal for the Bradley Center. The team also sold naming rights to the four main entrances. The new deals are expected to boost sponsorship revenue by more than $3 million annually.
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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