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Mark Giannotto, USA TODAY · USA TODAY Sports

Thu, Oct 16, 2025 ·

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The average cost and lowest price to own an NBA team continue to rise and the gap between the Golden State Warriors and everyone else, including their historic peers in Los Angeles , New York and Boston , is still growing during the tail end of the Steph Curry era in the Bay Area.

These were the among bigger takeaways from Sportico's latest NBA franchise valuations ahead of the start to the 2025-26 season.

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The Warriors, according to the sports business website, are worth a league-high $11.33 billion approaching Curry's 17th season with the team. It's the fifth consecutive year Golden State has been atop these rankings, but the Warriors now trail only the NFL's Dallas Cowboys in franchise valuation among American professional sports teams.

Golden State's worth increased by more than $2 billion since Sportico's valuation rankings in 2024 , and the franchise has increased in value dramatically since the team moved into the Chase Center in San Francisco in 2019 and built an accompanying mixed-used development called Thrive City .

The Los Angeles Lakers , who were sold earlier this year at a $10 billion valuation , jumped ahead of the New York Knicks for the second-most valuable NBA franchise. The Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics rounded out the top five as determined by Sportico. The Celtics ($6.1 billion) and Portland Trail Blazers ($4.25 billion) have also been sold in recent months, which in turn raised Sportico's average price tag for an NBA team by more than 20% to $5.51 billion in 2025.

Only three years ago, according to Reuters, the average NBA franchise valuation was $2.58 billion. Last year, meanwhile, there were three teams valued at more than $6 billion by Sportico. That has jumped to eight ahead of this season. The Memphis Grizzlies were once again the lowest-valued franchise in the league this year at $4 billion, which is nonetheless about a $994 million increase from 2024.

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Here's a breakdown of all the 2025 NBA franchise valuations as determined by Sportico:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
(Alonzo Adams Media)

Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder
(Alonzo Adams Media)

Alex Caruso, Oklahoma City Thunder
(Alonzo Adams, Alonzo Adams Media)

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
(Cary Edmondson, Imagn Images)

Jimmy Butler III, Golden State Warriors
(Cary Edmondson, Imagn Images)

Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
(Cary Edmondson, Imagn Images)

Trayce Jackson-Davis, Golden State Warriors
(Cary Edmondson, Imagn Images)

LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
(Gary A. Vasquez, Imagn Images)

Luka Doncic, Los Angeles Lakers
(Gary A. Vasquez, Imagn Images)

Austin Reaves, Los Angeles Lakers
(Gary A. Vasquez, Imagn Images)

Derrick White, Boston Celtics
(David Butler II, Imagn Images)

Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and forward Cooper Flagg, Dallas Mavericks
(Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)

Caleb Martin, Dallas Mavericks
(Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)

Dwight Powell, Dallas Mavericks
(Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)

Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers
(Ken Blaze, Imagn Images)

Kyle Kuzma, Milwaukee Bucks
(Benny Sieu, Imagn Images)

Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers
(Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Imagn Images)

Derrick Jones Jr., Los Angeles Clippers
(Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Imagn Images)

Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers
(Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Imagn Images)

Bradley Beal, Los Angeles Clippers
(Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Imagn Images)

Pascal Siakam, Indiana Pacers
(Trevor Ruszkowski, Imagn Images)

Noa Essengue, Chicago Bulls
(David Banks, Imagn Images)

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
(Isaiah J. Downing, Imagn Images)

Curtis Jones, Denver Nuggets
(Isaiah J. Downing, Imagn Images)

Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson and Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets
(Troy Taormina, Imagn Images)

De’Aaron Fox, San Antonio Spurs
(Scott Wachter, Imagn Images)

De’Aaron Fox, Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, San Antonio Spurs
(Scott Wachter, Imagn Images)

Jalen Duren, Detroit Pistons
(David Reginek, Imagn Images)

Scoot Henderson, Portland Trail Blazers
(Troy Wayrynen, Imagn Images)

Matisse Thybulle, Portland Trail Blazers
(Troy Wayrynen, Imagn Images)

Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks
(Brett Davis, Imagn Images)

Jalen Johnson, Atlanta Hawks
(Brett Davis, Imagn Images)

Kelly Oubre Jr., Philadelphia 76ers
(Bill Streicher, Imagn Images)

Jordan Goodwin, Phoenix Suns
(Mark J. Rebilas, Imagn Images)

Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
(Matthew Hinton, Imagn Images)

Trey Murphy III, Zion Williamson and Herbert Jones, New Orleans Pelicans
(Matthew Hinton, Imagn Images)

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NBA franchise valuations 2025: How much is every team worth?

Golden State Warriors : $11.33 billion
Los Angeles Lakers : $10 billion
New York Knicks : $9.85 billion
Los Angeles Clippers : $6.72 billion
Boston Celtics : $6.35 billion
Brooklyn Nets : $6.22 billion
Chicago Bulls : $6.12 billion
Miami Heat : $6.03 billion
Philadelphia 76ers : $5.61 billion
Houston Rockets : $5.53 billion
Dallas Mavericks : $5.24 billion
Toronto Raptors : $5.22 billion
Phoenix Suns : $5.09 billion
Atlanta Hawks : $5.02 billion
Sacramento Kings : $5 billion
Cleveland Cavaliers : $4.86 billion
Denver Nuggets : $4.8 billion
Washington Wizards : $4.78 billion
Indiana Pacers : $4.76 billion
Milwaukee Bucks : $4.54 billion
San Antonio Spurs : $4.5 billion
Oklahoma City Thunder : $4.34 billion
Utah Jazz : $4.27 billion
Portland Trail Blazers : $4.25 billion
Minnesota Timberwolves : $4.24 billion
Orlando Magic : $4.21 billion
Detroit Pistons : $4.17 billion
Charlotte Hornets : $4.13 billion
New Orleans Pelicans : $4.02 billion
Memphis Grizzlies : $4 billion

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How much are NBA teams worth? Warriors, Lakers, Knicks lead | Report

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