The Business of Basketball

[IWantsACuatro]

The article is a year old (prior to lockout), but still pertains today. I'm surprised the Spurs are so far up there. Holt is doing a damn good job with the franchise. Doesn't seem as "small market" as people say it is.

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/32/basketball-valuations-11_land.html


Top Ten Most Valuable NBA Franchises: Full list in link with equitable values.

1 New York Knicks (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_New-York-Knicks_328815.html)

2 Los Angeles Lakers (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_Los-Angeles-Lakers_320250.html)

3 Chicago Bulls (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_Chicago-Bulls_321267.html)

4 Boston Celtics (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_Boston-Celtics_326173.html)

5 Houston Rockets (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_Houston-Rockets_322525.html)

6 Dallas Mavericks (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_Dallas-Mavericks_324736.html)

7 Miami Heat (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_Miami-Heat_329036.html)

8 Phoenix Suns (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_Phoenix-Suns_321064.html)

9 San Antonio Spurs (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_San-Antonio-Spurs_323002.html)

10 Toronto Raptors (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_Toronto-Raptors_321933.html)

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In the terminology of professional sports in North America, teams are often said to be based not in a city but in a media market (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_market). The size of the media market is usually a good indication of the potential viability of a major league (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_of_the_United_St ates_and_Canada) team. A small market team is likely to struggle to compete financially against teams from larger markets and may therefore also be outbid in the competition for top talent. This has led to calls for revenue sharing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_sharing), luxury taxes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxury_tax), and / or salary caps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary_cap) is most North American sports leagues in order to ensure competitive balance or parity.


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So tell me which big name free agents were ever attracted to San Antonio. The Spurs are about as small market as you can get. They are successful, but their media market is small as fuck. Haven't you seen the incessant whining here about lack of ESPN coverage? Even with the Spurs successes, they are behind 8 other teams, some of whom haven't done shit in forever. They have 22 million operating income. They are literally a couple missed playoff years from the Bobcats. They've won 4 championships in the past 12 years. Phoenix? None. Yet the Spurs are lower on the list. That's because even a hugely successful franchise in a small market cannot compete in an open market with a larger market team.

If they just paid for who they could afford, it would be the same 2 teams every single year.

[IWantsACuatro]

No I totally agree. I just find it odd that the franchise is able to retain value despite having a shit media market. I used "small market" as an overall indicator.

Says on hoopspeak that Spurs are 27th on the media market.
http://hoopspeak.com/2011/02/nba-franchise-market-strength-factors-by-team/

I think calculating "owner net worth" into it is not very relevant considering how much money the owners want to invest. Actually, most of those categories are bunk. I'm mostly comparing the franchise value with media market.

9th as opposed to 27th. Pretty crazy stuff. I guess those 2 dollar ticket sales are paying off.