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Tari Eason #17, Amen Thompson #1 of the Houston Rockets and Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers go up for the rebound during the game during Round One Game Five of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on April 29, 2026 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
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The record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers is being felt far beyond Hollywood.
The pending $12.5 billion sale by Mark Walter to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger will have a big impact on all NBA team valuations.
If the sale is approved, the average value of an NBA team would increase 21% to $6.68 billion, according to CNBC's proprietary team transaction database.
In October, Walter purchased a control stake in the Lakers at a valuation of $10 billion. The $12.5 billion deal would be an estimated 20 times the team's 2025-26 season revenue — an all-time high multiple for a control stake in an NBA team.
CNBC has adjusted the NBA valuations published in February for all 30 teams based on the $12.5 billion deal for the Lakers.
The Golden State Warriors would remain the most valuable team, but their value would increase to $13 billion from $10.8 billion in February. The two teams that have increased the most in value from February are the reigning NBA champion New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls, with each rising 26%.
Aside from historical sale prices and their corresponding revenue multiples, among the factors CNBC considers in our valuations are arena economics, market size and investor interest.
Here's how much each of the NBA's 30 teams are now worth. Revenue and EBITDA are for 2024-2025 season as originally published in February.
CNBC’s Real-Time NBA Valuations
| Rank | Team | Real-time value | Change in value since 2/13/2026 | Value | One-year value change (%) | Revenue | EBITDA | Debt as % of Value | Owner(s) |
| 1 | Golden State Warriors | $13B | 20% | $10.8B | 15% | $840M | $362M | 7% | Joe Lacob, Peter Guber |
| 2 | New York Knicks | $12.7B | 26% | $10.1B | 35% | $619M | $91M | 3% | Madison Square Garden Sports |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | $12.5B | 25% | $10B | 43% | $565M | $158M | 4% | Mark Walter |
| 4 | Los Angeles Clippers | $8.3B | 20% | $6.9B | 28% | $492M | $146M | 3% | Steve Ballmer |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | $8.1B | 26% | $6.45B | 11% | $413M | $121M | 3% | Jerry Reinsdorf |
| 6 | Houston Rockets | $7.65B | 20% | $6.35B | 11% | $437M | $126M | 3% | Tilman Fertitta |
| 7 | Boston Celtics | $7.5B | 19% | $6.3B | 15% | $439M | $-15M | 3% | William Chisholm |
| 8 | Philadelphia 76ers | $7.35B | 20% | $6.1B | 24% | $425M | $125M | 3% | Josh Harris, David Blitzer |
| 9 | Miami Heat | $7.3B | 21% | $6.05B | 19% | $420M | $96M | 7% | Micky Arison |
| 10 | Brooklyn Nets | $7.1B | 18% | $6B | 7% | $409M | $80M | 13% | Joe Tsai |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | $6.7B | 22% | $5.5B | 10% | $356M | $-26M | 4% | Miriam Adelson and Patrick and Sivan Dumont, Mark Cuban |
| 12 | Atlanta Hawks | $6.35B | 18% | $5.4B | 26% | $448M | $103M | 4% | Tony Ressler, Jami Gertz |
| 13 | Toronto Raptors | $6.4B | 20% | $5.35B | 19% | $383M | $103M | 4% | Rogers Communications, Larry Tanenbaum |
| 14 | Phoenix Suns | $6.3B | 19% | $5.3B | 15% | $399M | $-81M | 6% | Mat Ishbia, Justin Ishbia |
| 15 | Sacramento Kings | $6.2B | 18% | $5.25B | 18% | $450M | $90M | 13% | Vivek Ranadivé |
| 16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | $6.1B | 18% | $5.15B | 18% | $438M | $121M | 4% | Dan Gilbert |
| 17 | Washington Wizards | $5.75B | 19% | $4.85B | 14% | $373M | $118M | 4% | Ted Leonsis |
| 18 | Denver Nuggets | $5.6B | 19% | $4.7B | 12% | $398M | $74M | 3% | Stan Kroenke |
| 19 | Milwaukee Bucks | $5.4B | 20% | $4.5B | 10% | $358M | $0M | 7% | Wes Edens and Jamie Dinan, Jimmy and Dee Haslam |
| 20 | Utah Jazz | $5.25B | 21% | $4.35B | 16% | $385M | $116M | 7% | Ryan Smith, Ashley Smith |
| 21 | San Antonio Spurs | $5.2B | 21% | $4.3B | 16% | $353M | $103M | 5% | Holt family, Sixth Street Partners |
| 22 | Oklahoma City Thunder | $5.15B | 21% | $4.25B | 21% | $371M | $97M | 5% | Clayton Bennett, George Kaiser |
| 23 | Indiana Pacers | $5.1B | 21% | $4.2B | 24% | $394M | $113M | 5% | Herb Simon and Stephen Simon, Steven Rales |
| 24 | Portland Trail Blazers | $5B | 22% | $4.1B | 12% | $315M | $15M | 4% | Paul G. Allen Trust |
| 25 | Orlando Magic | $5.05B | 25% | $4.05B | 14% | $334M | $97M | 5% | DeVos family |
| 26 | Detroit Pistons | $4.9B | 23% | $4B | 16% | $331M | $114M | 5% | Tom Gores |
| 27 | Charlotte Hornets | $4.75B | 22% | $3.9B | 16% | $326M | $61M | 8% | Rich Schnall, Gabe Plotkin |
| 28 | New Orleans Pelicans | $4.6B | 19% | $3.85B | 17% | $328M | $83M | 6% | Gayle Benson |
| 29 | Minnesota Timberwolves | $4.65B | 22% | $3.8B | 17% | $339M | $-56M | 6% | Marc Lore, Alex Rodriguez |
| 30 | Memphis Grizzlies | $4.55B | 21% | $3.75B | 17% | $330M | $77M | 9% | Robert Pera |
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