No matter their successes or failures, they always claim the No. 1 spot for most valuable team in their respective professional sports leagues.
Where do other teams, such as the Golden State Warriors or Los Angeles Lakers, rank? How are the values of the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns change, considering they were just in the NBA Finals?
Let's take a look.
1. New York Knicks
Value: $5.8 billion
One-Year Change: 16%
Operating Income: $71 million
Owner: Madison Square Garden Sports
2. Golden State Warriors
Value: $5.6 billion
One-Year Change: 19%
Operating Income: -$44 million
Owner: Joe Lacob, Peter Gruber
3. Los Angeles Lakers
Value: $5.5 billion
One-Year Change: 20%
Operating Income: $63 million
Owner: Jerry Buss Family Trusts, Mark Walter, Todd Boehly
4. Chicago Bulls
Value: $3.65 billion
One-Year Change: 11%
Operating Income: $39 million
Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf
5. Boston Celtics
Value: $3.55 billion
One-Year Change: 11%
Operating Income: $46 million
Owner: Wycliffe & Irving Grousebeck, Robert Epstein, Stephen Pagliuca
6. Los Angeles Clippers
Value: $3.3 billion
One-Year Change: 20%
Operating Income: $18 million
Owner: Steve Ballmer
7. Brooklyn Nets
Value: $3.2 billion
One-Year Change: 21%
Operating Income: -$80 million
Owner: Joseph Tsai
8. Houston Rockets
Value: $2.75 billion
One-Year Change: 10%
Operating Income: $33 million
Owner: Tilman Fertitta
9. Dallas Mavericks
Value: $2.7 billion
One-Year Change: 10%
Operating Income: $55 million
Owner: Mark Cuban
10. Toronto Raptors
Value: $2.48 billion
One-Year Change: 15%
Operating Income: $2 million
Owner: Bell Canada, Rogers Communications, Larry Tanenbaum
11. Philadelphia 76ers
Value: $2.45 billion
One-Year Change: 18%
Operating Income: $13 million
Owner: Joshua Harris, David Blitzer
12. Miami Heat
Value: $2.3 billion
One-Year Change: 15%
Operating Income: $16 million
Owner: Micky Arison
13. Portland Trail Blazers
Value: $2.05 billion
One-Year Change: 8%
Operating Income: $19 million
Owner: Paul G. Allen Trust
14. Sacramento Kings
Value: $2 billion
One-Year Change: 10%
Operating Income: $22 million
Owner: Vivek Ranadive
15. San Antonio Spurs
Value: $1.98 billion
One-Year Change: 7%
Operating Income: $39 million
Owner: Holt Family, Sixth Street Partners
16. Washington Wizards
Value: $1.93 billion
One-Year Change: 7%
Operating Income: $14 million
Owner: Ted Leonsis
17. Milwaukee Bucks
Value: $1.9 billion
One-Year Change: 17%
Operating Income: $11 million
Owner: Wes Edens, Marc Lasry, Jamie Dinan
18. Phoenix Suns
Value: $1.8 billion
One-Year Change: 6%
Operating Income: $15 million
Owner: Robert Sarver
19. Utah Jazz
Value: $1.75 billion
One-Year Change: 5%
Operating Income: $96 million
Owner: Ryan & Ashley Smith
20. Denver Nuggets
Value: $1.73 billion
One-Year Change: 5%
Operating Income: $15 million
Owner: Stan Kroenke
21. Atlanta Hawks
Value: $1.68 billion
One-Year Change: 11%
Operating Income: $37 million
Owner: Tony Ressler
22. Indiana Pacers
Value: $1.67 billion
One-Year Change: 8%
Operating Income: $460,000
Owner: Herbert Simon, Stephen Simon
23. Cleveland Cavaliers
Value: $1.65 billion
One-Year Change: 6%
Operating Income: $11 million
Owner: Dan Gilbert
24. Orlando Magic
Value: $1.64 billion
One-Year Change: 12%
Operating Income: $29 million
Owner: DeVos Family
25. Oklahoma City Thunder
Value: $1.63 billion
One-Year Change: 3%
Operating Income: $48 million
Owner: Clayton Bennett, George Kaiser, Aubrey McClendon estate
26. Detroit Pistons
Value: $1.58 billion
One-Year Change: 9%
Operating Income: $43 million
Owner: Tom Gores
27. Charlotte Hornets
Value: $1.575 billion
One-Year Change: 5%
Operating Income: $34 million
Owner: Michael Jordan
28. Minnesota Timberwolves
Value: $1.55 billion
One-Year Change: 11%
Operating Income: $29 million
Owner: Glen Taylor, Marc Lore, Alex Rodriguez
29. New Orleans Pelicans
Value: $1.53 billion
One-Year Change: 13%
Operating Income: $24 million
Owner: Gayle Benson
30. Memphis Grizzlies
Value: $1.5 billion
One-Year Change: 15%
Operating Income: $12 million
Owner: Robert Pera
