{"id":97873,"date":"2019-02-07T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=97873"},"modified":"2019-02-07T07:49:17","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T15:49:17","slug":"3000-1-new-york-knicks-most-valuable-nba-franchise-4b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/3000-1-new-york-knicks-most-valuable-nba-franchise-4b\/","title":{"rendered":"3000\/1 New York Knicks Most Valuable NBA Franchise at $4B"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks have the worst record in the NBA, but Forbes <\/i>says the franchise is still the league’s most valuable.<\/p>\n

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The New York Knicks have been horrible this season, but the team is still worth more than any other NBA franchise. (Image: Nathaniel Butler\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The business media outlet says the Knicks are worth $4 billion, which is more than double the NBA franchise average of $1.9 billion. Forbes <\/i>reports that the NBA is the hottest of the “big four” professional sports leagues in the US, and subsequently the average value of a team climbed 13 percent over the last year.<\/p>\n

At 10-43, the Knicks have the worst record of the NBA’s 30 teams. Las Vegas oddsmakers have New York at 3000\/1 to win this year’s Finals, or implied odds of 0.03 percent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But New York’s Madison Square Garden, name and brand recognition, and leading market host city still makes the Knicks the most valuable pro basketball organization.<\/p>\n

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Owner James Dolan, who serves as the chairman and CEO of The Madison Square Garden Company, says he’s received “feelers” on whether he’d be willing to sell at $5 billion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

By comparison, the average NFL franchise<\/a> is worth $2.57 billion.<\/p>\n

Team Valuations<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Golden State Warriors, the team that’s won three of the last four NBA Finals, has the shortest Las Vegas odds of winning the championship at 2\/5. The Warriors are the third most valuable team at $3.5 billion.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Lakers are the second richest NBA franchise at $3.7 billion. The Westgate SuperBook has the team at 16\/1 to win the 2019 title.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top five are the Chicago Bulls ($2.9 billion) and Boston Celtics ($2.8 billion). The Celtics have the second shortest odds at 8\/1. The Bulls, which have the fourth worst record in the NBA, are with the Knicks at 3000\/1.<\/p>\n

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The Cleveland Cavaliers were the only team that lost money in 2018, as billionaire owner Dan Gilbert spent $203 million \u2013 plus a $50.7 million luxury tax \u2013 to keep LeBron James and lead the team to a fourth consecutive NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Cavs’ valuation has dropped in 2019 now that James is in Los Angeles. The franchise is worth a little more than $1.27 billion, the sixth cheapest valuation. Forbes <\/i>reported the Cavaliers being worth $1.32 billion last year, meaning Gilbert’s team lost 3.79 percent.<\/p>\n

Sports Betting Impact<\/b><\/h2>\n

Billionaire Mark Cuban, whose Dallas Mavericks are valued at $2.25 billion, said following the US Supreme Court’s repeal of the federal sports betting ban last year, “I think everyone who owns a top four professional sports team just basically saw the valuation of their team double.”<\/p>\n

Sports betting grows interest<\/a>. A Nielsen Sports study conducted last year found that bettors who gamble on the NFL watch 19 more regular season games than those who do not wager.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Expanding access to legal sports betting will bring millennial audiences back to sports broadcasts and stadiums, which is a huge benefit for sport enterprises across the country,” American Gaming Association Senior VP of Public Affairs Sara Slane concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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