NBA Franchise Values

• 1. New York Knicks ~ $543,000,000
• 2. Los Angeles Lakers ~ $529,000,000
• 3. Houston Rockets ~ $422,000,000
• 4. Chicago Bulls ~ $409,000,000
• 5. Dallas Mavericks ~ $403,000,000
• 6. Detroit Pistons ~ $402,000,000
• 7. Phoenix Suns ~ $395,000,000
• 8. Miami Heat ~ $362,000,000
• 9. Cleveland Cavaliers ~ $356,000,000
• 10. Boston Celtics ~ $353,000,000
• 11. Philadelphia 76ers ~ $351,000,000
• 12. San Antonio Spurs ~ $350,000,000
• 13. Sacramento Kings ~ $345,000,000
• 14. Indiana Pacers ~ $324,000,000
• 15. Washington Wizards ~ $318,000,000
• 16. Minnesota Timberwolves ~ $303,000,000
• 17. Charlotte Bobcats ~ $300,000,000
• 18. Memphis Grizzlies ~ $294,000,000
• 19. Denver Nuggets ~ $283,000,000
• 20. Toronto Raptors ~ $278,000,000
• 21. Utah Jazz ~ $274,000,000
• 22. New Jersey Nets ~ $271,000,000
• 23. Atlanta Hawks ~ $262,000,000
• 24. Los Angeles Clippers ~ $248,000,000
• 25. Orlando Magic ~ $247,000,000
• 26. Golden State Warriors ~ $243,000,000
• 27. Seattle SuperSonics ~ $234,000,000
• 28. Milwaukee Bucks ~ $231,000,000
• 29. Portland Trail Blazers ~ $227,000,000
• 30. New Orleans Hornets ~ $225,000,000

As ranked by Forbes.com 2005