The NBA's Most Valuable Franchises

Rank	Team	Current Value 1 ($mil)	1-Yr Value Change (%)	Debt/Value 3 (%)	Revenue 4 ($mil)	Operating Income 5 ($mil)
1	New York Knicks	592	9	0	185	-39.0
2	Los Angeles Lakers	568	7	15	167	33.3
3	Dallas Mavericks	463	15	30	140	-24.4
4	Chicago Bulls	461	13	12	149	48.5
5	Houston Rockets	439	4	16	142	21.4
6	Detroit Pistons	429	7	0	138	21.8
7	Phoenix Suns	410	4	65	132	34.5
8	Miami Heat	409	13	44	132	20.5
9	San Antonio Spurs	390	11	15	122	11.7
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	380	7	53	115	23.9
11	Sacramento Kings	379	10	22	126	16.4
12	Philadelphia 76ers	375	7	25	110	-6.2
13	Boston Celtics	367	4	49	111	15.7
14	Indiana Pacers	340	5	14	110	-12.5
15	Washington Wizards	334	5	50	108	14.8
16	New Jersey Nets	325	20	65	93	-8.0
17	Toronto Raptors	315	13	55	105	8.4
18	Memphis Grizzlies	313	7	48	101	-18.5
19	Denver Nuggets	309	9	18	100	9.4
20	Minnesota Timberwolves	308	2	16	103	4.6
21	Utah Jazz	297	8	7	96	1.4
22	Los Angeles Clippers	285	15	0	95	15.7
23	Orlando Magic	283	15	21	89	-20.4
24	Charlotte Bobcats	277	-8	54	89	11.9
25	Atlanta Hawks	275	5	26	92	12.9
26	Seattle SuperSonics	268	15	52	81	3.6
27	Golden State Warriors	267	10	28	89	6.3
28	Milwaukee Bucks	260	13	21	87	1.5
29	New Orleans Hornets	248	10	60	83	12.9
30	Portland Trail Blazers	230	1	26	77	-15.2