Forbes: Raps valued at $4.4B !!(47th worldwide)

[xAIRNESSx]

Pretty interesting how sports team valuations shot up across the board after Ballmer had to overpay to get the Clippers.

Masai earning that paycheque getting the Raps into the top 50.

[ItsDanger]

My puckhead buddies would laugh when I told them it was only a matter of time before the Raps were WAY more valuable than the Leafs. Simple economics.

I bet they're close in FMV. Raps have benefit of US TV deal and international revenues while Leafs generate more revenues locally. Forbes just does back of envelope estimates that are for basic consumption only. I wouldn't rely on their absolute numbers, but only trends maybe.

[kalel123]

A lot of money in SF; tickets, sponsorship, local TV rights. That’s really what separates the top teams from the rest of the league. They’ll drop from 1, but will stay top 5.

There's a lot of money, but will it flow to the Warriors after Curry is gone? It's not like Toronto where money and eyeballs latch onto the Leafs no matter how they're doing. I know these valuations don't mean much, but they've got Brooklyn at nearly half GSW.

Would be curious to find out how they were doing before Curry. They were a joke before he joined for a very long time. Almost Clippers-like. Would have to doubt they were doing very well financially.