In its annual survey of the world’s 50 most valuable sports franchises, Forbes places the Nets at No. 38 at $2.5 billion. That suggests that Joe Tsai paid a premium for the Nets —and Barclays Center— a year ago when he slapped down between $3 and 3.5 billion depending on which report you believed at the time.
The survey appears to include the value of a team’s venue in its estimates, when appropriate, but provides no breakdown. Nor does it detail how the Nets/Barclays value dropped so precipitously between what Tsai paid and its current value.