The Los Angeles Lakers ($3.7 billion) are the second-most valuable NBA franchise during the 2018-19 NBA season, according to Kurt Badenhausen and Mike Ozanian of Forbes.
At $3.7 billion, the team’s value increased by 12 percent over the past year, but the New York Knicks ($4 billion) remain the most valuable NBA franchise.
When breaking down the Lakers and Knicks’ values which includes revenue shared among all teams ($587 million vs. $611 million), city and market size ($1.866 billion vs. $1.831 billion), and brand ($674 million vs. $563 million), the major difference between the two teams is arena ($573 million vs.