The revenue of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise amounted to 522 million U.S. dollars in the 2023/24 season. This denoted an increase of only one percent over the previous season, when the estimated revenue of the National Basketball Association franchise amounted to 516 million U.S. dollars.
The operating income of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise reached 199 million U.S. dollars in the 2023/24 season. This denoted an increase of 25 percent over the previous season, when the operating income of the National Basketball Association team was 159 million U.S. dollars.
In the 2023/24 season, the Los Angeles Lakers had the highest operating income from all the National Basketball Association teams. Specifically, the NBA franchise reported an operating income of 199 million U.S. dollars by the end of the season.
During the 2023/24 season, the 30 franchises comprising the National Basketball Association (NBA) recorded a total revenue amounting to 11.34 billion U.S. dollars. This was an increase of over 700 million dollars from the previous year. What are the NBA's main sources of revenue? Among the NBA's main sources of income are broadcasting deals, sponsorships, and gate receipts. In particular, the NBA's sponsorship revenue has consistently exceeded one billion U.S. dollars since the 2017/18 season. One of the league's main sponsors since then has been Nike, which is the league's official outfitter. Meanwhile, the share of overall revenue from gate receipts in the NBA was 21.57 percent in 2023/24. Which NBA team generates the most revenue? With a revenue of 800 million U.S. dollars, the Golden State Warriors were the NBA team with the highest revenue in the 2023/24 season. Between 2015 and 2023, the Warriors were a dominant force in the NBA, appearing in six of eight finals and winning four championships, ending their trophy drought stretching back to 1975. However, the Warriors still have some way to go to match the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers as the NBA teams with the most championships, with the Celtics winning a record 18th championship title in 2024.
In the 2023/24 season, the Golden State Warriors generated the most revenue from the National Basketball Association franchises. Specifically, the Golden State Warriors generated 800 million U.S. dollars in revenue by the end of the season.
In 2023, the professional women's basketball league in the United States - the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) - generated an estimated 200 million U.S. dollars in revenue. This was an increase of over 200 percent from the previous year.
With an estimated net worth of 8.8 billion U.S. dollars, the Golden State Warriors franchise was the most valuable team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2024. Trailing in second place were the New York Knicks with a value of 7.5 billion U.S. dollars. How much revenue does the NBA generate? For the 2023/24 season, all NBA teams generated combined revenues of over 10 billion U.S. dollars; regular season ticketing in the NBA accounted for about a fifth of the total. Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks were the NBA franchises that generated the most revenue, with 800 million U.S. dollars and 543 million U.S. dollars, respectively. Meanwhile, the average franchise value in the NBA registered a significant growth between 2014 and 2024, rising from 634 million U.S. dollars to over four billion U.S. dollars. Sports team values Compared to the National Football League (NFL), franchises in the NBA are, on average, worth less. However, since 2018, teams in the NBA have become more valuable than the average team valuation in Major League Baseball (MLB). In 2023, the average franchise value in the National Football League (NFL) was around 5.11 billion, whereas Major League Baseball teams had an average value of over 2.31 billion U.S. dollars. The most valuable NFL franchise was the Dallas Cowboys, valued at 9 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. That year in the MLB, the New York Yankees, with an estimated worth of 7.1 billion U.S. dollars, were the most valuable MLB franchise.
In 2024, the revenue of the Los Angeles Dodgers amounted to 752 billion U.S. dollars. The Los Angeles Dodgers were sold for two billion U.S. dollars in March 2012 to a group (Guggenheim Baseball Management) including former Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson.
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The revenue of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise amounted to 522 million U.S. dollars in the 2023/24 season. This denoted an increase of only one percent over the previous season, when the estimated revenue of the National Basketball Association franchise amounted to 516 million U.S. dollars.