Kurt Badenhausen of Sportico has released his annual NBA franchise valuations, with the Knicks ($6.12 billion), Warriors ($6.03 billion), and Lakers ($5.63 billion) leading the way. Those three clubs are far and away the NBA’s most valuable, in Sportico’s view — no other team is valued above $3.61 billion, which is where the fourth-place Nets land, and the average league-wide valuation is about $2.6 billion.
Here are a few more odds and ends from around the basketball world:
- Former NBA lottery pick Thon Maker and Hapoel Jerusalem have parted ways, the Israeli team announced earlier this week (via Twitter). Maker, who spent part of last season with the Cavaliers, is once again a free agent.
- Veteran guard Yogi Ferrell recently signed with a team in Slovenia, but he remains focused on playing his way back to the NBA, he said this week on Eurohoops’ EurohooPOD podcast. “I definitely want to get back over there and still show I belong in the league,” Ferrell said.
- While Paolo Banchero and Chet Holmgren have long been viewed as the consensus top two prospects in the 2022 draft class, John Hollinger of The Athletic says that Auburn’s Jabari Smith is making a legitimate case to be considered at No. 1.
- The Bulls‘ organization is being impacted by COVID-19 at multiple levels. Like the NBA squad, the G League’s Windy City Bulls have had their schedule affected by the health and safety protocols and won’t take part in the upcoming NBAGL Winter Showcase, the league announced in a press release.
Bulls season is ruined this is so sad.
If they can pick things back up where they left off then no they’ll still make the playoffs
Hyperbole much?
It’s not like they were true contenders. They were never more than a 4 or 5 seed anyway which is pretty much where they’ll be when it’s all said and done.
Jabari Smith should be #1… he’ll be ready to play and be productive from Day 1
He’s only 18 that’s doubtful
The GM that picks Smith in the draft before Chet or Banchero will be fired soon after as a matter of fact, he will never reach their level!
Thon Maker used to be a starter on the pistons – I remember him when he was on the bucks he was pretty good but he forced his way out for more playing time
Lol. That’s $800M increase in value for the Lakers from last season. And yet Alex Caruso was too expensive to keep. Someone in leadership is entirely too greedy. When you’re franchise increase in value for nothing other than time going by, you can and should pay the luxury taxes for a player who could help you in a season in which your goal is the championship
Sold for 450 mil and now valued at 6 billion. Chris Cohan is somewhere miserable.
How about Frank Mieuli?
This is why guys like Curry, Klay are not overpaid, and W’s ownership can’t hate KD. They all helped them to be filthy rich.