Portland Trailblazer’s Channing Frye
Forbes.com recently ran an article that lists the top earning basketball teams in America.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) racked in approximately $3.8 billion in the 2007-2008 season. With the huge popularity of the league’s two marquee teams, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, basketball lovers helped raise the television viewership to 51% from last season.
If you ever dreamed of owning a franchise, we hope your pockets are buldging. The average NBA franchise is now worth a whopping $379 million!
But which teams are worth the money this year, you ask…
#1 Portland Trailblazers valued at $307 million
#2 Boston Celtics valued at $447 million
#3 Oklahoma City Thunder (formerly the Seattle Supersonics) valued at $300 million
