Who’s Banking in Basketball? admin Saturday, December 13, 2008 The Game 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 (Photo Source)