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Revenue and operating income are for 2017-2018 season and are net of revenue sharing and arena debt service.

HIGHEST-EARNING

NBA PLAYERS

2. STEPHEN CURRY
   GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
   Earnings: $79.5 mil
   Salary: $37.5 mil
   Endorsements: $42 mil


3. KEVIN DURANT
   GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
   Earnings: $65 mil
   Salary: $30 mil
   Endorsements: $35 mil


4. JAMES HARDEN
   HOUSTON ROCKETS
   Earnings: $47.4 mil
   Salary: $30.4 mil
   Endorsements: $17 mil


5. RUSSELL WESTBROOK
   OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
   Earnings: $53.7 mil
   Salary: $35.7 mil
   Endorsements: $18 mil

CURRENT 1-YEAR OPERATING

VALUE CHANGE REVENUE INCOME

RANKTEAM OWNER(S) ($MIL) % ($MIL) ($MIL)

1 NEW YORK KNICKS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CO. $4,000 11% $443 $155

2 LOS ANGELES LAKERS JERRY BUSS FAMILY TRUSTS, PHILIP ANSCHUTZ 3,700 12 395 147

3 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS JOE LACOB, PETER GUBER 3,500 13 401 103

4 CHICAGO BULLS JERRY REINSDORF 2,900 12 287 115

5 BOSTON CELTICS WYCLIFFE & IRVING GROUSBECK, ROBERT EPSTEIN, STEPHEN PAGLIUCA 2,800 12 287 100

6 BROOKLYN NETS MIKHAIL PROKHOROV 2,350 2 290 53

7 HOUSTON ROCKETS TILMAN FERTITTA 2,300 5 326 103

8 DALLAS MAVERICKS MARK CUBAN 2,250 18 287 99

9 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS STEVE BALLMER 2,200 2 258 40

10 MIAMI HEAT MICKY ARISON 1,750 3 259 41

11 TORONTO RAPTORS BELL CANADA, ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS 1,675 20 275 76

12 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS JOSHUA HARRIS, DAVID BLITZER 1,650 40 268 68

13 SAN ANTONIO SPURS JULIANNA HAWN HOLT 1,625 5 262 63

14 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS PAUL ALLEN ESTATE 1,600 23 246 40

15 SACRAMENTO KINGS VIVEK RANADIVE 1,575 15 263 72

16 WASHINGTON WIZARDS TED LEONSIS 1,550 15 255 34

17 PHOENIX SUNS ROBERT SARVER 1,500 17 235 47

18 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER CLAYTON BENNETT 1,475 18 241 10

19 UTAH JAZZ MILLER FAMILY TRUST 1,425 19 243 59

20 INDIANA PACERS HERBERT SIMON, STEPHEN SIMON 1,400 19 222 50

21 DENVER NUGGETS KROENKE FAMILY 1,375 22 222 48

22 MILWAUKEE BUCKS WES EDENS, MARC LASRY, JAMIE DINAN 1,350 26 204 25

23 ORLANDO MAGIC DEVOS FAMILY 1,325 8 223 64

24 AT L A N TA H AW KS TONY RESSLER 1,300 13 215 42

25 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS DAN GILBERT 1,275 -4 302 -13

26 DETROIT PISTONS TOM GORES 1,270 15 235 52

27 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVESGLEN TAYLOR 1,260 19 223 47

28 CHARLOTTE HORNETS MICHAEL JORDAN 1,250 19 213 22

29 NEW ORLEANS PELICANS GAYLE BENSON 1,220 22 214 29

30 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES ROBERT PERA 1,200 17 213 27

LEAGUE AVERAGE 1,868 13 267 61

1. LEBRON JAMES
   LOS ANGELES
   LAKERS
   Earnings: $88.7 mil
   Salary: $35.7 mil
   Endorsements:
   $53 mil

GETTY IMAGES

Pro basketball’s growth continues to outpace that of the U.S.’ other major sports leagues. The

average NBA team is now worth $1.9 billion, up 13% from a year ago. NFL teams gained 2% on

average over that time, while baseball (7%) and hockey (6%) also lagged. Credit the prospects

for international growth and record profitability of $61 million per team—double the figure from

just two years ago.

BY KURT BADENHAUSEN, MICHAEL K. OZANIAN AND CHRISTINA SETTIMI

The NBA’S Most Valuable Teams