New York Knicks Head The NBA's Most Valuable Teams At $3 Billion
These are slam-dunk days for NBA owners. We saw it in a big way when the league extended its TV deals with ESPN /ABC and TNT in October 2014 to the tune of $24 billion over nine years, which was triple the previous annual rate. Now, other properties are ramping up their commitment to the league. Commissioner Adam Silver has spearheaded a bevy of new sponsor signings with deals at twice or even up to four times the previous amounts with companies clamoring to get a piece of the U.S. sports league with the best global prospects.