The Lakers Are The NBA's Most Valuable Franchise By A Huge Margin

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Thursday, March 1, 2012 The Lakers Are The NBA's Most Valuable Franchise By A Huge Margin Forbes.com has released its annual list of the NBA team values, and thanks to a huge new television deal, the Los Angeles Lakers surged to the front of the pack. Last year, the Lakers were valued at $643 million. But after inking a new TV deal worth $200 million per year, the Lakers are now worth $900 million, a jump of 40.0%. The New York Knicks, who were the most valuable team a year ago ($655M), had the third highest jump in value, to $780 million, an increase of 19.1%. The Golden State Warriors, now the eighth most valuable team, jumped 24.0% to $450 million. Above is the full list of team values. Read » Also On Sports Page Today: Donald Sterling Reminds Us He's The Biggest Embarrassment In The NBA REVEALED: This Is The Secret Weapon Jeremy Lin Uses To Make Us Love Him UPDATE: Kobe Bryant Was Forced To Wear A Demon Mask Last Night And He Still Dominated England's 4-0 Throttling Of Belgium Started With This Absurd Long Distance Goal Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Baseball Teams Dished Out More Than $1.6 Billion To Free Agents This Winter SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Matt Kenseth Took Home The Largest Purse In Daytona 500 History SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Have The Cleveland Cavaliers Already Discovered LeBron James' Replacement? Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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