#2 New York Knicks

#2 New York Knicks

Team Value
1
Value of team based on current arena deal (unless new arena is pending) without deduction for debt.
$7.5BCalculated October 2024
Championships
2
Revenue
2
Net of arena revenues used for debt payments.
$543M
Operating Income
3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
$182M
Debt/Value
4
Includes arena debt.
4%
Player Expenses
5
Includes benefits and bonuses.
$168M
Gate Receipts
6
Includes club seats.
$175M
Wins-to-player cost ratio
7
Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NBA. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average during the 2021-22 season.
139
Revenue per Fan
8
Local revenues divided by metro population with populations in two-team markets divided in half.
$42
Metro Area Population
19.5M
Media partners
tv: MSG Networks; radio: ESPN NY 880
Revenue and operating income are for 2022-23 season and net of revenue sharing and arena debt service.
Footnotes
    Revenue and operating income are for 2022-23 season and net of revenue sharing and arena debt service.
  • 1. Value of team based on current arena deal (unless new arena is pending) without deduction for debt.
  • 2. Net of arena revenues used for debt payments.
  • 3. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
  • 4. Includes arena debt.
  • 5. Includes benefits and bonuses.
  • 6. Includes club seats.
  • 7. Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NBA. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average during the 2021-22 season.
  • 8. Local revenues divided by metro population with populations in two-team markets divided in half.
Just before the start of the 2024-25 season, the Knicks announced a new jersey patch sponsor: Experience Abu Dhabi. In addition to the patch, Madison Square Garden will feature significant signage for Experience Abu Dhabi during concerts and comedy shows, and the organization will receive features on Knicks pre- and post-game shows as well as custom activations on the outer screens of the Sphere in Las Vegas. Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism, the UAE group behind the partnership, will also have the rights to
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Valuation Breakdown
9. Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams.
10. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its city and market size.
11. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its arena.
12. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its brand.
Value Change
14%
1-YEAR CHANGE
13. Current team value compared with latest transaction price.
Historical
2024
Value1
Value of team based on current arena deal (unless new arena is pending) without deduction for debt.
$7.5B
2024
$7.5B
2023
$6.6B
2022
$6.1B
2021
$5.8B
2020
$5B
2019
$4.6B
2018
$4B
2017
$3.6B
2016
$3.3B
2015
$3B
Revenue2
Net of arena revenues used for debt payments.
$543M
2024
$543M
2023
$504M
2022
$452M
2021
$298M
2020
$421M
2019
$472M
2018
$443M
2017
$426M
2016
$376M
2015
$307M
Operating Income3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
$182M
2024
$182M
2023
$169M
2022
$155M
2021
$71M
2020
$178M
2019
$157M
2018
$155M
2017
$140M
2016
$141.2M
2015
$109M
Player Expenses5
Includes benefits and bonuses.
$168M
2024
$168M
2023
$156M
2022
$111M
2021
$87M
2020
$103M
2019
$134M
2018
$115M
2017
$117M
2016
$86M
2015
$88M
Win-to-Player Cost Ratio7
Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NBA. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average during the 2021-22 season.
139
2024
139
2023
130
2022
91
2021
126
2020
58
2019
36
2018
66
2017
64
2016
74
2015
33
1. Value of team based on current arena deal (unless new arena is pending) without deduction for debt.
2. Net of arena revenues used for debt payments.
3. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
5. Includes benefits and bonuses.
7. Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NBA. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average during the 2021-22 season.
Venue
Madison Square Garden
Owner(s)
Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Concessionaire
In-house
Year Opened
14
Renovation.
2013
Average Ticket Price
$195
Seating Capacity
19,812
Cost To Build
14
Renovation.
$1,000M
14. Renovation.
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