Jun 16, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; The Golden State Warriors celebrate after winning game six of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Warriors won 105-97. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
In 2010, Joe Lacob and a group of investors purchased the Warriors for $450 million. 5 years later, the franchise would win it’s first championship in 40 years and winning coms with value.
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Forbes had ranked the Warriors at number 37 and valued at approximately $1.3 billion. Locking in Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green has been the perfect formula for the Warriors. With role models and players who play hard, the estimated value of the Warriors is expected to increase.
That position is good enough to be tied with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Miami Dolphins, and Toronto Blue Jays. All in different sports, these value neighboring teams have all won championships in their team’s history. Another similarity between the teams is the metropolitan area with lots of traffic.
Listed at number one, soccer powerhouse Real Madrid is valued at $3.26 billion which is actually a 5% drop from last year’s evaluations. 20 of the NFL’s franchises made the list and only 1/3 of the NBA cracked the list.