How are the Giants so high on the list after being terrible for so long

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  1. If you own your stadium you’re worth more. So-Fi has two NFL teams and a ton of other events going on. This is dependent on public funding/loans but also whether or not the team owns the land or if they are a tenant.

  2. How is Golden State so high? They had a good decade or so but being worth more than the lakers makes this seem untrustworthy

  3. I’m kind of shocked about Golden State being so high above everyone…..after Chris Mullin they were down for so long, I kinda assumed once Curry retired the same thing would happen

  4. Worth noting that these are estimates with a lot of different data points going into it, including the size of the metropolitan region where the team exists, revenue, and even whether they own their stadium, all against actual franchise sales. The Lakers being sold for as much as they were sold for inflated the perceived value of basically any pro sports franchise in North America.

    Look at the NHL. The Maple Leafs haven’t won a Stanley Cup since 1967, but they anchor the largest city in a hockey-mad country with a rabid fanbase and I believe their owners also own the arena (and the Raptors).

    These are at best educated guesses – the only moderately close way to get an accurate valuation is for the team to be sold.

  5. And this is why the Giants will continue to suck.

    John Mara has no incentive to actually make the team good. He can just keep his doofus nephews in charge of personnel and watch the team get 2-5 wins every year and make money hand over fist.

  6. Wow the Yankees are worth over double the Mets. I’m also surprised that the Nets are worth about the same as the Celtics.

  7. When they say it’s all about the fans that’s clearly not true because that team has no fans and they’re the third most valuable team.

    What they should say is it’s all about owning the stadium.

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