Yesterday I did a quick breakdown of how much every player with 500+ minutes in the NBA would be worth on the open market if they were paid based on their 2010-2011 production. Frequent commenter Fricktho had a great idea. What if we broke it down by team? So here’s the value of each team at the end of 2011.
Table 1: Value of NBA Rosters at the End of the 2010-2011 Season
| Team | Roster Value (millions of $) |
| Miami Heat | $116.2 |
| Chicago Bulls | $108.4 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | $105.0 |
| Orlando Magic | $104.1 |
| Dallas Mavericks | $102.7 |
| Boston Celtics | $102.5 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | $100.8 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | $97.6 |
| San Antonio Spurs | $92.2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | $87.9 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | $82.1 |
| New York Knicks | $80.3 |
| Phoenix Suns | $80.2 |
| New Orleans Hornets | $80.0 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | $79.7 |
| Indiana Pacers | $79.7 |
| Atlanta Hawks | $75.5 |
| Denver Nuggets | $75.4 |
| Houston Rockets | $71.1 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | $67.0 |
| Golden State Warriors | $66.2 |
| Utah Jazz | $62.7 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | $61.2 |
| New Jersey Nets | $61.1 |
| Detroit Pistons | $59.8 |
| Toronto Raptors | $56.8 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | $51.6 |
| Sacramento Kings | $48.1 |
| Washington Wizards | $39.0 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | $38.0 |
notes on methodology:
- Players are counted towards the team they were on as of June 30th, 2011, according to Basketball-Reference’s transaction log.
- A player’s value is counted towards the team they were last on, even if they are a now a free agent or a restricted free agent.
- However, Sonny Weems, Joey Dorsey, Kenyon Martin, Wilson Chandler, and J.R. Smith are not counted as they have signed exclusive deals overseas.
- Players values for the whole season were counted towards the team that had them at the end of the season. For instance Marcin Gortat was worth $15.7 million, and this full value is counted towards Phoenix.
Fun Notes
- The Miami Heat were worth twice the salary cap last season, and three times as much as the lowest valued-team, the Bobcats.
- Toronto, Cleveland, Sacramento, Washington and Charlotte were the only teams with rosters valued below the salary cap.
- The average ($77.8) and median ($79.7) teams are above last year’s luxury tax limit ($70.3).
- Michael Jordan has done a terrible job of running the Bobcats.
– Dre
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brgulker
November 3, 2011
This is zactly why we need the hard cap for the balanzorz!!!!!!!!111111111111oneone
/satire