In the 2021-22 NBA team evaluations over at Forbes, the Los Angeles Lakers dropped to the third-most-valuable franchise in the NBA. Valued at $5.5 billion, the team fell just behind the Golden State Warriors ($5.6 billion) and continue to trail the immortal brand value of the New York Knicks ($5.8 million).
The perpetually inept team from the country’s biggest media market is ongoing proof that the Lakers could keep printing money even if they continue to languish in embarassment and failure, but the article is also a reminder of how much money the members of the Buss Family Trust could make if they sold the team.