After ranking 27th in the league last season with a team valuation of $1.06 billion, the Minnesota Timberwolves have made a small leap. According to Forbes, the Wolves are now worth $1.26 billion — which is still 27th in the league — a 19 percent year-over-year jump.
Forbes was also kind enough this year to break the valuation down. Forbes credits $727 million (57.7 percent) of the Wolves’ valuation to the sport itself, $300 million (23.8 percent) to the market they operate in, $139 million (11 percent) to the Target Center, and $94 million (7.