SMISports Money Index
Sample dataNBA

Sample Team 01 (NBA)

The Sample Team 01 (NBA) average 17,660 fans per game in 2025, 92.9% of a 19,000 seat capacity. Payroll sits at 106.6% of the cap.

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Avg attendance

17,660

% of capacity

92.9%

Resale premium

+142%

Market viability

52

Attendance

Attendance vs capacity, 2021 to 2025

Bar: average attendance. Dashed box: capacity.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Fictional sample.

Tickets

Resale price ladder, 2025

  • Lowest$110
  • Average$230
  • Premium seats$783

Average face value $95. Resale average runs +142% over face.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Fictional sample.

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Payroll

Payroll vs salary cap

106.6%
Payroll
$149.3M
Cap
$140.0M
Space
-$9.3M

Tick mark: 100% of cap. MLB has no hard cap; its figure is the luxury tax threshold.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Fictional sample.

Valuation

Franchise valuation timeline

$6.14B

+7.2% CAGR

  • 2021
    $4.64B
  • 2022
    $5.00B
  • 2023
    $5.30B
  • 2024
    $5.72B
  • 2025
    $6.14B

Valuations are third-party estimates. Once real data runs, each will read "reported by" its publisher.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Fictional sample.

Media

Media deal summary

Local media rights: $52.7M per year.

National NBA contracts are shared league-wide and listed on the sources page once ingested.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Fictional sample.

Composite

Market viability: 52 / 100

  • Attendance % capacity (30%)75
  • Resale premium (25%)66
  • Valuation growth (20%)0
  • Metro population (15%)30
  • Payroll efficiency (10%)87

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