SMISports Money Index
Sample dataNBA

Sample Team 03 (NBA)

The Sample Team 03 (NBA) average 15,882 fans per game in 2025, 83.6% of a 19,000 seat capacity. Payroll sits at 96.1% of the cap.

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Avg attendance

15,882

% of capacity

83.6%

Resale premium

+89%

Market viability

34

Attendance

Attendance vs capacity, 2021 to 2025

Bar: average attendance. Dashed box: capacity.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Fictional sample.

Tickets

Resale price ladder, 2025

  • Lowest$85
  • Average$180
  • Premium seats$591

Average face value $95. Resale average runs +89% over face.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Fictional sample.

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Payroll

Payroll vs salary cap

96.1%
Payroll
$134.5M
Cap
$140.0M
Space
$5.5M

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

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Fictional sample.

Valuation

Franchise valuation timeline

$4.73B

+7.3% CAGR

  • 2021
    $3.56B
  • 2022
    $3.67B
  • 2023
    $4.16B
  • 2024
    $4.32B
  • 2025
    $4.73B

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

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Fictional sample.

Media

Media deal summary

Local media rights: $36.3M per year.

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

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Fictional sample.

Composite

Market viability: 34 / 100

  • Attendance % capacity (30%)29
  • Resale premium (25%)27
  • Valuation growth (20%)6
  • Metro population (15%)56
  • Payroll efficiency (10%)92

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