SMISports Money Index
Sample dataNBA

Sample Team 04 (NBA)

The Sample Team 04 (NBA) average 14,766 fans per game in 2025, 77.7% of a 19,000 seat capacity. Payroll sits at 89.6% of the cap.

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Avg attendance

14,766

% of capacity

77.7%

Resale premium

+54%

Market viability

40

Attendance

Attendance vs capacity, 2021 to 2025

Bar: average attendance. Dashed box: capacity.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 17, 2026. Fictional sample.

Tickets

Resale price ladder, 2025

  • Lowest$68
  • Average$146
  • Premium seats$462

Average face value $95. Resale average runs +54% over face.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 17, 2026. Fictional sample.

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Payroll

Payroll vs salary cap

89.6%
Payroll
$125.4M
Cap
$140.0M
Space
$14.6M

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

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 17, 2026. Fictional sample.

Valuation

Franchise valuation timeline

$3.81B

+8.6% CAGR

  • 2021
    $2.74B
  • 2022
    $2.94B
  • 2023
    $3.20B
  • 2024
    $3.60B
  • 2025
    $3.81B

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

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 17, 2026. Fictional sample.

Media

Media deal summary

Local media rights: $25.7M per year.

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

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 17, 2026. Fictional sample.

Composite

Market viability: 40 / 100

  • Attendance % capacity (30%)0
  • Resale premium (25%)0
  • Valuation growth (20%)100
  • Metro population (15%)78
  • Payroll efficiency (10%)79

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