07-05-2009, 07:46 PM
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Forbes: Raptors #11 for most valuable NBA teams (worth 400Mil)
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#11 Toronto Raptors
12.03.08, 06:00 PM EST
Team Value1$400 mil
The Toronto Raptors
are owned by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan,
who bought them in 1998
for $125 mil.
Wins-to-player cost ratio8 95
Coach Sam Mitchell
Valuation Breakdown
The skinny
The NBA's lone team based outside the U.S. has had the most international flavor in recent years. Last year's squad featured up and coming point guard, Jose Calderon (Spain), 2006 top overall draft pick Andrea Bargnani (Italy), and four other foreign-born players. Part of this heavy international presence can be attributed to GM Bryan Colangelo who compiled very international rosters with the Phoenix Suns before coming to the Raptors in 2006 and winning Executive of the Year his first season. Colangelo even hired Maurizio Gherardini as his assistant GM. Gherardini had been GM of Italy's famed Benetton Treviso club, and he became the first European to hold a senior management position with an NBA franchise. The Raptors are part of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which also owns the NHL's Maple Leafs and Air Canada Centre and is among the most lucrative enterprises in professional sports.
Major corporate sponsors are PepsiCo (nyse: PEP), Bank of Montreal (nyse: BMO), Miller Brewing, Adidas, Canon (nyse: CAJ). Naming rights sponsor is Air Canada.
Historical Snapshot1
Value of team based on current arena deal (unless new arena is pending) without deduction for debt (other than arena debt). 2Current team value compared with latest transaction price. 3Includes arena debt. 4Net of arena revenues used for debt payments. 5Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. 6Includes benefits and bonuses. 7Includes club seats. 8Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NBA. Postseason wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
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This was written 7 months ago but i'm impressed.
#11 Toronto Raptors - Forbes.com
Last edited by jeffb; 07-05-2009 at 07:52 PM.
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