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The Golden State Valkyries are valued at $850 million, making them one of the most valuable teams in the WNBA. This valuation reflects the league's growth in audience and revenue, highlighted by record earnings and a significant media rights deal.
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Itâs no secret that womenâs sports have been growing leaps and bounds in the past few years in terms of audience, viewership and fandom. Everyone is looking to cash in, from team owners and league stakeholders to the players themselves.
This past offseason, the WNBA inked a groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement with its players after lengthy negotiations that brought big jumps in salaries and revenue sharing. The league is also in the midst of its richest media rights deal and television ratings for the WNBA have never been higher.
As all those things continue to grow, so do the values of teams. And one of them is nearly worth $1 billion.
Sportico released its annual WNBA team valuations on Friday morning and values the Golden State Valkyries at $850 million. The least valuable WNBA team, the Atlanta Dream, are valued at $285 million. The average WNBA team is worth $425 million â an increase of 58% from last yearâs annual average.
According to Sportico, the Valkyries reported a WNBA-record $78 million in revenue in their inaugural season largely due to more than 10,000 season tickets sold and an impressive collection of sponsorships, including JPMorganChase, Sephora and United Airlines. The Valkyries are worth 150% more than the most valuable NWSL club â Angel City FC â which is valued at $335 million.
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2025: Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings (Connecticut)
The Golden State Valkyries are valued at $850 million, according to a recent report.
The Valkyries are the most valuable WNBA team, significantly higher than the average team value of $425 million.
The Valkyries generated a record $78 million in revenue due to over 10,000 season tickets sold and strong sponsorship deals.
The Valkyries are valued at 150% more than the most valuable NWSL club, Angel City FC, which is valued at $335 million.
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2023: Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever (South Carolina)
2022: Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream (Kentucky)
2021: Charli Collier, Dallas Wings (Texas)
2020: Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty (Oregon)
2019: Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces (Notre Dame)
2018: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces (South Carolina)
2017: Kelsey Plum, San Antonio Stars (Washington)
2016: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm (Connecticut)
2015: Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm (Notre Dame)
2014: Chiney Ogwumike, Connecticut Sun (Stanford)
2013: Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury (Baylor)
2012: Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles Sparks (Stanford)
2011: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx (Connecticut)
2010: Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun (Connecticut)
2009: Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream (Louisville)
2008: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks (Tennessee)
2007: Lindsey Harding, Phoenix Mercury (Duke)
2006: Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx (LSU)
2005: Janel McCarville, Charlotte Sting (Minnesota)
2004: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury (Connecticut)
2003: LaToya Thomas, Cleveland Rockers (Mississippi State)
2002: Sue Bird, Seattle Storm (Connecticut)
2001: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm (Canberra Capitals, Australia)
2000: Ann Wauters, Cleveland Rockers (USV Olympic, France)
1999: Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington Mystics (Tennessee)
1998: Margo Dydek, Utah Starzz (Fota Porta Gdynia, Poland)
1997: Tina Thompson, Houston Comets (Southern California)
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In 2023, the Valkyries paid an expansion franchise fee of $50 million. Some quick math says the investors are absolutely seeing a profit.
Coached by Natalie Nakase, the Valkyries went 23-21 last season and made the playoffs in their first year of play in the WNBA. This year, Golden State cut off season-ticket sales at more than 12,000.
Sportico says its valuations are based on âconversations over the past month with more than 30 people involved with the league, including bankers, investors, lawyers, team executives and owners.â
The report also says the WNBA now has the highest value-to-revenue multiplier of any major sports league, surpassing the NBA at 13.6.
Behind the Valkyries, the next most valuable franchises are the New York Liberty at $600 million, Indiana Fever at $560 million, Seattle Storm at $425 million and Phoenix Mercury at $420 million.
Those valuations are major jumps from when Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis bought the Las Vegas Aces for $2 million in 2021. Last summer, small stakes in the Seattle Storm were sold at a valuation of $325 million. In March, Texas-based billionaire Tilman Fertitta bought the Connecticut Sun for a reported $300 million and plans to move the team to Houston.
Sporticoâs valuations did not include the two new expansion teams beginning play this season, the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo.
Hereâs the full list:
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Which WNBA team is the most valuable? The answer might surprise you