List of NBA team owners

This article is a list of principal owners of National Basketball Association teams:

Franchise Principal Owner(s) Operating Entities Purchase Price (US$ millions) Owned Since
Atlanta Hawks Tony Ressler, Grant Hill,[1] Steven Price, Rick Schnall, Sara Blakely, Jesse Itzler Hawks Basketball, Inc. 730[2][3] 2015
Boston Celtics Wyc Grousbeck, Stephen Pagliuca, H. Irving Grousbeck, David Bonderman, Jim Breyer, James Pallotta, Glenn Hutchins, Jonathan Lavine Boston Basketball Partners 360[4] 2002
Brooklyn Nets Joseph Tsai J Tsai Sports 2,350[5] 2019
Charlotte Hornets Michael Jordan Hornets Sports & Entertainment, Hornets Basketball Holdings, LLC 175[6][7] 2010
Chicago Bulls Jerry Reinsdorf Chicago Professional Sports Limited Partnership 16.2[8] 1985
Cleveland Cavaliers Dan Gilbert Cavaliers Entertainment LLC 375[9][10] 2005
Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban Dallas Basketball Limited 280[11][12] 2000
Denver Nuggets Ann Walton Kroenke Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, Denver Nuggets Limited Partnership 202[13] 2000
Detroit Pistons Tom Gores Palace Sports & Entertainment, Detroit Pistons Basketball Company 325[14][15] 2011
Golden State Warriors Joe Lacob (majority), Peter Guber GSW Sports LLC 450[16] 2010
Houston Rockets Tilman Fertitta Fertitta Entertainment 2,200[17] 2017
Indiana Pacers Herbert Simon Pacers Sports & Entertainment, Pacers Basketball, LLC 10.5[18][19] 1983
Los Angeles Clippers Steve Ballmer[20] LAC Basketball Club, Inc. 2,000[21] 2014
Los Angeles Lakers Jeanie Buss, Jim Buss and Johnny Buss, along with siblings in the Jerry Buss family trust.[22] The Los Angeles Lakers, Inc. 20 & 268[23] 1979 & 1998
Memphis Grizzlies Robert J. Pera Memphis Basketball LLC 377[24][25] 2012
Miami Heat Micky Arison, Nick Arison[26][27] Miami Heat Limited Partnership 68[28] 1995
Milwaukee Bucks Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens Milwaukee Bucks, Inc. 550[29] 2014
Minnesota Timberwolves Glen Taylor Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball Limited Partnership 88.5[30][31] 1995
New Orleans Pelicans Gayle Benson New Orleans Pelicans NBA Limited Partnership 338[32][33] 2012
New York Knicks James Dolan The Madison Square Garden Company, New York Knicks, Inc. 300[34] 1997
Oklahoma City Thunder Clay Bennett Professional Basketball Club LLC 325[35] 2006
Orlando Magic Dan DeVos RDV Sports, Inc., Orlando Magic, Ltd. 85[36] 1991
Philadelphia 76ers Joshua Harris, Adam Aron, David Blitzer, Martin J. Geller, David B. Heller, Travis Hennings, James Lassiter, Marc Leder, Michael Rubin, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Art Wrubel, Kevin Hart, Erick Thohir, Handy Soetedjo Philadelphia 76ers, Inc. 287[37][38] 2011
Phoenix Suns Robert Sarver Suns Legacy Partners, LLC 404[39][40] 2004
Portland Trail Blazers Jody Allen Vulcan Inc., Trail Blazers, Inc. 70[41] 1988
Sacramento Kings Vivek Ranadivé,[42] Paul E. Jacobs, Gary E. Jacobs, Hal Jacobs, Jeffrey A. Jacobs,[43] Shaquille O'Neal[44] Sacramento Kings Partnership Group (operating entity yet to be named) 534[45][46] 2013
San Antonio Spurs Peter Holt, David Robinson[47] Spurs Sports & Entertainment, San Antonio Spurs LLC 76[48] 1993
Toronto Raptors Larry Tanenbaum, Rogers Communications, BCE Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Toronto Raptors Basketball Club 467[49] 1998
Utah Jazz Ryan Smith, Ashley Smith, Ryan Sweeney, Mike Cannon-Brookes, the Miller Family, Dwyane Wade[50] Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. 1,660[51][52] 2021
Washington Wizards Ted Leonsis Monumental Sports & Entertainment 551[53][54] 2010

See also

References
General
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  42. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  44. "Shaquille O'Neal Buys Minority Ownership Stake in Sacramento Kings". Bleacher Report.
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  47. "2021 NFL Draft: The San Francisco 49ers Believe Mac Jones; Offense is the Answer in a 7-Round Mock". 17 April 2021.
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  50. "D-Wade leaps into ownership with stake in Jazz". 16 April 2021.
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  54. "Capitals owner closes in on purchase of Wizards". 27 April 2010.
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