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NBA's most valuable teams: Knicks, Lakers lead list, Suns up 16 percent in 2018 rankings

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NBA's most valuable teams: Knicks, Lakers lead list, Suns up 16 percent in 2018 rankings

Robert Sarver's team was No. 14 on the list ranking NBA teams by value in 2017 at $1.1 billion. The Suns are worth more in 2018.

Robert Sarver's team was No. 14 on the list ranking NBA teams by value in 2017 at $1.1 billion. The Suns are worth more in 2018.

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Forbes has released its rankings of the NBA's most valuable teams of 2018.

Robert Sarver's team was No. 14 on the list in 2017 with a value of $1.1 billion.

In 2018, the franchise is No. 17 on the list, but is up to a value of $1.28 billion.

That's an increase in value of 16 percent over a year.

Sarver, the Suns Managing Partner, purchased the team in 2004 for $404 million.

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Top 5 teams in 2018

The No. 1 team in the rankings? The New York Knicks.

Their current value, according to Forbes, is $3.6 billion.

The Los Angeles Lakers are No. 2 on the list at $3.3 billion, followed by the Golden State Warriors at $3.1 billion.

The Chicago Bulls ($2.6 billion) and Boston Celtics ($2.5 billion) round out the Top 5.

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Least valuable teams in 2018

The least valuable team in the NBA? That title belongs to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Forbes has their current value at $1 billion, up from $750 million a year ago.

The Memphis Grizzlies are right above the Pelicans on the list at $1.025 billion. The Charlotte Hornets are above them at $1.05 billion.

The Minnesota Timberwolves ($1.06 billion) and Milwaukee Bucks ($1.075 billion) are above the Hornets.

Every team in the NBA is now worth at least $1 billion.

12 of the NBA's 30 teams were worth less than $1 billion last season.

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To see the complete Forbes list of 2018 NBA team values from the Knicks at No. 1 to the Pelicans at No. 30, click here.

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