List of NBA team owners
Below is a list of principal owners of National Basketball Association teams:
| Franchise | Principal Owner(s) | Operating Entities | Owned Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Hawks |  Tony Ressler |
Hawks Basketball, Inc. | 2015 |
| Boston Celtics | H. Irving Grousbeck, Wycliffe Grousbeck, Steve Pagliuca |
Boston Basketball Partners LLC | 2003 |
| Brooklyn Nets |  Mikhail Prokhorov |
ONEXIM Sports and Entertainment Holding USA, Inc. | 2010 |
| Charlotte Hornets | Michael Jordan |
Bobcats Sports & Entertainment, Bobcats Basketball Holdings, LLC | 2010 |
| Chicago Bulls | Jerry Reinsdorf |
Chicago Professional Sports Limited Partnership | 1985 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Dan Gilbert, Gary Gilbert, Gordon Gund |
Cavaliers Operating Company, LLC | 2005 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mark Cuban |
Dallas Basketball Limited | 2000 |
| Denver Nuggets | Stan Kroenke |
Kroenke Sports Enterprise, Denver Nuggets Limited Partnership | 2000 |
| Detroit Pistons | Tom Gores |
Palace Sports & Entertainment, Detroit Pistons Basketball Company | 2011 |
| Golden State Warriors | Joe Lacob (majority), Peter Guber |
GSW Sports LLC | 2010 |
| Houston Rockets | Leslie Alexander |
Rocket Ball, Ltd. | 1993 |
| Indiana Pacers | Herbert Simon |
Pacers Sports & Entertainment, Pacers Basketball, LLC | 1983 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Steve Ballmer[1] |
LAC Basketball Club, Inc. | 2014 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Jeanie Buss, Jim Buss and Johnny Buss, along with siblings in the Jerry Buss family trust.[2] |
The Los Angeles Lakers, Inc. | 2013 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Robert J. Pera |
Memphis Basketball LLC | 2012 |
| Miami Heat |  Micky Arison |
Miami Heat Limited Partnership | 1995 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens |
Milwaukee Bucks, Inc. | 2014 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Glen Taylor |
Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball Limited Partnership | 1995 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Tom Benson |
New Orleans Pelicans NBA Limited Partnership | 2012 |
| New York Knicks | James Dolan |
The Madison Square Garden Company, New York Knicks, Inc. | 1997 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Clayton Bennett |
The Professional Basketball Club, LLC. | 2006 |
| Orlando Magic | RDV Sports, Inc. ( Richard DeVos, Chairman) |
Orlando Magic, Ltd. | 1991 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Joshua Harris, Adam Aron, David Blitzer, Martin Geller, David B. Heller, Travis Hennings, James Lassiter, Marc Leder, Michael Rubin, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Art Wrubel Handy Soetedjo,  Erick Thohir |
Philadelphia 76ers, Inc. | 2011 |
| Phoenix Suns | Robert Sarver |
Suns Legacy Partners, LLC | 2004 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Paul Allen |
Vulcan Inc., Trail Blazers, Inc. | 1988 |
| Sacramento Kings |  Vivek Ranadivé [3] |
Sacramento Kings Partnership Group (operating entity yet to be named) | 2013 |
| San Antonio Spurs | Peter Holt |
Spurs Sports & Entertainment, San Antonio Spurs LLC | 1993 |
| Toronto Raptors |  Larry Tanenbaum |
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Toronto Raptors Basketball Club | 1998 |
| Utah Jazz | Gail Miller |
Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment, Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. | 1985 |
| Washington Wizards | Ted Leonsis |
Monumental Sports & Entertainment | 2010 |
References
- General
- "NBA Owners". HoopsHype.com (USA Today). Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- Specific
- ↑ ESPN.com (August 12, 2014). "Steve Ballmer new Clippers owner". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ↑ Markazi, Arash (February 18, 2013). "Buss family won't sell Lakers". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/31/5461476/sacramento-kings-vivek-maloofs.html
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