List of NBA team owners

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

Franchise Principal Owner(s) Operating Entities Owned Since
Atlanta Hawks Tony Ressler, Grant Hill, Steven Price, Rick Schnall, Sara Blakely, Jesse Itzler Hawks Basketball, Inc. 2015
Boston Celtics Wyc Grousbeck Boston Basketball Partners 2002
Brooklyn Nets Joseph Tsai J Tsai Sports 2019
Charlotte Hornets Michael Jordan Hornets Sports & Entertainment, Hornets Basketball Holdings, LLC 2010
Chicago Bulls Jerry Reinsdorf Chicago Professional Sports Limited Partnership 1985
Cleveland Cavaliers Dan Gilbert Cavaliers Entertainment LLC 2005
Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban Dallas Basketball Limited 2000
Denver Nuggets Ann Walton Kroenke Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, 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 Tilman Fertitta Fertitta Entertainment 2017
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. 1979
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 Gayle 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 Clay Bennett Professional Basketball Club LLC 2006
Orlando Magic Dan DeVos RDV Sports, Inc., Orlando Magic, Ltd. 2018
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. 2011
Phoenix Suns Robert Sarver Suns Legacy Partners, LLC 2004
Portland Trail Blazers Jody Allen Vulcan Inc., Trail Blazers, Inc. 1988
Sacramento Kings Vivek Ranadivé,[3] Paul E. Jacobs, Gary E. Jacobs, Hal Jacobs, Jeffrey A. Jacobs[4] 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, Rogers Communications, BCE Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Toronto Raptors Basketball Club 1998
Utah Jazz Ryan Smith Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. 2020
Washington Wizards Ted Leonsis Monumental Sports & Entertainment 2010

References
General
  • "NBA Owners". HoopsHype.com. USA Today. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
Specific
  1. ESPN.com (August 12, 2014). "Steve Ballmer new Clippers owner". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  2. Markazi, Arash (February 18, 2013). "Buss family won't sell Lakers". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. San Diego Tribune: "Jacobs Brothers Finally Getting in the Hoops Business" by Kevin Acee March 30, 2013
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