Golden State Warriors Reportedly Valued at $800 Million

Have a spare $800 million lying around? Well, don’t let that loot just sit there—you could cop the Golden State Warriors! Per ESPN (via EOB), the Dubs’ value has jumped from $450 million in 2010 to $800 million now: “If industry insiders laughed at the $450 million Joe Lacob and Peter Guber paid for the Golden State Warriors in November 2010, one has to wonder what they would think now. Less than three years after the two agreed to pay the highest price ever for an NBA franchise, the team is now valued at $800 million, according to a source with knowledge of the terms. The new valuation comes from the price Silicon Valley venture capitalist Mark Stevens agreed to pay for a share of the team that was made available when former partner Vivek Ranadive had to sell it to buy the Sacramento Kings in May. In a way, Ranadive’s agreement to pay about $550 million for 72 percent of the Kings and their existing arena helped his old partners sell their stake for even more. The $800 million number is still surprising, given that Forbes magazine valued the Warriors in January at $555 million. Warriors spokesman Raymond Ridder declined to comment on the new valuation or the percentage that Stevens bought. Stevens, the managing partner of S-Cubed Capital in Menlo Park, Calif., was presumably not only paying for the present, but also for the future. Last year, the team announced its intention to build a privately funded arena in San Francisco, which is still going through the necessary approvals. If all goes well, the ownership group hopes to have it open in time for the 2017-18 season.”