@LevAkabas

NBA 🏀 & sports business 💵 data viz 📊 for @Sportico All opinions are my own

 Manhattan, NY
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Joined October 2012
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The Golden State Warriors' value is up 178% since 2020 It is up 32x since Joe Lacob bought the team for $450 million in 2010
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Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million contract extension Last year, he was essentially the best bargain contract in the league aside from rookie deals, other than his teammate Neemias Queta
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This is on my Mt. Rushmore of Sportico charts.
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@LevAkabasOct 13
How do sports teams make money? It depends on the league
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Daniel Libit
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NEW: Tax returns show @TexAgs, the fan site @AggieFootball coach Mike Elko derided as a "cesspool," has a multimillion-dollar financial relationship with the @12thManFndtn, Texas A&M's athletic fundraising organization. Story for @Sportico 👇 sportico.com/leagues/college…

Mike Elko Called the Fan Site TexAgs a ‘Cesspool.’ It’s Deep in Aggie Money

Tax returns show that Texas A&M Athletics booster organization the 12th Man Foundation has paid millions of dollars to TexAgs.com’s parent company.

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The Atlanta Dream will play Games 3 and 4 of the WNBA Finals at State Farm Arena (capacity 17,000) instead of Gateway Center Arena (capacity 3,500) Game 3 is moved to Oct. 21 to make the change possible Atlanta averaged the 2nd fewest fans in 2026 due to lack of venue capacity
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How do sports teams make money? It depends on the league
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David Ramsey@ArkDaveyOct 12
tbh @ZachLowe_NBA for president
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Mike Beuoy@inpredictOct 11
The top 10 shots in WNBA history, as measured by their impact on title probability. Half of the shots on this list come from just 2 games: - 2026 Finals G5 (#1, #4, and #5) - 2008 Conf Finals G2 (#7 and #9)
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Every ALCS and NLCS team since they became a thing in 1969
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Excited to launch Bounces Box, a tennis grid game! Can you find nine tennis players to make a perfect grid? Very curious to see how y'all do! box.benrothenberg.com/

Bounces Box: A Tennis Grid Game

Nine squares. Nine guesses. Ready? Play.

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It's 🔎 time again. Here are @Sportico's valuations for the 154 team's in the big five men's sports. NFL average 🏈 $9.34 billion NBA average 🏀 $6.64 billion MLB average ⚾️ $3.17 billion NHL average 🏒 $2.43 billion MLS average ⚽️ $767 million
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Want to buy a sports team? Here's what it'll cost you...
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.@Sportico's annual NBA franchise valuations are out! The Warriors (No. 1), Knicks (No. 2), and Lakers (No. 3) continue to separate themselves from the pack Average is up 21% to $6.64 BILLION
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A'ja Wilson has won her 5th WNBA MVP award
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The MLB's postseason is so short relative to the regular season compared to other sports leagues Cutting the regular season to 154 games and making the Division Series 7 games would only make a slight difference
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It has never been easier to get a triple double in the NBA
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The Tampa Bay Rays have constructed a roster focused on making contact and putting the ball in play It's gotten them to the ALCS
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Trying to capture some of the uniqueness of the 2026 Milwaukee Brewers in one chart
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