2015 NBA City Division:

Tier 1 Cities:

1. New York (NBA headquarters, the largest city in the United States, including Brooklyn) - Knicks, Nets

2. Los Angeles (the second largest city in the United States, the first largest city on the West Coast, the entertainment center of the world, the basketball city of the United States) - Lakers, Clippers

3. Chicago (the third largest city in the United States and the largest city in the Great Lakes region) – Bulls

4. Boston (former first city in the United States, the first city in New England, the world's education center, rich heritage, NBA championship city) - Celtics

5. Houston (the fourth largest city in the United States, the first largest city in the Mid-South, the World Aerospace Center, the World Refining Center) - Rocket

6. Philadelphia (the fifth largest metropolis in the United States, rich in heritage, old capital, political powerhouse) - 76 people

There are only six metropolises in the United States, plus Boston is a rare city with more heritage in the United States, and it is also a science and education center, and its status can also be compared with the six major cities, Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots are both MLB and NFL veterans, so Boston can be regarded as one of the sports centers in the United States. Looking at the championship in the past 30 years, except for Miami's 3 crowns, Spurs' 5 crowns and Mavericks' 1 crown, no other small and medium-sized city has won the championship since the 80s. The other 25 titles have been split between six metropolises (except New York, which has also reached two finals and N divisional finals).

The original 7 major cities include Detroit, that is, the Pistons, which won 3 championships after the 80s.

Secondary Cities:

7. Dallas (the sixth largest city in the United States and the second largest city in Texas, where the American football team has more appeal) - Mavericks

8. OAKLAND (GOLDEN STATE) (ONE OF THE TWIN-CITIES IN THE BAY AREA, REPRESENTING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS IN THE TOP 10 CONSIDERING THE MARKET OF SAN FRANCISCO AND SILICON VALLEY) - WARRIORS

9. Miami (American leisure resort, famous Sunshine City, the largest city in Florida, one of the celebrity gathering places) - Heat

10. Toronto (Canada's largest city, the size of the city should be in the first gear, the only NBA city outside the six major cities in the United States that can be called a metropolis, but unfortunately in Canada, the regional development is not as good as the United States, so the ranking is greatly reduced, because of geography, taxes and other reasons, there are not many people in the league who are willing to play in Toronto) - Raptors

11. Washington (the capital of the United States, D.C., needless to say about its importance) – Wizards

12. Atlanta (the southeastern metropolis that hosted the '96 Olympics, so the sports infrastructure and atmosphere are among the best in the country) – Eagles

13. Phoenix (the ninth-largest city in the United States and the fourth-largest city in the NBA West) – Suns

The former Seattle should have been in this gear, and it is rumored that the Nets may move here again. Thunder's major shareholder has changed hands, and it is possible that it will move back here

Tier 3 Cities:

14. Denver (a big Midwestern city, geographically important, representing a regional market, with locations in the big four leagues) - Nuggets

15. Portland (an important town in the northwest, without Seattle, this place has become the largest city in the northwest of the NBA map, and Nike's headquarters has added a lot of points to it, and the basketball atmosphere is excellent. - Pioneer

16. San Antonio (a military center in the United States, with a pleasant climate. The most suitable sport in the army is basketball, and the reason for embarrassment is that the basketball atmosphere is excellent. - Spurs

17. Cleveland (3rd largest city in the Great Lakes and 10th largest industrial city in the United States) – Knights

18. Memphis (FedEx headquarters, regional location is important) – Grizzlies

19. Orlando (Disney Dreamland, one of the places where sports celebrities gather and where Woods and Sampras live) – Magic

20. Indianapolis (A1 Racing Center, USA, is it a sports center, all ran to see the racing?) - Walkers

Tier 4 Cities:

21. New Orleans (city size and market should be in Tier 3, but it is still being rebuilt due to the devastation of the hurricane) – Pelicans

22. Charlotte (the smallest NBA city in the Eastern Side, but because it is the capital and largest city in North Carolina, the basketball atmosphere is still very strong, and you can add a little points) - Bobcats

23. Minneapolis (AND ST. PAUL'S TWIN-CITY, THE SIZE OF THE CITY SHOULD BE IN THE THIRD GEAR, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE COLD CLIMATE DISCOURAGES MANY PLAYERS, SO IT IS NOT COMPETITIVE. It suddenly occurred to me that a sub-provincial city like Harbin actually does not have a Chinese Super League and CBA team, although the situation is different from that of the Minnesota Twin Cities) - Timberwolves

25. Salt Lake City (originally the smallest city in the NBA, but in the past decade, it has developed rapidly, the population has accelerated, the market has become larger, and the title of smallest city has been given to Sacramento, coupled with the holding of the Winter Olympics, the mass sports atmosphere is high. Mormon Center, Mormons are fanatics) - Jazz

26. Milwaukee (a lake port in the Great Lakes region with a cold climate, so the overall competitiveness is at the bottom of the NBA) – Bucks

27. Oklahoma City (a city where the basketball atmosphere has become better because of the local college basketball team, and generally there is no characteristic, and the city construction is very low-end) - Thunder

28. Sacramento (the smallest city in the NBA, although it is the capital of California, but the competitiveness of the market is low, and playing a Western Conference Finals will make many reporters have no place to live, let alone play the Finals. The last thing the league wants to see is the place where the finals will be held. —The King

Tier Zero Cities:

29. Detroit (formerly the sixth largest city in the United States, the fourth largest industrial city, the second largest city on the Great Lakes, the motor city of the world, bankrupt in 2014, now being rebuilt) – Piston

Tier 1 cities: 5 teams from the east and 3 teams from the west

Second-tier cities: 4 teams from the east and 3 teams from the west

Level 3 cities: 3 teams from the east and 4 teams from the west

Tier 4 cities: 3 for the East and 5 for the West (add Detroit at Level 0 here)

Nine of the eastern teams are in the first and second tier cities, and the western teams have only six.

The situation in Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities is the opposite

2010 NBA Population of Cities Played by Teams:

Metropolitan Area Population Ranking: NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL

New York 23,362,000 1 2 2 2 3

Los Angeles 18,239,000 2 2 2 2

Chicago 9.9 million 3 1 2 1 1

Washington 9,332,000 4 2 2 1 1

San Francisco Bay Area 8,371,000 5 2 2 1 1

Boston 7,991,000 6 1 1 1 1

Philadelphia 7,129,000 7 1 1 1 1

Dallas 7,095,000 8 1 1 1 1

Miami 6,375,000 9 1 1 1 1

Houston 6,372,000 10 1 1 1

Atlanta 6,092,000 11 1 1 1

Detroit 5,311,000 12 1 1 1 1

Seattle 4,399,000 13 1 1

Phoenix 4,330,000 14 1 1 1 1

Minneapolis 3,760,000 15 1 1 1 1

Cleveland 3,498,000 16 1 1 1

Denver 3,214,000 17 1 1 1 1

San Diego 3,177,000 18 1 1

Portland 2,993,000 19 1

Orlando 2,920,000 1

St. Louis 2.9 million 21 1 1 1

Tampa Bay 2,753,000 22 1 1 1

Pittsburgh 2,661,000 23 1 1 1

Sacramento 2,463,000 24 1

Charlotte 2,455,000 25 1 1

Kansas City 2,377,000 26 1 1

Salt Lake City 2,350,000 27 1

Columbus 2,348,000 28 1

Indianapolis 2,310,000 29 1 1

San Antonio 2,234,000 31 1

Cincinnati 2,188,000 32 1 1

Milwaukee 2,038,038,33 1 1

Raleigh 1,999,000 34 1

Nashville 1,845,000 35 1 1

Jacksonville 1,503,000 39 1

New Orleans 1,453,000 42 1 1

Memphis 1,377,45 1

Oklahoma City 1,367,000 46 1

Buffalo 1,214,000 50 1 1

Green Bay 357,000 130 1

2015 NBA Team Market Cap Rankings

1. Knicks - $3 billion

2. Lakers - $2.7 billion

3. Bulls - $2.3 billion

4. Celtics - $2.1 billion

5. Clippers - $2 billion

6. Warriors - $1.9 billion

7. Nets - $1.7 billion

8. Rockets - $1.5 billion

9. Mavericks - $1.4 billion

10. Heat - $1.3 billion

11. Spurs - $1.15 billion

12. Cavaliers - $1.1 billion

13. Suns - $1 billion

14. Raptors - $980 million

15. Trail Blazers - $975 million

16. Wizards - $960 million

17. Thunder - $950 million

18. Kings - $925 million

19. Magic - $900 million

20. Jazz - $875 million

21. Nuggets - $855 million

22. Pistons - $850 million

23. Pacers - $840 million

24. Hawks - $825 million

25. Grizzlies - $780 million

26. Hornets - $750 million

27. Timberwolves - $720 million

28, 76ers - $700 million

29. Bucks - $675 million

30. Pelicans - $650 million

2014 U.S. Metropolitan Area GDP Rankings!!

15. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale， AZ Metro Area $194.793 Billion

Phoenix XV. Can't figure out why there is such a big city in such a desolate place.

To sum up, the city of Phoenix not only ranks 14th or 15th among all teams in the NBA in terms of population and GDP, but also has all the teams in the four major leagues. How big is the ball market?