Shut Up and Dribble? Exploring the Real Estate Strategies and Trends of NBA Teams

NBA teams have always had to think about real estate through one certain lenses: the arena they play their 41 home games in (plus any subsequent playoff games). But now, NBA teams have evolved past only just thinking about the arena. Teams have increasingly gotten involved in real estate development. This thesis seeks to explore the impact of real estate as a revenue driver for NBA teams, trends observed, and strategic decisions that teams must consider. This thesis will explore current real estate activities of all 30 NBA teams and will examine the choices that teams must make regarding arenas, real estate development, and practice facilities. The findings will help teams and municipalities understand best practices for team-driven real estate, and how strategies can vary team by team based on their situations.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Nguyen, Viet

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Torous, Walter

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright retained by author(s)

Licence dc:rights.uri

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/158797

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/158797