36 people
NBA owners
One page per person, in alphabetical order by surname. Two are buyers whose deals await NBA approval. Pick an industry to see who made their money where.
Miriam Adelson$30.3BDallas MavericksLas Vegas Sands: casino resorts in Singapore and MacaoCasinos, hotels and travel · age 81
Micky Arison$11.8BMiami HeatCarnival Corporation: world's largest cruise operatorCasinos, hotels and travel · age 77
Steve Ballmer$164.2BLos Angeles ClippersMicrosoft shares: software and cloud computingTechnology · age 70
Clay BennettNo estimateOklahoma City ThunderDorchester Capital: private investment companyInvestment firms · age 66
Gayle Benson$11.2BNew Orleans PelicansTwo sports teams: the Saints and the PelicansRetail and consumer · age 79
Bill Chisholm$3.18BBoston CelticsSTG Partners, a software buyout firmInvestment firms · age 57
Dan DeVosNo estimateOrlando MagicAmway (family): products sold by independent distributorsRetail and consumer · age about 67
James DolanNo estimateNew York KnicksMadison Square Garden companies: teams, venues and the SphereMedia and telecom · age 71
Patrick DumontNo estimateDallas MavericksLas Vegas Sands: casino resorts in Singapore and MacaoCasinos, hotels and travel · age about 51
Tom Dundon$2.3BPortland Trail BlazersDundon Capital Partners: private investment firmLending and mortgages · age 55
Wes Edens$2.4BMilwaukee BucksFortress Investment Group, fund manager; New Fortress EnergyInvestment firms · age 64
Tilman Fertitta$11.4BHouston RocketsFertitta Entertainment: restaurants, casinos, hotels and attractionsCasinos, hotels and travel · age 69
Dan Gilbert$20BCleveland CavaliersRocket Companies, online home mortgage lender and servicerLending and mortgages · age 64
Tom Gores$10.6BDetroit PistonsPlatinum Equity, which buys, fixes and sells companiesInvestment firms · age 62
Josh Harris$11.7BPhiladelphia 76ersApollo Global Management, an investment and lending firmInvestment firms · age 61
Jimmy Haslam$12.2BMilwaukee BucksPilot truck stops, now fully sold; Haslam Sports GroupRetail and consumer · age 72
Peter J. HoltNo estimateSan Antonio SpursHOLT CAT: Caterpillar equipment dealer for 118 Texas countiesIndustry and equipment · age about 40
Mat Ishbia$6.3BPhoenix SunsUWM Holdings, a wholesale home-loan lenderLending and mortgages · age 46
Stan Kroenke$27.6BDenver NuggetsThe Kroenke Group: shopping centres and apartmentsReal estate · age 79
Josh Kushner$16.7BLos Angeles Lakers (pending)Thrive Capital, a venture capital firmInvestment firms · age 41
Joe Lacob$2.3BGolden State WarriorsWarriors group: NBA team, arena and related businessesInvestment firms · age 70
Ted Leonsis$4.5BWashington WizardsMonumental: Washington teams, arena and TV networkTechnology · age 69
Marc Lore$5.1BMinnesota TimberwolvesWonder: cooks and delivers restaurant foodTechnology · age 55
Robert Pera$29.6BMemphis GrizzliesUbiquiti: Wi-Fi and networking hardware makerTechnology · age 48
Gabe PlotkinNo estimateCharlotte HornetsTallwoods Capital, his family office; formerly Melvin CapitalInvestment firms · age 47
Vivek RanadivéNo estimateSacramento KingsTIBCO Software: real-time data software, sold in 2014Technology · age 69
Jerry Reinsdorf$2.3BChicago BullsTwo Chicago sports teams; earlier, Balcor property partnershipsReal estate · age 90
Tony Ressler$11.4BAtlanta HawksAres Management: lends and invests for big investorsInvestment firms · age 66
Alex RodriguezNo estimateMinnesota TimberwolvesA-Rod Corp: private investment holding companySport · age 51
Edward RogersNo estimateToronto RaptorsRogers Communications, Canadian phone, cable and media companyMedia and telecom · age 57
Rick SchnallNo estimateCharlotte HornetsClayton, Dubilier & Rice: buys, improves and sells companiesInvestment firms · age 56
Herb Simon$7.6BIndiana PacersSimon Property Group, shopping mall and outlet ownerReal estate · age 92
Ryan Smith$3.3BUtah JazzQualtrics: survey software sold by subscriptionTechnology · age 48
Marc Stad$5.3BMinnesota Timberwolves (pending)Dragoneer Investment Group: invests in technology companiesInvestment firms · age 47
Joe Tsai$12BBrooklyn NetsAlibaba Group, Chinese online marketplaces and cloud computingTechnology · age 62
Mark Walter$7.3BLos Angeles LakersTWG Global and Guggenheim Partners: investment management and insuranceInvestment firms · age 66