Indiana Fever valued at $90 million
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The Indiana Fever are the sixth most valuable WNBA team at $90 million, according to Sportico's first WNBA valuations.
Why it matters: It's a historic time in women's sports for growth in engagement and commercial outlook, especially with the Fever's own Caitlin Clark leading a rookie class that's dramatically boosted viewership and attendance.
- Both the WNBA and the National Women's Soccer League have seen a steep uptick in valuations, and both are expanding, per Sportico.
How they did it: To derive the market values, Sportico calculated each team's revenue, relying on publicly available information and financial records — and interviews with those knowledgeable of team finances.
Catch up quick: The league was originally formed as single-entity but shifted to a model where the NBA held 50% of the "league" equity and the individual team owners evenly shared the other 50%.
- The NBA now holds 42% of the "league" equity, the owners hold 42%, and investors hold the other 16%, per Sportico.
Fun fact: Clark made history over the holiday weekend by becoming the first rookie player in both franchise and WNBA history to record a triple-double when the Fever beat the first place Liberty, 83-78, Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
- Clark had 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds.
- This is the first time the Fever have beaten the Liberty since 2022.
- The Fever have won their last five home games, and the team has a 6-4 record over the last 10 games.
