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LeBron Effect: Heat Tickets WAY up, Knicks Down, Cavs Way Down

Friday, July 9th, 2010

The LeBron James “decision” has finally been made. LeBron had his own hour-long ESPN special Thursday night to announce to the world and the teams apparently where he will play the 2010-11 season. LeBron will leave the Cleveland Cavaliers — the place he grew up and began his NBA career — to join Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat, which Paul the psychic octopus predicted yesterday in a FanSnap exclusive.

What is the impact on tickets you ask?

Yesterday fans could buy Heat season tickets for $3,238.61 on average. Today, Heat season tickets average $8,249.99. That’s a 2.5x increase overnight. Heat season tickets had been relatively flat for the last 10 days.

Heat season ticket prices up 2.5x on LeBron signing

Average Knicks season ticket prices, which had jumped up 33% on Thursday on speculation LeBron would sign with the Knicks. Wednesday Knicks season ticket prices were averaging $4,128.55. Thursday, those same tickets went up to $5,499.45. Today, prices are down 18% to $4510. Bulls, Nets and Clippers tickets were flat.

Knicks season tickets down on LeBron signing with the Heat
We’re now seeing Cavs season tickets averaging $935 or about 1/3 of what they were with LeBron.

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The ‘LeBron Effect’ Sizable for the Team That Signs Him

The ‘LeBron Effect’ Sizable for the Team That Signs Him

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
LeBron James from MSG.com

image credit: http://www.msg.com

Speculation among NBA fans has reached a fever pitch as free agent LeBron James decides whether to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers or continue his stellar career with a new team. In his seven NBA seasons, LeBron James – the 25 year old all-world small forward for the Cavs – has already been named NBA Rookie of the Year, a six-time NBA All-Star, and the NBA’s Most Valuable Player of the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons.

A FanSnap analysis of 2010 NBA ticket data from the open market where tickets are bought and sold suggests more than a rooting interest is at stake.  FanSnap is the most comprehensive ticket search engine in the U.S., displaying ticket data from every major ticket marketplace and every major ticket broker who sells direct online.  Of the 60+ most trusted ticket sites online that FanSnap searches, 45 sites made a market in NBA tickets this past season.

LEBRON IS THE BIGGEST FRANCHISE PLAYER IN THE LEAGUE, LET ALONE THE FREE AGENT MARKET

When LEBRON comes to town, market prices GO UP an average of 180%
When KOBE BRYANT comes to town, market prices GO UP on average of 130%
When CARMELO ANTHONY comes to town, market prices GO DOWN on average of 5%
When DWYANE WADE comes to town, market prices GO DOWN on average of 24%

One could argue that the cache of the Lakers as such a storied and winning franchise provides an additional boost to fan demand to see Kobe and the Lakers when they come to town — making the LeBron effect even more impressive.

CLEVELAND LOVES LEBRON

Cleveland fans of course supported LeBron and the Cavaliers, who had the best regular season record in the NBA this past season, as ticket market prices for home games averaged $130, second only to the Lakers at $243, despite the fact that Cleveland is the 18th largest media market.

Examining market price averages is one useful way to examine the market trends and help quantify relative fan demand for events.  It is important to note, however, that FanSnap regularly finds market prices for comparable tickets varying by 25%, 40%, 60% or more at any given time. Also, all market prices quoted include both the ticket price and the commission charged by the ticket site, so fans can compare tickets from several sites all at once, ‘apples to apples.’

WHEN LEBRON COMES TO TOWN, MARKET PRICES GO UP 50% OR MORE

A comparison of the average ticket prices on the open market, one gauge of fan demand, for the teams most likely to sign LeBron shows that when LeBron played road games against those teams, market prices for those tickets leapt strongly vs. the two games prior and after that game, ranging from a 55% lift in Miami to a 311% bump in Chicago.

Team Avg Home Ticket Market Price vs. LeBron James vs. Teams Just Prior/After LeBron Comes to Town % Increase $ Increase
Knicks $192 $67 187% $125
Nets $104 $30 245% $74
Clippers $181 $89 104% $92
Heat $78 $51 55% $28
Bulls $411 $100 311% $311

This trend is consistent across the league for King James visits.

LEBRON GOING TO THE BULLS?

An alternative way to understand the ‘LeBron effect’ is to compare those same ticket market prices for LeBron’s road games against those same opponents’ vs. their respective season average ticket market prices. The same effect holds, as ticket market prices for those games vs. LeBron and the Cavaliers range from an 18% lift in Miami to a 226% bump in Chicago. No matter how you look at it, Bulls fans like LeBron the most.

Team Avg Home Ticket Market Price vs. LeBron James 2010 Season Avg. Market  Price for Tickets % Increase $ Increase
Knicks $192 $128 50% $64
Nets $104 $25 316% $79
Clippers $181 $56 223% $125
Heat $78 $66 18% $12
Bulls $411 $126 226% $285

WHEN LEBRON MISSED A GAME IN CHICAGO, MARKET PRICES DROPPED 79%

It’s clear that when the Cavs travel, ticket demand in the away cities increases, but is there a difference in ticket demand if LeBron is in the lineup? In one late season example, LeBron and the Cavs played in Chicago twice.  On 3/19/10, with LeBron in the Cavs lineup, ticket market prices averaged $411. The Cavs played the Bulls in Chicago again on 4/8/10 — this time without LeBron. Ticket market prices for that game averaged $87. LeBron drove ticket market prices nearly 5x!

LeBron Effect in Chicago  Cavs vs Bulls Tickets fansnap NBA tickets report

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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Celtics vs Cavs tickets

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Both the James Gang and the Celts were able to dispatch of their NBA Playoffs Round 1 foes in rather short order, setting up a rematch of the 2008 Playoffs second-round.

The Celtics beat the Heat 4 games to 1 while the Cavs did the same to the Bulls. The Celtics are the lower seeded team so the Cavaliers have home court advantage in the seven-game Eastern Conference semifinal series. The first of two games in Cleveland is slated for May 1 and May. The series is 2-2-1-1-1.

NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:

Cavs vs Celtics Tickets

May 1 (Saturday): NBA Playoffs Game 1: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers tickets
May 3 (Monday): NBA Playoffs Game 2: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers tickets
May 7 (Friday): NBA Playoffs Game 3: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics tickets
May 9 (Sunday): NBA Playoffs Game 4: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics tickets
May 11 (Tuesday): NBA Playoffs Game 5: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers tickets – *if necessary*
May 13 (Thursday): NBA Playoffs Game 6: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics tickets *if necessary*
May 16 (Sunday): NBA Playoffs Game 7: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers tickets *if necessary*

Check out the entire NBA Playoffs brackets here.

@LeBronsElbow Throws a Few Elbows at LeBrons Actual Elbow in Good Fun

Friday, April 30th, 2010

At long last Lebron James’ elbow got a Twitter account and it is FANTASTIC. Sure, it was only a matter of time, but we have to say we are loving it so far. Think @#$%MyDadSays, except in this case, the dad is LeBron James — the King himself. Bostonians had Boston vs Cavs tickets in high demand in part because they feel emboldened by Lebron’s elbow. No word yet on how they feel about @LeBronsElbow.

Here are a few excerpts:

LeBronsElbow

Dr’s wanted me to take it easy @ practice, so I did. Little do they know I will be up late playing Wii bowling and then slaying NOOBS in COD

Keep getting asked… NO, I do not have a Facebook page. I barely have time to tweet, let alone accept my Aunt’s farmville requests…

Can’t sleep…keep thinking about LeBron putting me in that sleeve again. It’s starting to smell like taco meat and asparagus pee in there.

Night hommies! Another day of strange men staring at me tomorrow (that means you @PDcavsinsider). LeBron needs a sleep mask #SNORETOWNMAYOR

LeBron’s secret to greatness? Before each game he uses an inhaler that contains the breath of a unicorn. #SHHHHH

Covered in Bengay.The best doctors in the world and we’re using the same stuff Vinny from rec softball uses to treat his pulled groin…

Read more on Twitter

FanSnap’s Most Popular NBA Tickets in October

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

The top ten most searched for NBA tickets on FanSnap during October were exactly the same as September’s list as Kobe and the 5-1 Lakers remained the most popular pro hoops ticket. The 6-1 Celtics moved up one slot to the #2 most popular team, as did the 1-5 Knicks, to the #4 position (of course that’s because LeBron came to Madison Square Garden tonight!)  The 5-1 Nuggets, led by Camello’s 32 points a game, moved up two slots to the #7 most searched for NBA tickets.

Check out the great choice and values available on the top ten hottest NBA tickets:

1. Los Angeles Lakers tickets

2. Boston Celtics tickets

3.  Cleveland Cavaliers tickets

4.  New York Knicks tickets

5. Chicago Bulls tickets

6. Orlando Magic tickets

7. Denver Nuggets tickets

8.  Phoenix Suns tickets

9. San Antonio Spurs tickets

10.  Miami Heat tickets

There are lots of great NBA match-ups this week.  On FanSnap you absolutely can find those superhot Nuggets @ Bulls tickets, Hornets @ Suns tickets, Cavaliers @ Heat tickets, Suns @ Lakers tickets, and Lakers @ Nuggets tickets.  Have fun!

Mike

FanSnap’s Most Popular NBA Tickets in September

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Opening night of the 2009-10 NBA season is still a couple weeks away, on Oct 27, but basketball fans are already all over FanSnap searching for NBA tickets.  Season ticket holders have been listing their extra tickets for weeks and there are hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of tickets available for every game.

Fans of the the defending champions Los Angeles Lakers are leading the pack.  Not surprisingly, searches for the Cavaliers and Celtics are running second and third as fans of LeBron and new buddy Shaq, as well as Paul Pierce and a healthy KG, are ready to make sure the Lakers do not repeat.

Of course Kobe, Pau Gasol, the newly signed Ron Artest, and the re-signed Lamar Kardashian, er, Odom will have something to say about that.

Check out the great choice and values available on the top ten hottest NBA tickets:

1. Los Angeles Lakers tickets

2.  Cleveland Cavaliers tickets

3. Boston Celtics tickets

4. Chicago Bulls tickets

5.  New York Knicks tickets

6. Orlando Magic tickets

7. San Antonio Spurs tickets

8.  Phoenix Suns tickets

9. Denver Nuggets tickets

10.  Miami Heat tickets

Like they say, “The NBA.  It’s Fan-tastic!”

Mike

NBA Tickets Galore

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Welcome to the 2009-10 NBA season.  Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are looking to repeat.  The Celtics are looking to get Kevin Garnett, and their swagger, back. LeBron James and Dwight Howard got close last year, and they are ready to lead their teams again in the quest of that first ring.

Many of the NBA teams are having their single game onsales this week.  They have been selling season ticket and multi-game packages for weeks, and now it is time to sell what’s left.  All along, ticket listings offered by existing season ticket holders have been available.

The first NBA games start in October.  Many more tickets will become available throughout the year, but a quick search on FanSnap of most games finds thousands of ticket listings from many ticket providers already.  Check out the great tickets (and values) available from last year’s playoff teams:

EASTERN CONFERENCE

#1  Cleveland Cavaliers tickets

#2 Boston Celtics tickets

#3 Orlando Magic tickets

#4 Atlanta Hawks tickets

#5  Miami Heat tickets

#6 Philadelphia 76ers tickets

#7 Chicago Bulls tickets

#8 Detroit Pistons tickets

WESTERN CONFERENCE

#1 Los Angeles Lakers tickets

#2 Denver Nuggets tickets

#3 San Antonio Spurs tickets

#4 Portland Trail Blazers tickets

#5 Houston Rockets tickets

#6 Dallas Mavericks tickets

#7 New Orleans Hornets tickets

#8 Utah Jazz tickets

It’s almost tipoff time…

Mike

NBA Playoff Tickets

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

What a difference a day (and a half) makes — especially if you’re in Orlando.

Yesterday we posted the following NBA Playoff tickets prices:

@ Cleveland Cavaliers tickets: 2400+ available, starting at $85*

@ Orlando Magic tickets: 2600+ available, starting at $109

@ Los Angeles Lakers tickets:  3800+ available, starting at $96

@ Denver Nuggets tickets:  2200+ available, starting at $110

* price is ticket price plus commission; as of 7am on May 18.

Today the story is very different.

@ Cleveland Cavaliers tickets: 1,000+ tickets available, starting at $75**

@ Orlando Magic tickets: 4,000+ tickets available, starting at $56

@ Los Angeles Lakers tickets:  1,000+ tickets available, starting at $60

@ Denver Nuggets tickets:  3,000+ tickets available, starting at $92

** price is ticket price plus commission; as of 3pm on May 19.

NBA Playoffs Tickets

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

The first round of the NBA playoffs are history. There were some unbelievable nail biters. We wonder if it took all the Celtics had to outlast the Bulls. Even with the drama, the top seeds made it through to the conference semifinals.

Fans can score second round NBA playoff tickets starting at roughly $50 for most games. Houston home games against the Lakers start at closer to $110.

Here are the details

Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers (tickets to home games) vs Atlanta Hawks (tickets to home games)
Boston Celtics (tickets to home games) vs Orlando Magic (tickets to home games)

Western Conference
LA Lakers (tickets to home games) vs Houston Rockets (tickets to home games)
Denver Nuggets (tickets to home games) vs Dallas Mavericks (tickets to home games)

Christian

NBA Playoff Schedule and Ticket Values!

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

This morning the NBA announced their playoff schedule, and now the “real” season starts.

There are many intriguing matchups and a showcase of the best and most popular athletes in the world – Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming – as well as young guns like Brandon Roy, Chris Paul, and Dwight Howard, who are looking to win their first ring.

A quick search on FanSnap finds that thousands of NBA playoff tickets are readily available from many ticket providers. It will cost you more to park at some of these venues than you will pay to see NBA playoff basketball! The first games start on Saturday Apr 18.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

#8 Detroit Pistons @ #1 Cleveland Cavaliers  (first games 4/18 and 4/21)  low price of $32*

#7 Chicago Bulls @ #2 Boston Celtics (4/18 and 4/20)  $33

#6 Philadelphia 76ers @ #3 Orlando Magic (4/19 and 4/22)  $14!

#5 Miami Heat @ #4 Atlanta Hawks  (4/19 and 4/22)  $18!

WESTERN CONFERENCE

#8 Utah Jazz @ #1 Los Angeles Lakers  (4/19 and 4/21)  $55

#7 New Orleans Hornets @ #2 Denver Nuggets (4/19 and 4/22)  $11!

#6 Dallas Mavericks @ #3 San Antonio Spurs  (4/18 and 4/20)  $12!

#5 Houston Rockets @ #4 Portland Trailblazers  (4/18 and 4/21)  $55

* price is per ticket + commissions at Apr 16 5:20pm


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