I looked up the NBA’s attendance report, and was pleasantly surprised — given the disapointing record of the team, fan support (in terms of buying tickets) has been pretty good.
The Bucks rank 20th in the league in attendance, drawing 15,413 per night (or, selling that many tickets, at least). They are playing to 82.4% capacity, which isn’t all that bad considering that the league average for attendance is 88.8%.
Attendance is down about 700 per game from last season, but that’s actually a league-wide trend. The league average is 17,050 this season, down from 17,700 in 06-07 and 17,500 in 05-06. If the Bucks were averaging league-average attendance of 88.8% they would bring in an additional 1,200 a night, but that would only propel them to the #18 rank in attendance.
Given that this many people will still come out to see a team that has struggled so much is a very good sign about the health of the marketplace. Add to that the financial impact of Yi Jianlian, and it all adds up to a much better chance that the Bucks will stay in Milwaukee after Herb Kohl sells the team.
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