Jaws art director Joe Alves was determined to prove a top-notch mechanical shark could be done. Of course this decision would come back to haunt Spielberg repeatedly throughout the shoot, but Alves was determined to prove a top-notch mechanical shark could be done.
The average Major League Soccer franchise is worth $103 million, according to a Forbes article from 2013. In 2008, the average team was worth $37 million and losing money. According to the Forbes article, the average MLS attendance in 2013 was 18,611 fans per game, more than the NBA and NHL. And 10 of the league's 19 teams are making a profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
The New York Knicks are also the most valuable franchise out of the 30 teams of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of 2017, the teamâs value was 3.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers, valued only a 300 million less than the Knicks. The average franchise value in the NBA registered a significant growth between 2014 and 2017, rising from 634 million U.S. dollars to over 1.3 billion U.S. dollars in the period.