401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

National Basketball Association 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$651M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,785
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$364,809
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nba Retirement Plan · Sponsored by National Basketball Association · New Jersey · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$651M in assets, 1,785 participants

National Basketball Association's Nba Retirement Plan reported $651M in total assets and 1,785 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,929 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Nba Retirement Plan covers 1,785 participants in New Jersey, 2.1x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $651M.

#2,929
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+24.1%
assets growth YoY
6.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Nba Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nba Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$651,184,316 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Nba Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nba Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,785 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nba Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$83M in the plan year 2022 filing to $126M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nba Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $525M in the plan year 2022 filing to $651M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nba Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,556 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,785 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 135582586 · National Basketball Association PY 2023 · 401(k)

Nba Retirement Plan · $651M · 1,785 · 98th

  • RANK $651M
  • PHOTO 1,785
  • IND 98th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Spartannash Company Savings Plus Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2929

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Nba Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

National Veterinary Associates, Inc. 401(k) PlanNational Veterinary Associat…$652MErgon 401(k) Plan$651MSpartannash Company Savings Plus PlanSpartannash Company Savings …$651MNba Retirement Plan$651MThe Old National Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership and Savings PlanThe Old National Bancorp Emp…$651M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nba Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$525M
Net Assets (End of Year)$651M
Net Income$126M
Employer EIN135582586
Plan Effective Date1992-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Basketball Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Basketball Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$847M 21.552643661732304% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$1B$1.2B$1.4B 202220232024 $1.08B $0.85B ▼ -21.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,129 $1.1B
2023 3 2,344 $1.3B
2024 2 1,880 $847M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Nba Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Nba Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.651184316 · Participants: 1785Nba Retirement PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
Nba Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Nba Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nba Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Spartannash Company Savings Plus Plan in MI ($651M); by covered participants it is American Chemical Society Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in DC (1,784 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($651M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,785 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nba Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nba Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 24.1% during 2023, from $525M to $651M. Reported net income was $126M.
How have National Basketball Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Basketball Association's sponsor-wide assets declined 21.6%, from $1.1B to $847M.
Where does Nba Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nba Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nba Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Spartannash Company Savings Plus Plan in MI ($651M, 26,864 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nba Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is American Chemical Society Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in DC (1,784 participants, $336M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 135582586.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.