401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
National Basketball Association 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $606M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 506
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $1.2M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by National Basketball Association · New Jersey · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$606M in assets, 506 participants
National Basketball Association's National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan reported $606M in total assets and 506 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.
- #2,923 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
Where National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets
National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $606M for 506 participants (~$1.2M/participant), up 29.7% in 2023.
- #2,923
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
- +29.7%
- assets growth YoY
- 6.1×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$605,879,536 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (506 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from $35M in the plan year 2022 filing to $139M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $467M in the plan year 2022 filing to $606M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 515 in the plan year 2022 filing to 506 in the plan year 2023 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 135582586 · National Basketball Association PY 2023 · 401(k)
National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan · $606M · 506 · 98th
- 5500 $606M
- ASSETS 506
- PCT 98th
- EIN 401(k)
- RANK near Arup US Retirement Savings Plan
- PHOTO ind #2923
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 →
National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $467M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $606M |
| Net Income | $139M |
| Employer EIN | 135582586 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1999-11-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $44.6B · 176,610
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $27.8B · 78,072
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $22.2B · 41,291
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $15.5B · 59,346
- Merck US Savings Plan $13.4B · 26,850
National Basketball Association Players' 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Arup US Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($606M); by covered participants it is Sita Employee 401(k) Savings Plan in GA (506 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($606M here).
- Arup US Retirement Savings Plan (CA) $606M · 1,445
- A. T. Kearney, Inc. 401(k) and Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (IL) $605M · 1,209
- Constellis 401(k) Plan (VA) $607M · 11,011
- Johnson Controls Select Hourly Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (WI) $605M · 8,052
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (506 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Sita Employee 401(k) Savings Plan (GA) 506 · 0 off
- Western Cabinets & Affiliates 401(k) Plan (TX) 506 · 0 off
- Ecmc Group 401(k) Plan (MN) 506 · 0 off
- Care Delivery for-Profit Practice 401(k) Plan (TN) 506 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.