401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

National Basketball Association 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$760M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,831
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$415,191
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

$760M in assets, 1,831 participants

National Basketball Association's Nba Retirement Plan reported $760M in total assets and 1,831 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #2,905 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Nba Retirement Plan covers 1,831 participants in New Jersey, 2.2x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $760M.

#2,905
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+16.7%
assets growth YoY
7.6×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$760,215,457 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nba Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,831 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Nba Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $651M in the plan year 2023 filing to $760M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nba Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $126M in the plan year 2023 filing to $109M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nba Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,785 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,831 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 135582586 · National Basketball Association PY 2024 · 401(k)

Nba Retirement Plan · $760M · 1,831 · 98th

  • TYPE $760M
  • NET 1,831
  • BOOK 98th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Umpqua Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
  • SCH ind #2905

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

Mayo Retirement Savings Plan$762MAlaska Airlines, Inc. Alaskasaver PlanAlaska Airlines, Inc. Alaska…$762MUmpqua Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanUmpqua Bank 401(k) and Profi…$761MNba Retirement Plan$760MUc Health 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanUc Health 401(k) Retirement …$758M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nba Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$651M
Net Assets (End of Year)$760M
Net Income$109M
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 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Nba Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.760215457 · Participants: 1831Nba Retirement PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.9134575 · Participants: 185532JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 29.376133902 · Participants: 69218Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.58476515 · Participants: 42583Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.327167732 · Participants: 56714Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.970916966 · Participants: 27956Merck 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 Umpqua Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in WA ($761M); by covered participants it is Arch Global Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan in MI (1,831 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($760M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,831 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Nba Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 16.7% during 2024, from $651M to $760M. Reported net income was $109M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Umpqua Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in WA ($761M, 4,927 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 Arch Global Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan in MI (1,831 participants, $128M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.