On Monday, ESPN announced that it had come to agreements with Michael Wilbon and Jalen Rose to continue their multiple roles with the network.
The network announced the contracts within an announcement concerning the return of the NBA Countdown pregame show. That memo revealed that for the second consecutive year, Mike Greenberg, Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon, Jalen Rose and Adrian Wojnarowski will be the team that will lead the Friday, Saturday and Sunday editions of NBA Countdown on ESPN and ABC.
Greenberg, Smith, Wilbon, Rose and Wojnarowski will also lead NBA Countdown on Wednesdays in October. It was announced previously that Malika Andrews with host the Wednesday programs beginning in November with analysts members Richard Jefferson, Chiney Ogwumike and Kendrick Perkins. Wojnarowski will also appear on the Wednesday shows.
