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ESPN has announced its NBA game and studio hosts as well as its NBA reporters for the upcoming 2024-25 season. This will be the network’s 23rd year broadcasting NBA games, which dates back to the 2002-03 season. Among the roster are five Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame media members, including broadcasters Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Hubie Brown and writers Michael Wilbon and Marc Spears.
Mike Breen, who has called a record 19 NBA Finals, will continue to lead ESPN’s NBA play-by-play coverage. In addition to Breen, Ryan Ruocco, Dave Pasch and Mark Jones return in their play-by-play roles. Michael Grady will join ESPN’s NBA coverage as a play-by-play voice this season.
Doris Burke will continue as the top game analyst. Other returning game analysts include Richard Jefferson, Bob Myers, Stephanie White and Hubie Brown. In addition, ESPN NBA studio analyst Tim Legler and ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas will expand their roles and serve as NBA game analysts throughout the season. Cory Alexander, who has called games on ESPN Radio and NBA Summer League, will also expand his role and call regular season NBA games on ESPN.
Lisa Salters and Cassidy Hubbarth will continue to serve in their roles on the sidelines for marquee NBA games and events throughout the regular season and NBA Playoffs. Katie George, Monica McNutt, Jorge Sedano and Angel Gray, who have all joined the ESPN NBA sideline reporting team within the past two seasons, will also return in their roles.
Malika Andrews will return for her second season as the host of NBA Countdown on ABC. Andrews will continue to be joined by analysts Stephen A. Smith and Bob Myers. Kendrick Perkins will expand his role to serve as an NBA Countdown analyst on both ABC and ESPN. Michael Wilbon and new ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania will also make regular contributions to the show.
ESPN Radio will provide national audio coverage of the NBA all season long, culminating with the NBA Finals, led by play-by-play voice Marc Kestecher and analyst P.J. Carlesimo. Sean Kelley and Mike Couzens will also describe the action for ESPN Radio’s broadcasts with Jorge Sedano reporting on marquee games.
ESPN’s NBA regular season schedule begins on Wednesday, October 23.
