Sharpe had previously inked a contract extension with ESPN to continue appearing on "First Take" on Mondays and Tuesdays through the end of the NBA regular season.
"It's his delivery, it's his speech patterns, it's the way he goes about things when he can really be himself, which is what he is, that's what's making him uber successful and a lot of money."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."