Dwyane Wade and Candace Parker are expected to join Amazon Prime Video’s NBA coverage for the 2025/26 season, reports Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports. As Glasspiegel explains, deals for Wade and Parker aren’t finalized yet, but appear likely to get done.
Wade, who did color commentary for NBC’s Olympic coverage in Paris last year, would be a hybrid game and studio analyst for Amazon, according to Glasspiegel. Parker, meanwhile, would be part of Amazon’s studio show for both NBA and WNBA broadcasts after having long worked for TNT.
With the company set to become a broadcasting partner for the NBA beginning in ’25/26, Amazon is in the process of filling out its roster of on-air talent. Reporting earlier this week indicated that Steve Nash and Stan Van Gundy will join the streamer as analysts.
Here are a few more odds and ends from around the basketball world:
- Former NBA star and current TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal will become the men’s basketball general manager for Sacramento State, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who says it will be an unpaid, voluntary role. O’Neal’s son – Shaqir O’Neal – is transferring from Florida A&M to Sacramento State for his senior year and will play for the Hornets under new head coach Mike Bibby.
- FIBA has revealed the schedule for the EuroBasket 2025 tournament, formally announcing in a press release that the event will tip off on August 27 with a six-game slate. The group stage will wrap up on September 4, with the elimination phase taking place from Sept. 6-14. The full schedule for EuroBasket 2025, which should feature many NBA players, can be viewed here.
- In the wake of Chris Finch‘s claim that the physicality in the NBA playoffs has “gone too far” and disrupted the flow of games, a panel of writers from The Athletic debate that subject, with Eric Koreen, Fred Katz, Kelly Iko, and Law Murray discussing whether any particular moment or series has crossed the line and whether the increased physicality this spring has been good or bad for the league.
Glad we have a panel of bards and poets weighing in on the physicality of an nba game. How many of them served in desert storm? I’ll wait. Chris Finch your are a coach. Make adjustments. The end.
Wish this job would get Shaq off the TNT crew. The way he acted like Daddy Haliburton was right in confronting Giannis might he his worst take ever. Shaq has a lot of bad arguments, he even managed to upset Ernie last night. Shaq can’t admit when he is wrong and never has support on argument besides 4 rings.
That is rather shocking. It a big time get for Sac State. I can see Bibby as HC. He has strong ties to Sacratomato. But, how’d they lure Shaq and his son?
they got mikey williams also. look him up.
Shaq did own part of the Kings so he has ties to Sacramento. Sac State is trying to get into D1.They have pushing for it in football and basketball.
From what I saw, they are D1. I’m surprised. Sonoma State is just right over the hill and they dropped all their sports. Good for Sac. It would be nice to see elite college hoops back in NorCal.
Yes but they are not in the major section of D1 like the football cannot get in playoffs. The basketball has to win tournament to get to March Madness.
Anything that disrupts the offensive flow is always going to be bad for the game, right?
There is no physicality. Only more grabbing. There is no reason to use your hands on someone while playing D. You use body and position. Hands should never be used except for incidental contact. Like running into a pick. They don’t even call hand checking anymore. The NBA is trying their best to make it more about offense. Instead of just embracing the fact it’s a 2way sport. And ALWAYS will be. The real problem they have. Is the refs being consistent …… this ain’t a strike zone. Cal the foul and live with it.
Stan van Gundy? What kind of idiot company hires that annoying guy. What’s next, Steven As Smith?