NBC Sports has added several former NBA players to its roster of game analysts for the upcoming 2025/26 season, announcing in a press release that it has hired Derek Fisher, Austin Rivers, Brad Daugherty, Robbie Hummel, and Brian Scalabrine.
The five new additions will join a group of game analysts that already includes Jamal Crawford, Reggie Miller, and Grant Hill, whose agreements with NBC have been previously reported.
NBC Sports also officially confirmed the hiring of play-by-play man Michael Grady, who will be one of the network’s play-by-play voices for its NBA coverage, along with Mike Tirico, Noah Eagle, and Terry Gannon.
Carmelo Anthony and Vince Carter are among the other former NBA players who will work for NBC next season — they’ll both be studio analysts. Maria Taylor and Ahmed Fareed will serve as studio hosts, while Michael Jordan has also been named a special contributor.
NBC will broadcast up to 100 regular season games per season beginning in 2025/26, including up to five per week for part of the season. Additionally, the network will broadcast playoff games during the first two rounds and will air a conference final every other year, alternating with Amazon. NBC will also be the new home of the NBA’s All-Star weekend.
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It’s the first time since 2002 that the network will air NBA games. NBC is reportedly paying approximately $2.5 billion per year for the next 11 seasons for NBA broadcasting rights.
I stopped watching the Celtics because I can not stand Scal, makes games unwatchable. Hope hes better on games hes not supposed to be a giant homer, but doubt it. Austin Rivers is the most boring and unlikeable podcaster there is. At least they got Brad Daugherty, hes really good and Michael Grady is excellent.
Will Austin be as bad as his dad was is the question.
I’m sure he’ll be a chip off the old block.
If they hire that headband wearing piece of garbage I’ll continue to never watch their show, ever
Rumor has Matt Barnes being brought in as the side piece reporter.
If it ain’t Jamal Crawford, g hill or mj, my tv be muted while watching hoops
I would expect nothing else from the Nothing But Crap network.
Amazon, a pay to watch service, is gonna get a whole conference finals series every other year???
Hiring a lot of people for a game that will be lucky to draw 1 million
Still hate Derek Fisher.
This lineup is very NBC, it’s very camera-ready.