Now that the TV agreement is fully validated, and these are therefore ESPN/ABC, NBC And Amazon which will broadcast the Grande Ligue from the 2025/26 season, the maneuvers can begin.
Because if TNT managed to save its show “Inside The NBA” with Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal, by continuing to produce it for broadcast on ESPN, its commentators will no longer have games to watch. tooth. And they will therefore find themselves on the “free agent” market at the end of the season…
According to The Athletic, Jamal Crawford has already validated his transition. Speaking on TNT and NBA TV, as well as on MSG Network, the Knicks channel, for certain matches, the former three-time best sixth man of the year will join NBC to comment on matches, even if nothing is officially announced yet. recorded with the chain.
Unlike a lot of former players, fans of “It was better before”, Jamal Crawford is in any case a positive analyst, who highlights active players.
But NBC will have to recruit other journalists and analysts, because the network needs four teams of commentators. It would thus aim Reggie Millerwho has been commentating on TNT for many years.
On the Amazon side, we would aim Blake Griffin, Dirk Nowitzki, Richard Jefferson Or Stan Van Gundy.
