ESPN Unveils Star-Studded NBA Commentator Lineup for 2025-2026
This is ESPN's 24 consecutive season as the industry leader in NBA coverage.
Just a little over a month out from the commencement of the 2025-2026 NBA season, ESPN has announced their lineup of commentators.
What’s Happening:
- ESPN is gearing up for the 2025-2026 NBA season, announcing their deep roster of NBA commentators.
- Tim Legler, a veteran analyst, is set to join ESPN’s lead NBA broadcast team.
- Legler joins Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Breen, NBA Champion and analyst Richard Jefferson, and reporter Lisa Salters.
- The quad is set to call the NBA Finals on ABC, the Conference Finals, first and second round NBA Playoff games, a Christmas Day matchup, and NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC.
- Legler is also celebrating his 25th year with the sports network, beginning his analyst career in 2000.
- Jefferson has also signed a new, multi-year agreement.
- He began his career with ESPN and served as NBA Finals analyst for the first time earlier this year.
- He will continue to call top NBA games and make studio appearances.
- Burke is also extending her career with ESNP, signing a multi-year agreement to continue to provide audiences with her expertise.
- She will be seen calling high-profile NBA games on ESPN and ABC, including her role on NBA Sunday Showcase.
- Burke will be prevalent during both regular season games and the NBA Playoffs.
- She will also work alongside Dave Pasch, making play-by-plays.
- Beginning her career in 1991, Burke’s career will extend more than 35 years with the new agreement, where she has already been assigned to 17 NBA Finals.
- Salters contract was extended earlier this year.
- In ESPN’s 24th consecutive season of leading NBA game coverage, Breen will join Pasch, Ryan Ruocco, and Mark Jones as this season’s play-by-play voices.
- Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer broadcaster Jay Bilas and NBA Executive of the Year Bob Myers will join Legler, Jefferson, and Burke in the rotation of game analysts.
- Salters is set to lead a revamped sideline reporting team, with Katie George and Jorge Sedano joining Salters.
College Football SEC Personalities:
- As ESPN prepares for the college football season, the sports network has re-signed several sports personalities for SEC Network’s upcoming programming.
- Back in 2014, ESPN teamed up with the Southeastern Conference to create a new network dedicated to televising hundreds of SEC games across their 22 sports.
- Titled the SEC Network, the network provides in-depth analysis and storytelling within the world of college athletics.
- Including re-signers Cole Cubelic, Chris Doering, Roman Harper, Alyssa Lang, Jordan Rodgers, Matt Stinchcomb, and Benjamin Watson and returning personality Gene Chizik, you can read more about the new contracts here.
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