After months of waiting, basketball is finally back on the NBA calendar. The famed sport already looks to have found its soundtrack.
Basketball is nothing without pageantry. And few outlets contextualize that sentiment quite like broadcast crews.
ESPN, NBC and Amazon Prime Video will serve as the homes of national broadcasts during the 2026-27 season. Each will have their own distinctive orators attempt to give meaning to this beautiful game of ours.
With that, here's what you need to know about the coverage teams tasked with delivering basketball broadcasts to the masses this season.
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NBA announcers 2026-27
ESPN
| Name | Role |
| Mike Breen | Play-by-play |
| Dave Pasch | Play-by-play |
| Ryan Ruocco | Play-by-play |
| Mike Monaco | Play-by-play |
| Drew Carter | Play-by-play |
| Tim Legler | Color analyst |
| Richard Jefferson | Color analyst |
| Doris Burke | Color analyst |
| Jason Kidd | Color analyst |
| Jeremy Lin | Color analyst |
| P.J. Carlesimo | Color analyst |
| Lisa Salters | Sideline reporter |
| Katie George | Sideline reporter |
| Jorge Sedano | Sideline reporter |
| Malika Andrews | Sideline reporter |
| Alyssa Lang | Sideline reporter |
| Taylor McGregor | Sideline reporter |
| Vanessa Richardson | Sideline reporter |
| Angel Gray | Sideline reporter |
- No. 1 team: Mike Breen (play-by-play), Richard Jefferson (color analyst), Tim Legler (color analyst), Lisa Salters (sideline reporter)
There's due to be some variance within the ranks of ESPN's broadcasters, but the network goes into the season fueled by the A-Team of Breen, Legler, Jefferson and Salters.
The quartet served as the voices of last year's NBA Finals. Barring something unforeseen, they should reprise their roles in that spectacle come the end of the 2027 season. Pasch and Burke will headline the network's No. 2 crew.
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NBC/Peacock
| Name | Role |
| Mike Tirico | Play-by-play |
| Noah Eagle | Play-by-play |
| Terry Gannon | Play-by-play |
| Michael Grady | Play-by-play |
| Jason Benetti | Play-by-play |
| John Fanta | Play-by-play |
| Mark Followill | Play-by-play |
| Jamal Crawford | Color analyst |
| Reggie Miller | Color analyst |
| Grant Hill | Color analyst |
| Austin Rivers | Color analyst |
| Robbie Hummel | Color analyst |
| Derek Fisher | Color analyst |
| Brian Scalabrine | Color analyst |
| Brad Daugherty | Color analyst |
| Vince Carter | Color analyst |
| Doc Rivers | Color analyst |
| Zora Stephenson | Sideline reporter |
| Ashley ShahAhmadi | Sideline reporter |
| Jordan Cornette | Sideline reporter |
| Grant Liffman | Sideline reporter |
| John Fanta | Sideline reporter |
| Chris Mannix | Sideline reporter |
- No. 1 team: Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Jamal Crawford (color analyst), Reggie Miller (color analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
NBC is pulling out all the stops for its second year back from its lengthy NBA hiatus. Tirico, Crawford and Miller will return to the booth as the network's A-Team, with Stephenson tasked with providing updates from the sidelines.
Meanwhile, Jason Benetti and Doc Rivers lead the list of newcomers slated to contribute over the course of the season.
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Amazon Prime Video
| Name | Role |
| Ian Eagle | Play-by-play |
| Kevin Harlan | Play-by-play |
| Michael Grady | Play-by-play |
| Eric Collins | Play-by-play |
| Stan Van Gundy | Color analyst |
| Brent Barry | Color analyst |
| Jim Jackson | Color analyst |
| Dell Curry | Color analyst |
| Dwyane Wade | Color/studio analyst |
| Candace Parker | Color/studio analyst |
| Steve Nash | Color/studio analyst |
| Cassidy Hubbarth | Sideline reporter |
| Allie Clifton | Sideline reporter |
| Kristina Pink | Sideline reporter |
| JayDee Dyer | Sideline reporter |
Amazon Prime Video's second season of NBA coverage will look fairly similar to that of its first year. The same selection of broadcasters are expected to be on tap for the streaming platform, with Stan Van Gundy, Dwyane Wade, Dell Curry, Steve Nash and Candace Parker offering legitimacy from the color commentary post.
Ian Eagle and Kevin Harlan will reprise their roles as the lead and secondary play-by-play men, respectively.
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