Mallika Andrews and Brian Windhorst are at stake in the media -free agents market this low season.
A report from Main office sports He declared that his two contracts with the world leader in sports have increased this year.
Andrews's current agreement concludes in autumn, with Widhortst expiring in the summer, according to FOS sources. However, according to reports, ESPN wants to maintain both multimedia personalities.
His agreements are ending at an advantageous moment with Amazon Prime Video and NBC Sports start new rights agreements with the NBA next season.
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Andrews has increased rapidly to receive the NBA Today and the NBA countdown. According to the sources, the NBA supported the 30 -year -old as the face of ESPN's coverage.
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Brian Windhorst before the game four of the NBA finals of 2023 between the Nuggets and the Heat
Fos also reported that Andrews could eventually follow the Robin Roberts mode, flourishing in a news and diurnal entertainment program inside Disney's umbrella, such as Good Morning America of ABC.
On the other hand, 'Windy' has emerged as a privileged information and Analyst of the NBA of the ESPN NBA. The 47 -year -old NBA senior writer has covered LeBron James for decades and went viral for his 'What is happening in Utah?' Monologue in the first shot in 2022.
Windhorst recently became a regular assistant in the study for programs such as Get Up and First Take. In addition, Brian Windhorst and the Hoop collective became the best ESPN podcast, with Zach Lowe out of the image.
In addition, the sources praised Windhorst analytical reports as the perfect complement to skill of the privileged information of the NBA Charania.
“Shams is what, and is why,” a source told Fos.
Amazon Prime Video and NBC Sports have been actively hiring the NBA talent while building ready for the 2025-26 season. Amazon has hired Taylor Rooks as his internal study in Los Angeles.
One of the biggest changes in the basketball media panorama will occur as TNT is inside the NBA is directed to ESPN next season. The program, now starring Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal, has been with Turner since 1989.
ESPN already replaced Adrian Wojnarowski (left) with Shams Charania (right)
Shaquille O'Neal (left), Ernie Johnson (center on the left), Kenny Smith (right center) and Charles Barkley (right) will continue to be TNT employees, but they will be seen in the ESPN networks next season
Another seismic change occurred before the season when the NBA informant of ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski, left the network after seven years and withdrew from journalism. His departure left space for Escn to hire Charania of Athletics.
While NBC has not yet announced new hiring, the former ESPN employe ESPN and ABC.
Another former ESPN analyst who could attract Prime and NBC, according to FOS sources, is the NBA Vince Carter's legend.
Carter worked in ESPN for three years before being fired in the reduction of 2023 personnel along with Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen Rose and others.